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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

In Memoriam - Irish American community mourns the loss of Michael J. Roarty (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:55:36 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Michael J. Roarty, beloved former president of the Ireland-U.S. Council, died on Saturday March 16th, 2013 in St. Louis, MO and was 84. He served as a distinguished leader of the organization for nine years from 1993 through the end of 2002 when he was Executive Vice President of Marketing at Anheuser-Busch Companies. He succeeded Daniel P. Tully, Chairman & CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co, who had served as Council President for the previous four years.

Irish American community mourns the loss of former NYC mayor Ed Koch (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:27:02 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Tributes have been paid to former New York mayor Ed Koch, who died early Friday morning at the age of 88.

Mourning the great Ray Kelly - County Clare frontman of the Mickey Finns - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:15:55 PST

The Mickey FinnsThe Irish American rock and roll community was gutted to its core this week with the news of the sudden death of Ray Kelly, 46, former singer and guitarist on some of the best Prodigals albums and lead singer of the Mickey Finns Kelly, a carpenter in the construction industry, was injured while at work and passed away suddenly Kelly had that one-of-a-kind rocker voice that sounded like broken glass wrapped in velvet It rang with a rebellious energy over the furious noise of the Prodigals jig punk sound and in recent years, and had that creaky croak of a last call at closing time at a honky tonk country bar that suited the Mickey Finns southern-fried soulful Irish music so perfectly READ MORE

Saying farewell to a dear friend and feeling strength in the community -- A sad Christmas as family and village mourn a great son and a true pal (IrishCentral)

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 06:00:36 PST

Mount BrandonThey say that a dark cloud follows Christmas around, hence the amount of deaths we have at this time of year I’m not too sure how scientific this is but it does seem to be the caseOur parish at home in Kerry is boxed in by three mountains one of them Mount Brandon the second highest in Ireland, the other side of the parish opens up onto the Atlantic at Smerwick harborWhen Christmas comes there is a tradition in the parish as there is in many others to put candles in all the windows over the 12 days READ MORE

Irish Canadian community mourning loss of Clare man Eamonn O'Loghlin (IrishCentral)

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:15:24 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

The banner mourns accordion player and a true gentleman Joe Cunningham (IrishCentral)

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:00:19 PST

Joe Cunningham (seated) feted for turning 100 in Yonkers Pictured left are Hanora O’Dea Kilkenny and (kneeling) Irish Consul General Noel Kilkenny Joseph K Cunningham of Crusheen, Co READ MORE

Community mourns after dedicated Mayo priest commits suicide (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:13:59 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A Mayo community is stunned by the suicide of 39-year-old Catholic priest Father Muredach Tuffy.

Family of Irish American former Navy SEAL killed in Libyan protests mourn their “hero” - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:54:13 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty was one of the four Americans killed by protesters at the US Consulate, in Benghazi, Libya on Tuesday, the anniversary of 9/11.

Assassinated Real IRA thug and womanizer leaves dozens of women in mourning (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 05:32:10 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Alan Ryan, the swaggering tough guy shot dead by a masked gunman in Dublin on Monday, was an accomplished womanizer with a long line of female conquests who fell for his good looks.

Distant Irish relatives mourn moonwalker Neil Armstrong (IrishCentral)

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:36:41 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Neil Armstrong’s Irish family are quietly mourning the first man to walk on the moon after the death of the American legend.

Beloved Irish American Catholic nun is mourned (IrishCentral)

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:41:28 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A beloved Catholic nun, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island early last week, was mourned at her funeral on Saturday.

Sports Digest: Irish mourn loss of fan in Poland, James "Jam" Nolan (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:48:52 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

IRELAND goalkeeper Shay Given paid his respects at the funeral of Irish fan James Nolan on Monday, 24 hours after captain Robbie Keane made a special tribute of his own in the U.S.

Nicola Furlong’s sister mourns huge loss of student murdered in Tokyo (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:20:41 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Tragic Nicola Furlong’s brave sister Andrea told how a piece of her heart will always be missing following Nicola’s cruel death.

Ireland mourns death of renowned artist Louis LeBrocquy – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:05:41 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

World renowned expressionist Irish artist Louis le Brocquy died at his family home, aged 95.

Ireland’s Finance Minister in mourning as wife loses battle with Alzheimers disease (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:51:56 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan is in mourning after the death of his wife of 43 years.
Florence Noonan died on Thursday night after a long battle with Alzheimers disease.

Losing our immigrant values - little coverage of John McCarthy as Steve Jobs mourning continues (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:30:23 PST

Computer scientist - John McCarthy RIPThe world is still reeling from the death of Apple computer whiz Steve Jobs, who died October 5 at the age of 56 Jobs was recognized as perhaps the foremost pioneer in a field that defined the end of the 20th century, and will surely dominate the early decades of our current centuryIt is interesting, then, that not nearly as much attention was paid a few weeks later when a computer scientist named John McCarthy died at the age of 84Though not nearly as well known as Jobs, McCarthy was a certified prophet of our current e-world READ MORE

Community mourn Queens bar owner killed in tragic head-on collision (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:10:58 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Family and friends have paid tribute to the owner of a popular Queens Irish bar who died in a tragic car accident early Saturday morning when the livery cab taking him home was involved in a hit-and-run accident.

Meghan O'Rourke on Writing Through Grief (IrishCentral)

Fri, 13 May 2011 08:57:50 PDT

By: SHEILA LANGAN

Meghan O’Rourke’s accomplishments are many. A graduate of Yale, she was a fiction/nonfiction editor at The New Yorker at the age of 24, one of the youngest editors in the history of the magazine. She then became culture editor and literary critic for Slate, a poetry editor of The Paris Review from 2005-2010, and published a collection of poems, Halflife, in 2007, to critical acclaim and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. The Long Goodbye, her first book of prose, was published on April 14th.

Mourning Elizabeth Taylor- stars pay tribute to Hollywood great (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:36:20 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY