Irish America magazine - Oct/Nov '08 issue: The Legacy of the San Patricios Lives On , Stars of the South, The Legal 100, Roots: The Mighty Mahers, All Hail The Humble Spud! , Music: Still Fiddlin’ Away , The Real Bill , The Battle over Ulysses, Broadway's Irish Colleen
Galway Arts Festival
The 31st Galway Arts Festival, which ran from July 14-27, was another huge success for both the city and lovers of the arts. Though Ireland was soaked with enough rain to dampen the most ardent optimist this summer, for 14 days the city of the Tribesmen was drenched with music, theater and art. more...
Harrington Is a Major Winner
When Irish America featured Padraig Harrington on the cover of the October/ November 2007 issue after his first win of a major at the British Open, it was to celebrate one Irishman’s entry into the elite club of major winners. more...
NYC’s First Irish Theater Fest
It’s the biggest thing to ever hit the Irish theater scene in New York, the first ever Irish theater festival held throughout the month of September at the prestigious 59 East 59th Street Theatre in Manhattan, an unprecedented rollout for such a fledgling festival.
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Quote Unquote
Mayor Thomas O’Neill of Shenandoah - Bridget Moynahan - Kay Ryan - Peter S. Lynch - Adam Sandler - Tom Glavine - Stephen Colbert - Gavin Newson - Samuel G. Freedman more...
Swimmers Shine in Beijing
Two of our Top 100 alumni, Natalie Coughlin and Kara Lynn Joyce, played major roles in the success of the U.S. women's swimming team at the Beijing Olympics. more...
Taoiseach’s Address to Irish America
On his first visit to New York as Taoiseach, Brian Cowen addressed those gathered to celebrate the Wall Street 50 at the Yacht Club, New York, on July 17. He showed his appreciation for America and said that as Taoiseach he would make sure that America’s position in the world is given the respect it deserves. more...
The Brilliance of Beckett
On Wednesday, July 23, as part of Lincoln Center Festival’s stunning Gate|Beckett series, an audience of some 75 Samuel Beckett devotees gathered in Lincoln Center’s Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse to listen to Gate Theatre director Michael Colgan, actor Barry McGovern (I’ll Go On), and John Collins, Founder and Director of New York’s Elevator Repair Service (Gatz and The Sound and the Fury) in conversation with music critic, editor, and dance critic John Rockwell. In addition to talking about the works of Samuel Beckett, the men discussed their experiences with adapting his novels and novellas for the stage. Excerpts from that discussion follow. more...
Those We Lost
Michael Joseph Daly - Joseph Dwyer - David Herbert Greene - Red Foley - William P. Ford. - John R. Moran - Carlin’s Last Stand more...
