• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • OUR CONTRIBUTORS
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

Youth

A Diary for the Tweople, By the Tweople

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
October / November 2011

October 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The two Irishmen behind Diary of the Tweople There’s no denying the wonderfully wide (and sometimes weird) reach of Twitter – from messages from Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring, to live tweets of the Republican presidential debates, to to-the-minute updates concerning Kim Kardashian’s whereabouts. Since the social networking phenomenon was founded in 2006, it has … [Read more...] about A Diary for the Tweople, By the Tweople

The Jig is Up!

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
August / September 2011

August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A new documentary dubbed as "Spellbound meets Mad Hot Ballroom, with a touch of Riverdance" As an Irish American who had a very culturally rich childhood, I may be something of an anomaly in that I never once tried Irish step dancing. I never raised a foot to a jig or a reel, never donned a massive curly wig, never learned how to jump two feet in the air while keeping my arms … [Read more...] about The Jig is Up!

Irish Dance Nationals

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
August / September 2011

August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A look at the 2011 North American Irish Dance Competition in Nashville, Tennessee On the July 4th weekend, the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, just a stone’s throw from the Grand Ole Opry, was descended upon by a mad rush of curly wigs, spray tans, accordions and fiddles. The North American Dance Competition ran for 4 days and over 3,000 dancers came, not … [Read more...] about Irish Dance Nationals

Reeve Carney: Spider-Man

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
August / September 2011

August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Reeve talks about his Irish roots, the premiere of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, and his band Carney It started out as a highly anticipated but eyebrow raising idea: the transformation of a comic book into a Broadway show. Soon into the rehearsal process, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark made headlines with its mishaps, swelling budget and seemingly endless delays. After one of … [Read more...] about Reeve Carney: Spider-Man

Diary of the Dance

June / July 2011

July 1, 2011 by 1 Comment

Four young step dancers from the Inishfree School of Irish Dance share their diary entries from World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin this past April. Paige Turilli Age 14 Pearl River, NY April 15th I left New York for Ireland today. I fell asleep for most of the plane ride after watching a movie. April 16th I arrived in Dublin Airport early this morning. My dad and I … [Read more...] about Diary of the Dance

« Previous Page

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Bloomberg praises Ireland and criticises US policy at Dublin event

    MICHAEL BLOOMBERG has praised Ireland’s “growing” economy. The founder of Bloomberg LP, who is a ...

  • Lions stumble against Pumas in opening tour clash

    THE British and Irish Lions began their tour with a 28-24 defeat to Argentina on Friday. This mar...

  • Ireland joins Europe's coal-free nations with closure of Clare plant

    THIS week Ireland became the 15th country in Europe to give up all coal production. Moneypoint po...

  • Northern Ireland records first heatwave in two years

    A SUDDEN burst of heat has swept across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, bringi...

June 23, 1985

329 passengers were killed in a plane crash off the coast of Ireland. Air India flight 182 was en route from Montreal to Dehli, when it was blown up in Irish airspace by a bomb. Investigation into the flight led Canadian officials to believe that a Sikh militant group called Babbar Khalsa was responsible for the bombing. 280 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens and 22 Indian citizens were lost, resulting in the largest mass murder in modern Canadian history. A monument remembering the event was unveiled in 1986 in Ahakista, Cork.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in