Those We Lost Archive
Irish Pub and Music Scene Legend, Steve Duggan has Passed Away
Cavan native, co-founder of Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar, and the man who helped many Irish…
Malachy McCourt, “Death Need Not Be Fatal”
Author Mark Twain once famously quipped about the great exaggerations fueling rumors of his death. But…
Vietnam’s First Medal of Honor Recipient
Captain Roger H.C. Donlon was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor…
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Farewell to a LegendJim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020
By Niall O’Dowd It was fitting that in his last column for The New York Times on May 26th, Jim Dwyer wrote about the quiet heroism of his great grandmother in […]
Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother
Pete Hamill, the acclaimed author, died Wednesday, August 5, at age 85. His brother Denis delivered this eulogy on Saturday, August 8. Pete Hamill is going to be fine. My […]
PassagesJune 20, 2020
Jeanne Patricia Rynhart, the Irish sculptor died on June 9, 2020, She was 74. Rynhart, who was born Jeanne Scuffil in Dublin on March 17, 1946, attended the National College […]
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Mattie Maher(1939–2020) Irish bar owner Matthew (“Mattie”) Maher died in January, aged 80. The retired publican was a staple of McSorley’s Old Ale House, beloved for his affection for his […]
Those We Lost: Denis Kelleher
Irish America lost a beloved one of our own in late November with the passing of Denis Kelleher, a Kerry-born powerhouse of a businessman. Over the course of his 80 […]
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Ivan Cooper (1944 – 2019) Irish civil rights activist Ivan Cooper died in late June, aged 75. A founding member of Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour party, Cooper is […]