Hitting the Ground Running, Milwaukee Archbishop Makes His Presence Known
By By Martin Hintz
Reviewing Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan's calendar, a casual observer wonders why the latest leader of Southeastern Wisconsin's Catholics feels the need to use a treadmill and stationary bike for exercise. The peripatetic prelate is on the go from early to late, rising at 4:45 a.m. to do a bit of reading, prayer, reflection and paperwork. He hits the streets by 8 a.m. for multitudinous meetings, conferences and calls, a regime that continues all day, usually winding down by 11 p.m.[More]
 

Dublin-born MacCarthy Brothers Perk Up Wisconsin Pub Scene
By Peter Schmidtke
Saukville tavern owner Finbar MacCarthy first began crooning Irish folk music in Dublin pubs at the ripe old age of 12, and for the last 30 years, he's lived a life straight out of a Charles Dickens novel- coincidences and twists of fate the likes of which have suited MacCarthy just fine...

For Irish wanderer Colum MacCarthy, Cedarburg is now home. He could have taken either the high road, the low road or even the middle road. Regardless of how he arrived, MacCarthy came to town in May of 1987 via a round-about way from Manchester, England, after brief stops in Alabama and Milwaukee... [More]
 

How Do You Say 'Irish'
Come on, plunge in. The Milwaukee Gaelic League has issued an invitation to anyone interested in learning more than they ever thought they would about speaking Gaelic, or, in the vernacular: Irish. The organization's 9th Annual Irish Language Weekend is set for May 9 to 11. As they say when you walk in, "Céad míle fáilte!" "One hundred thousand welcomes!" [More]
 

Brian Hart Has Plenty of Irish Musical Heart
There are a lot of Harts: race car driver, kid actor, teacher, engineer. But there is only only Brian Matthew Hart, Irish musician. A native of St. Louis, he belongs to Milwaukee now...or at least for awhile. His family originated in northern Co. Mayo, coming Stateside — or better make that Colony-side — about 300 years ago. He is also has drops of German, Welsh and perhaps Iroquois in his lineage.[More]
 

Milwaukee Irish Revel in Their History
Special to The Irish American Post
Milwaukee's Irish can claim a long and distinguished heritage throughout Beer City's history. One needs only to look in the phone book to count the extended families of Russells and Malloys. Names with "O" and "Mc" are as abundant as mushrooms around Blarney Castle. The list of judges and other community leaders with a touch of the Gael about them seems endless.[More]
 

Learning All Things Celtic
To learn all things Celtic, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is becoming the be-all-end-all place to begin one's quest. Since its inception in 2000, the school's Center for Celtic Studies has reached deep into academia to develop a wide-ranging selection of classes in history, language, the sciences and the arts that touch on this ancient culture. The net includes the early Continental Celts and the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples.[More]
 

Shop 'Til You Drop at The The Irish Trader
By Peter Schmidtke
You don't have to pry it out of her— shop owner Linda Tuescher has a soft spot in her heart for things Irish. She steps back from the register when she talks about an upcoming trip to Ireland and she takes a keen interest when she hears customers talking about making plans to visit Dublin. [More]
 

Music Puts the 'Irish' in Irish O'Leary
By By John Madigan
Eileen Louise O'Leary is best known to her fans as Irish O'Leary, the exemplary voice of Irish folk music in Milwaukee for the better half of 50years. Her regular gigs over these years included the West Allis Inn, The Gaslight, the Crystal Palace and the Depot in Waukesha. And with a name and a voice like Irish, there were few days better than the feast of St. Patrick for one of her famous sing alongs. [More]
 

A One-Movin’ Man
By Martin Hintz
Peter Mulvey is one-movin' man. Just this spring, he headed to an entertainment cattle call that the music world tags as the Folk Alliance Conference in Nashville. There the Milwaukee-based singer/songwriter/guitarist spent several days performing in front of agents ("pick out someone in the crowd who you know and just play for him," he suggested) and program bookers. [More]
 

Aiming for Peace, Progress and Prosperity in Belfast
By John Madigan
For the past 20 years, Alex Maskey has been a staunch champion of the peace process in Northern Ireland, both on the local and national levels. Currently the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Maskey became the first member of Sinn Féin to be elected to the prestigious position after his election victory in June. [More]
 

Let's Say 'Shamrocks'
Special to The Irish American Post
For Catherine ("call me Cate") Harris, life is a bowl of...well, for this High Holy Season of St. Patrick's Green...let's say "shamrocks." Long-time member of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and the ladies division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians; charter member of Celtic Women, International; and volunteer at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center in Milwaukee — all that's only a partial list of Gaelic-themed activities for this peripatetic 75-year-old. [More]
 

Irish Shrines in Milwaukee, St. Patrick's Day and Beyond
By John Madigan
As the long months of winter slowly fall behind us, and the deep freeze on our bones begins to lift, we search hastily for signs of the approaching spring color. While we look to the groundhog for a shadow of hope that this thaw will quicken its pace, it is the annul feast of Saint Patrick that marks many of our calendars as the year's first true celebration of all things green.[More]