Born in Dublin, on July 4, 1845, Thomas John Barnardo’s children’s charity, founded in 1867 is still going strong today and to date has taken… Read More »On This Day: Irish philanthropist Thomas Barnardo was born in 1845
More GAA news from Ireland this week. Galway 1-12 Armagh 0-16 Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney looked ready to burst when Galway won a controversial free… Read More »GAA Roundup: Armagh finally bests Galway
If you are searching for family Irish roots, it’s likely you’ll become part historian, storyteller, and mostly a detective of family antiquities. My late father… Read More »My top 10 tips for beginning your Irish genealogy search
Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, who was born in Dublin on June 5, 1932, is remembered by many people as the character played by… Read More »On This Day: Christy Brown of “My Left Foot” was born in Dublin
In May 1844, Asenath Nicholson left New York aboard the Brooklyn to “personally investigate the condition of the Irish poor.” She had been a schoolteacher… Read More »Protestant New Yorker who saved hundreds of Irish famine victims
Keepers of the Steps, a cultural program of the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco (UICC), is a growing collection of Irish dance stories,… Read More »How Irish dance is being preserved by a cultural group in San Francisco
Domhnall O’Donoghue discovers the fascinating and intertwined history of Maynooth University and Saint Patrick’s College – Ireland’s national seminary. * This article was originally published… Read More »Maynooth, a town of saints and scholars
When you get your own star on Hollywood Boulevard, it’s a sign that you’re more than just successful. Your name has become iconic. You’re a… Read More »On This Day: Actress, producer and director Roma Downey was born in Derry
The Irish government has created a Citizens’ Assembly (CA) on Drugs Use to examine the practical policies that Ireland could implement to substantially decrease the… Read More »Tackling Ireland’s growing drug problem
A savvy traveler in 1953 to Ireland from rural Minnesota packs a portable 35mm camera, Kodachrome slide film, and other essentials for world travel. That’s… Read More »Seeing Ireland through my father’s vintage Kodachrome images
