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A night to remember with William Kennedy, greatest Irish American writer of his generation -- Recalling the Saratoga Springs glory days of Mafia, molls, gambling, and Irishmen (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:16:16 PDT

William KennedySaratoga Springs: Close to 1,000 people crammed the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York on Tuesday night to absorb a talk by William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the great Albany novels such as “Ironweed’ “Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game”, and “Legs”Kennedy is the greatest Irish American writer of his generation and at age 84 looks and acts as spry as a man 30 years younger Impeccably turned out in a white suit, Kennedy held the audience enthralled for almost two hours with tales of derring-do, gangsters, crooked pols, and influential Irishmen of the era Kennedy explained how Saratoga became the gambling Mecca, how they managed to fix the card games, who got paid off, what gangsters were behind the scenes, and how Saratoga eventually had to shut down its lucrative casino haunts because of political pressure READ MORE

Presidential Visits to Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:41:53 PDT

By: TOM DEIGNAN

Ollie Hayes runs a cozy pub in Moneygall, County Offaly. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It was at Ollie Hayes Pub, after all, that President Barack Obama tossed back a pint when he visited Ireland back in May.

William Kennedy Smith to wed (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:45:05 PST

William Kennedy Smith, the founder of the Center for International Rehabilitation has announced his engagementAccording to the Washington Post, Smith, the 50-year-old son of Jean Kennedy Smith and a nephew of the late John F Robert and Ted Kennedy, will marry Anne Henry this coming AprilMs Henry had previously worked as a communications director for Smith’s firm in the early 2000s before going on to the Art Institute of Chicago to work on communications for the Modern WingA physician, Smith was acquitted of rape charges in 1991 READ MORE

Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy wins Eugene O’Neill Award (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:27:49 PDT

By: KARA ROTA

Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy will be presented with the inaugural 2009 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish American Writers and Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) in Manhattan on October 16, Eugene O'Neill's birthday.