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Jim Norton

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Jim Norton has been acting since he was ten years old. From radio plays as a child to guest roles on TV shows like “Frasier” and “Cheers” to award-winning Broadway plays, Norton has run the gamut of acting possibilities and can’t imagine himself doing anything else. Currently, he’s on Broadway in the limited-engagement revival of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, also starring … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
Jim Norton

What Are You Like? Brían F. O’Byrne

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by 1 Comment

Brían F. O’Byrne, 46, is currently starring in the Broadway production of Outside Mullingar, a play by John Patrick Shanley. O’Byrne, who grew up in Mullagh, Co. Cavan, trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin. He emigrated to New York in 1990, where he had a brother, and an uncle who lived in Queens. He lived with his uncle and got a job on a … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Brían F. O’Byrne

What Are You Like? Thomas Cahill

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2014

January 13, 2014 by 2 Comments

Thomas Cahill is a bestselling author and scholar whose landmark book, How the Irish Saved Civilization, marked its 18th anniversary in 2013. The book, which spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list, tells the story of fifth-century Irish monks who copied, and thereby preserved, almost all of what has survived of  Western classical poetry, history, oratory, … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Thomas Cahill

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Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh

By Kate Overbeck, Irish America
December 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, Dean of the UCD Schools of Business, discusses the future of studying in Ireland, effective leadership, his first job, and Irish determination. Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh was appointed Dean of  the UCD Schools of Business (UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business) in 2011. Under his leadership, the school’s … [Read more...] about What Are You Like?
Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh

What Are You Like? Roma Downey

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2013 by 2 Comments

Roma Downey on location in Morocco for the filming of The Bible.

Actress Roma Downey on fancy sheets, missing her mother, and being exhilarated over The Bible. Roma Downey, actress, author and producer, is enjoying a runaway hit with The Bible: Epic Mini-Series, which aired on the History Channel in March, and with its release to DVD has become the top-selling TV series of all time. Born in Derry, Roma, who produced The Bible (she also … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Roma Downey

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