Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm IrelandThe New York Irish Center Presents:History Loves A ParadeAn online Salute to 260 Years of the New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.
Explore key milestones of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in North America from Colonial times to the present. Featuring archival images and new photography, guest musicians, and original interviews … [Read more...] about History Loves a Parade
260 Years of the New York
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Turlough McConnell
History Loves a Parade
“FOR JACK YEATS AND FOR IRELAND…”
By Margy KinmonthFilmmaker Margy Kinmonth writes about making To The Western World, a film inspired by the paintings of Jack B. Yeats, and how she enticed film director, screenwriter, and actor, John Huston to narrate the film. Get information on the film here and listen to talk-back panel discussion free.One of the first films I directed was driven by my passion for Jack B. … [Read more...] about “FOR JACK YEATS AND FOR IRELAND…”
The New York
Irish Center Presents
Home Away From Home This ChristmasAirs December 24 @ 2 PM EST (7PM Ireland)A celebration of Ireland’s greatest writers from Ireland's most loved artists
From W. B. Yeats to Frank McCourtDirected by George C. HeslinProduced by Turlough McConnell
The New York Irish Center brings comfort and joy to those prevented from returning to Ireland due to Covid-19.
Last year, around 1.2 … [Read more...] about The New York
Irish Center Presents
Eugene O’Neill:
An Irish-American Boyhood
Presented byIrish American Writers & Artists Presents an Online Production ofEugene O'Neill: An Irish-American BoyhoodBy Turlough McConnellFeaturingCiaran Byrne, Maria Deasy and Colin RyanDATE: Saturday, October 17, 2020TIME: 2PM - 3: 30PM EST (Ireland 7PM)PLACE: Zoom - email iasalon@hotmail.com for … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill:
An Irish-American Boyhood
Photo Album: Kilcar, My Donegal Playground
When we were children, my brother and I spent our summers in southwest Donegal in the village of Kilcar, with my mother’s people. Our parents sent us there so they could build their business in Buncrana, a tourist town 100 miles north. For me the journey southwest was an opportunity to switch one thriving location for another that was wild and a bit mysterious. Harry Percival … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Kilcar, My Donegal Playground