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
An extract from Michael Scanlon’s book on his life growing up in Irish America, “Rolling Up the Rug: An American Irish Story.” “They were… Read More »When New York was Irish, in summers long ago
Today, Friday, July 28, is School Tree Day! Here was take a look at the “Hungry tree” that is eating a bench to the oldest… Read More »Today is School Tree Day, learn about Ireland’s ancient heritage trees
We loaded our belongings into the car, making sure that we had our coats since it was a bit chilly, and set out on the… Read More »Glendalough – A hidden treasure in the Wicklow Mountains
