From John F. Kennedy’s election to Riverdance and the Quiet Man, Irish Americans have left quite a mark on the world. John F. Kennedy’s Election… Read More »The most important Irish American moments in history
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has estimated that the damage done to public infrastructure during violent anti-immigrant riots on Thursday night could cost “tens of millions of… Read More »Dublin riots caused “tens of millions” of damage, says Varadkar
Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching! Below, learn why we eat turkey on Thanksgiving and then let our Irish chef teach you how to perfectly roast… Read More »How to roast a Thanksgiving turkey, with tips from our Irish chef!
On November 7, 1990, the world lost Tom Clancy to stomach cancer, aged 66. Clancy left behind a wife, son, and five daughters, the youngest… Read More »Remembering the Clancy Brothers on the anniversary of Tom’s death
We are at the dusky twilight of the Stephen Kenny era, with the current manager of the Irish soccer team having as much chance of… Read More »Where does Ireland football go from here?
“The Indigenous discovered Columbus,” expressed Chance Landry, a Native American artist, activist, and a descendant of one of the five great chiefs of the Lipan… Read More »Seeing Cromwell in Columbus – an Irish writer’s reflection on Native American art
Do you believe in reincarnation? The concept has not much been discussed in Ireland in the last few centuries what with the disdain that the… Read More »The English woman who believed she was reincarnated from an Irish mum of eight
Research has shown that such was the violence displayed by Cromwell and his forces during the Siege of Drogheda and the subsequent Siege of Wexford… Read More »On This Day: War criminal Oliver Cromwell’s Massacre of Drogheda in 1649
As well as its fascinating Viking history, County Waterford has plenty of places to explore. The popular perception of Vikings is tinged with terror. The… Read More »Exploring all of Co Waterford and its Viking past
Before there was Mother Teresa of Calcutta, there was Mother Margaret of New Orleans. Margaret Haughery, also known as the ‘Angel of the Delta,’ ‘Mother… Read More »Margaret Haughery: The “Irish angel” of New Orleans
