The Irish who built the Empire State Building and the photographer who captured the work. In 1908, acclaimed photographer Lewis W. Hine snapped a simple portrait entitled “Irish Steel Worker.” The aged laborer has a weathered face and sad eyes. A pipe sprouts from his mouth. He sports suspenders, a thick handkerchief in his front pocket, and a woolen cap atop his … [Read more...] about The Empire Builders
Tom Deignan
Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood
Oscars Moments There was good, bad and ugly news for the Irish at the Academy Awards back in March. Of the 20 nominees in the Oscar acting categories, five were Irish – which computes to 25 percent, an amazing statistic for a nation whose entire population is not much bigger than that of the City of Los Angeles. The good news: there were two Irish winners at the Oscars, Ross … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood
Against the Tide
Sean Granahan is determined to keep The Floating Hospital afloat It’s been nearly 20 years since Sean Granahan found himself in a diner on the West Side of Manhattan, staring at a piece of paper. “The numbers weren’t pretty,” Granahan recalls. “In fact, they were un-pretty.” A lawyer, Granahan had spent the previous several years doing work on behalf of a New York-based … [Read more...] about Against the Tide
Thomas Cahill: An Irish Gift to the Human Race
By Tom Deignan
We mourn a writer who shed a light on Irish monks who kept the fires of Christian learning alight during the Dark Ages, and in doing so, helped banish some of the stereotypes leveled at our race. Best-selling author Thomas Cahill – who died on October 18 at the age of 82 – once described a bitter irony of history in this very magazine. “Ireland had been a place of fabulous … [Read more...] about Thomas Cahill: An Irish Gift to the Human Race
Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood
By Tom Deignan
The Irish Roots of Yellowstone One of the surprise hits of TV’s streaming era is the Kevin Costner neo-Western Yellowstone. Now, fans of the show will be getting a look at the Dutton clan’s origin story –which features an Irish immigrant in a central role. The new Paramount TV adventure series, entitled 1923, stars show biz legends Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood