St. Patrick’s
Message from President McAleese
A Happy St. Patrick's Day to Ireland's sons and daughters, and indeed
to our adopted brothers and sisters, throughout the world. This St. Patrick's
Day is a particularly special time for Ireland. [More]
Flanagan's
Wake
The Miramar Theatre presents this hilarious interactive Irish comedy.
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An Irish
Invasion
By George Houde
Ireland is invading the United States with a broad-based coalition
this spring in an ambitious campaign to bolster a tourist business hit
hard in recent years by fears of terrorism, war in Iraq and Afghanistan
and U.S. economic woes. [More]
The Celtic
Cross
By Michael Corrigan
It was just after two o’clock when Gettysburg officials unveiled the
Irish monument. It was a Celtic cross listing three circled companies of
Patrick Kelly’s Irish brigade. A beautiful sun blazed above an Irish harp.
An Irish wolfhound lay beneath the cross, mourning his dead master..[More]
Brigid
Awards Awarded to Three Hard-Working Chicagoans
By George Houde
Irish American Post Chicago Bureau
Inspirational women were honored by an inspirational organization at
the Brigid Awards luncheon held in Chicago in February and the honorees
ranged from an educator of the disabled to a well-known judge. [More]
Sgt.
Maj. Coughlan to Be Finally Remembered
By Donal Buckley, Irish Army retired
Sgt. Maj. Cornelius Coughlan VC was born in Eyrecourt, Co. Galway in
1828. He joined the 75th (Sterlingshire) Regiment (later Gordon Highlanders
and now The Highland Regiment) and served in it for more than 21 years.
[More]
Galway Writer Bruen Shows
His Grace
By Steve Hintz
I got the call early the previous day. The disembodied editor’s voice
at the end of the line announced, "Ken Bruen, in from Ireland, will be
doing a reading of his Irish mystery, The Guards. We need somebody
to cover the story." An Irish mystery, I thought. [More]
Jack Taylor’s
Misadventures Make for Drop Dead Reading Enjoyment
By Martin Russell
For a punch in the literary mouth, you can’t go wrong with Ken Bruen’s
The
Guards and The Killing of the Tinkers, two from the Irish author’s
top- selling Jack Taylor series. Both novels are now making the rounds
of Stateside bookstores, after knocking mystery fans dead to rights in
the Auld Sod and elsewhere throughout the worldwide Celtic diaspora.
[More]
Ireland
Butts Out
By Dave Abbott
Unthinkable as it seems, it’s last call for smokers in Ireland’s pubs.
The country is preparing to be the first EU member to ban smoking in public
places. The pubs of Dublin with fiddles, music, Guinness and cigarette
smoke (gasp) will likely never be the same. [More]
The
Tip Always Works
By Michael Farrelly
The top pitchmen in New York City were back from the Jersey Shore.
They'd pitched "joints," as pitchman referred to the products they sold,
all summer from Asbury Park to the Steel Pier at Atlantic City. Mostly
the "joints" they worked were of little use to the buyer, when she got
them home. [More]
Mac
Sweeney Named Chair of ACC Mid West Region
Kieran Mac Sweeney, managing director of Avocent, has been appointed
Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce Mid West Region. Speaking
at the launch of the Group’s Business Agenda for 2004 on Feb. 16, MacSweeney
said, "The Mid West Region and Shannon Free Zone in particular, was the
jewel in the crown. [More]
It’s
Just a Matter of Time
By Patrick Taylor
There is a difference between broken and bent. If you don’t believe
me, I’ll explain. As with anything vaguely related to Dr. Fingal Flahertie
O’Reilly, you may find the explanation convoluted. [More]
The
Resurrection of Molly Quinn’s
by Alice M. Vollmar
After a brief and untimely demise, Molly Quinn’s Pub reopened its doors
on March 6, 2004, to a standing-room only grand opening crowd at 3300 E.
Lake St., 10 blocks away from its original Twin Cities location.[More]
Film
Deal for ‘Star of the Sea’ by Joseph O’Connor
Movie rights deal for Star of the Sea have just concluded with
British film company, Working Title Films, whose hits include Notting
Hill, Love Actually, Bridget Jones' Diary, Captain
Corelli's Mandolin, Billy Elliot, About a Boy and Fargo.
[More]
Famous
Irish Personalities and Their Birthdays
Rockin’
the Bronx
By Larry Kirwan
...At a table over by the window, full to the brim of overflowing pints,
a number of people were calling for quiet. They made little dint in the
proceedings, until a tall, hawk-faced man with wild head of flaming red
curls stood up and shouted out "ciunas, a chairde Ghaeil." [More]
New
Mitchell Scholars Announced for 2004-2005
Twelve George J. Mitchell Scholars have been selected in a nationwide
competition for a year of post-graduate study at universities in Ireland
and Northern Ireland. Launched in 1998, the Mitchell Scholarship recognizes
outstanding young Americans who exhibit the highest standards of academic
excellence, leadership and community service. [More] |
