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How sports helped defeat the 'No Irish Need Apply' racism in America - Top baseball exec Tim Brosnan tells Irish Sports 50 how Irish served as example (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:19:13 PDT

Tim Brosnan, Executive Vice President of Major League BaseballThe inaugural Irish Sports 50 awards presented by Irish Voice newspaper were held on Thursday night in Manhattan at the beautiful surrounds of the American Irish Historical Society on Fifth Avenue and were an outstanding successThey came from California, Dallas and Ireland Sports and business figures from all the major US sports were present to hear keynote speaker Tim Brosnan, Executive Vice President of Major League Baseball, describe the Irish journey to success in sports as an example for every immigrant community READ MORE

Irish dance school in Utah hosts the first WIDA open Irish dance competition in North America - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:49:12 PDT

Irish dancers enjoying themselves at the first WIDA open feis in North America Photo: Sharon SummerhaysOn May 18, 2013, Irish dance schools in the Western United States came together for the first WIDA (World Irish Dance Association) competition in the United States WIDA is a fairly new Irish dance organization, based out of Europe, and focuses on organizing workshops, competitions, and examinations to help promote interest in Irish dancing, language, music, and culture In recent years, schools involved with WIDA have popped up in North and South America READ MORE

Thousands of Irish women may sue over illegal adoptions to America and elsewhere (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:07:07 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Thousands of single mothers in Ireland who had their children taken from them and forced into adoption may flood the courts after a High Court decision allowed a woman to sue for damages for an illegal adoption of her child in the 1970s.

The Irish should be remembered by America this Memorial Day for their great military service (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:34:02 PDT

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‘Lucky Guy’ Tom Hanks evokes Irish America’s heyday in tabloid journalism - A Broadway play that celebrates and mourns an Irish era in its glory days - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:03:23 PDT

Tom Hanks as Mike McAlary in 'Lukcy Guy'The era of hard drinking Irish reporters who ran the tabloid empires of The New York Post, Newsday, and the New York Daily News has just recently passedHowever, it comes alive in a deeply evocative production of ‘Lucky Guy’ on Broadway, written by the late Nora Ephron, that I finally saw last nightTom Hanks plays tabloid columnist and all around bad boy Mike McAlary, who was king of the New York tabloid scene in that era before internet and when the sniffy New York Times would not touch the brazen Irish scribes with a bargepoleHanks just got nominated for a Tony for best actor and it is easy to see why READ MORE

Hope from the Ocean: the Irish Servant Girl in America (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:48:24 PDT

Prof Maureen Murphy of Hofstra UniversityOn May 5th, The Eire Society, Charitable Irish Society and the Forbes Museum presents “Hope from the Ocean: the Irish Servant Girl in America”, a lecture by Professor Maureen MurphyProfessor Murphy is the Joseph Dionne Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University She was a senior editor of the prize winning Dictionary of Irish Biography READ MORE

In Focus - Adam Farley: Editorial assistant at Irish America magazine, NYC student (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:44:12 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Background: Farley is an editorial assistant at our sister publication Irish America magazine. He is also studying for a master’s in Irish and Irish American studies at New York University.

Irish cyclists track 4,200 miles across America for local charity - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:34:17 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

On May 1, Dave Turner and Gerry Mullroy will set out to conquer a transAm 90 day 4,200 mile cycling journey in support of the charity Drogheda and District Support 4 Older People (DDS4OP).

Vacationers from North America choosing Irish destinations up by ten percent (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:47:29 PDT

By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

According to the Central Statistics Office’s overseas travel bulletin, the number of trips into Ireland has increased over a three month period, showing a rise in flights to Ireland from North America while trips by British residents have continued to decline.

VP Joe Biden’s vital message on Irish America’s attitude to immigration reform and the importance of our roots (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:19:54 PDT

By: Irish Voice Editorial

The presence of Vice President Joe Biden at the Irish America magazine Hall of Fame event last Thursday in New York said volumes about how important Biden considers his Irish heritage.

Nominating speech for Joe Biden for Irish America Hall of Fame (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:28:31 PDT

By: NIALL O'DOWD

On his final departure from Shannon Airport 50 years ago this summer after his historic visit to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith’s brother John F. Kennedy spoke movingly of the old Irish exile poem and of looking forward to seeing “Old Shannon’s Face again.”

Vice President Joe Biden to speak at Irish America Hall of Fame lunch in New York (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:37:24 PDT

By: Irish Voice Reporters

After missing the official Washington, D.C. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Tuesday because he was in Rome for the papal installation, Vice President Joe Biden will spend Wednesday morning hosting Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny at a breakfast at the vice presidential residence, and Thursday delivering remarks at the Hall of Fame luncheon in New York hosted by Irish Voice sister publication Irish America magazine.

The man leading the fight to legalize the undocumented Irish in America - A quiet hero takes a bow in San Francisco at the American Ireland Fund dinner (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:32:09 PST

ILIR chairman Bart Murphy (center) with fellow ILIR advocates Kelly FIncham, Bruce Morrison, Celine Kennelly and Ciaran StauntonSan Francisco: The American Ireland Fund annual dinner here in San Francisco honored Bart Murphy, one of those quiet heroes of the Irish American community who too often get overlookedI made the 3,000 mile journey to pay homage to a friend of long standing, but also a man who will play a key role in the future of the Irish in this countryI was delighted when the American Ireland Fund, the most prestigious Irish group in the US READ MORE

From the Chapel Gates of Cooraclare to the plot to seize America - the story of Brigadier General Martin Meaney (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:15:11 PDT

Martin H Meaney“No greater fighting regiment has ever existed than the 165th Infantry of the Rainbow Division formed by the old 69th Regiment of New York,” claimed General Douglas MacArthur of the very regiment he chose to represent New York State in a purpose built shock division that was formed from the cream of the US National Guard in WWIThe “Fighting” 69th Irish regiment was founded in 1851 by Irish citizens in New York City as a militia regiment known locally as the 2nd Regiment of Irish Volunteers The late regimental historian, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth H Powers related to this column some years back how the close identification of a regiment with a particular ethnic stock of the American population was quite rare in the US army and made the 69th unique READ MORE

Presidential tidings and flying the flag for Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:10:10 PDT

It is good to learn of the recent news that one of the two original tricolors unfurled at the GPO buildings during the 1916 Easter Rising is now in the good hands of the folk at the American Irish Historical Society Some comment has been raised about such a historically precious artifact, so central to the narrative of Irish independence, belonging on Irish soil, but to raise such heckles is to be totally oblivious to the point that Irish America was also at the heart of this independence movement That the American Irish Historical Society, with its traditional warm welcome and its dedication to the motto of its founding patrons, “That the world may know” now hosts the flag is entirely appropriate The Society’s mission since the time of Teddy Roosevelt’s involvement and before to Thomas Hamilton Murray in the 1880s has been to bring to light the history of the Irish people READ MORE

From Riley to Kaitlyn - the most popular Irish baby names in America (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:57:51 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Aidan, Brayden, Colin, Riley; Kayla, Morgan, Megan, Kaitlyn - you've probably come across a newborn in the past decade with at least one of these names.

Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:55:16 PST

The Irish Dancing Teachers Association of North America (IDTANA) was born in March, 1964 when Mae Butler, Fedelmia Davis, Kevin McKenna, Peter Smith, Cyril McNiff and Anna O’Sullivan met at the Irish Institute in New York City They came together with the goal of assuring teacher and adjudicator competency, as well as standardizing the ever growing number of feisanna throughout North AmericaThe surviving founders of the IDTANA: Anna O'Sullivan, Peter Smith, and Fidelmia Davis are still active members and were recently voted lifetime positions on the IDTANA Executive BoardSince that small humble beginning, and through the efforts of many dedicated Irish Dance Teachers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, the IDTANA has grown now to nearly 650 members - with over 100 members in Canada, 550 members in the United States, and one member in Mexico READ MORE

Irish Dance Teachers of North America 2010 scholarship winners (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:55:15 PST

The Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North American is proud of the accomplishments of all dancers not only competitively and artistically, but also academically To recognize the accomplishments of these dancers who excel in the classroom and in the dance studio, the IDTANA is proud to offer $20,000 annually in scholarships for high school senior students, and those students who are already attending college The Scholarship winners were announced this week at the North American Irish Dance Championships (a) for high school seniors graduating in Spring, 2011 and planning to attend a four-year undergraduate college or university, and (b) for students enrolled in a four-year undergraduate college program who will still be enrolled as an undergraduate in a four-year undergraduate college or university during the 11-12 school year READ MORE

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in one of America's top Irish bars (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:41:08 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Click here for IrishCentral's St. Patrick's Day section

How I met your mother (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:55:16 PST

After 25 years as editor of Irish America magazine, I have a green tinge to my brain, or perhaps I should say, I see the world through green-tinged glassesThis quirk -- of which all my friends are aware of and indulge me -- comes into its own whenever there's show on televisionFor instance, watching The People's Choice Awards a couple of weeks ago, I bolted out of my chair as Alyson Hannigan took to the stage to receive her award I had to rush to Wikipedia to find out if she was Irish READ MORE