Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney recently described Glucksman Ireland House and the vision of its founders, Lew and Loretta Glucksman, in the following way:

In keeping with their tradition of providing insightful, informative and educational opportunities for members of the Irish community, Glucksman Ireland House at New York University has scheduled a number of fascinating events in the coming weeks.

Edna O’Brien threw down the gauntlet straight away. In discussing her latest collection, Saints and Sinners, at Glucksman Ireland House on May 31, she explained that Miss Gilhooley, the romantic librarian in the story “Send My Roots Rain,” had tried to organize literary evenings but found that “people only came because of the wine and the canapés after.”