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  1. Sarah Palin going for broke with new book 'Going Rogue'
    November 14, 09

    Robert Reynolds: Since Sarah Palin once famously said she didn't know whether Africa was a continent, we in the global Irish community are left to wonder whether she could have ever unscrambled the difference between England, Britain and the so-called United Kingdom. Alas, we won't have to wait too long for Palin's wit (?) and wisdom (?!). Her new book comes out Monday.

  2. Sarah Palin gets her Irish up in new book
    November 14, 09

    Sarah Palin releases her new book 'Going Rogue' this week, and judging by the reviews she really gets her Irish up. John McCain, the media, the Democratic Party, and the know alls in Washington all get it loud and clear from the former Alaska governor.

  3. USA 1994 - Front-row seat at Ireland's historic win over Italy
    October 09, 09

    I was seated on the 30-yard line on that momentous day in June during the 1994 world cup when Ireland played Italy. It was scorching hot and my nephew Vinnie, who was with me said he wanted to be in Alaska. Unfortunately I was seated with two Americans who hardly knew the game and were politely asking me for the idiot's guide to it.

  4. Bill O’Reilly talks up Sarah Palin’s political future
    October 01, 09

    Sarah Palin fan Bill O’Reilly thinks the former Alaska governor has big things in store for her in her political future.

  5. Immigration Q&A: Part two: Naturalization questions and answers
    August 19, 09

    The second part of our annual summer feature on the questions U.S. naturalization candidates can be asked during a citizenship interview, as provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Here are the last 50, with acceptable answers. For more information on naturalization, visit www.uscis.gov.

  6. The Brady clan
    August 02, 09

    The Brady family name derives from the Gaelic McBradaigh, which was originally anglicized as McBrady, but the Mc is very seldom used in modern times. The vast majority of this power clan of Breffny, now the County of Cavan, come from Ulster. A smaller group of Bradys (formally O'Brady) come from County Clare.

  7. Musical history to be made at Catskills Irish Arts Week
    July 09, 09

    The Catskilll Mountains will once again ring melodically with the sound of Irish music as the 15th edition of the Catskills Irish Arts Week (CIAW) unfolds in all its abundance next week in the tiny hamlet of East Durham.

  8. Whale of a tale: Half-ton shark caught off coast of County Clare
    June 25, 09

    Thanks to the fertile, fish-filled waters around Ireland, a 70-year-old sea salt has one of the best fish stories to tell one and all: He bagged a half-ton shark this morning off the coast of County Clare.

  9. Gearing up for the trad music Catskills Irish Arts Week
    June 11, 09

    It is that time of the year again when I am very much in the New York state of mind as the days rapidly approach for another gathering of the trad music universe known as the Catskills Irish Arts Week (CIAW).

  10. Pacific Northwest Irish Dance Championships a hit
    May 22, 09

    A beautiful Spring weekend in Seattle brought almost 500 dancers from the Western US and Western Canada to the Pacific Northwest Irish Dance Championships Feis May 16-17.

  11. Naturalization Questions - Part 1
    March 10, 09

    FOLLOWING is our annual two-part summer feature on the questions U.S. naturalization candidates can be asked during a citizenship interview, as provided by the U.

  12. New Citizenship Test
    March 10, 09

    A FEW weeks back we published the list of U.S. history and civics questions provided by the U.

  13. The Flip Side of Grene
    March 10, 09

    GREGORY Grene has had a long and successful career that spans six albums as leader of the Prodigals, whose furious punk assault on traditional Irish melodies has earned them the rightful title of jig punk kings. But there has been a flip side of his artistry that Grene has been eager to explore for a long time.

    "I have been working with musicians in acoustic settings for years, in anything from sessions at Lincoln Center here in New York, and more recently in Austin, Texas, with a acoustic version of the Prodigals at the Celtic Festival and the Cactus Cafe, and in St.

  14. You Betcha!
    March 10, 09

    PLACING bets on anything and everything in Ireland and the U.K. is a national pastime, and top Irish bookie Paddy Power is offering an assortment of odds on all kinds of American political matters in the wake of Barack Obama's election.

  15. Naturalization questions
    March 10, 09

    Here are 50 of the questions that U.S. naturalization candidates can be asked during a citizenship interview, as provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.

  16. Dog That Didn't Bite
    March 09, 09

    IMMIGRATION is the issue that doesn't bite in this election season, despite the best efforts of mad dogs such as Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. Senator John McCain won handily in New Hampshire despite the smears from his opponents to portray him as ready to carry illegals across the Rio Grande on his back.

    His victory was a stunning repudiation of the anti-immigrant sentiment in the GOP.

  17. An Irish Family of US Patriots
    March 09, 09

    Irish immigrants Joe and Bridget Roughneen have four sons, all of whom have served (or are still serving) in Iraq. The eldest, Tom, is now running for Congress. APRIL DREW meets the proud family and talks to the candidate.

  18. Irish Iraq Veteran Dies
    March 09, 09

    A THIRTY-six-year-old man from Limerick was found dead in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, July 11.Edward Byrnes, originally from Granville Park in Limerick City, was found on top of a building about 9:30 a.m.

  19. News Palin Has Irish Roots
    March 09, 09

    Senator John McCain's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has ancestors who came from Ireland during the Famine.

    Palin, 44, was born Sarah Heath in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Sarah Heath (ne Sheeran), a school secretary, and Charles Heath, a science teacher and track coach. Her family moved to Alaska when she was an infant.

  20. Mayo Man Found Dead in Home
    March 09, 09

    The body of a Co. Mayo man living in Queens was discovered in his apartment building on 42nd Street in Sunnyside on Thursday, December 11 after the superintendent of the building reported not seeing him in a few days.

    Anthony "Tony" Gallagher's body lay dead in his own apartment for several days after what family believe was a heart attack.

  21. Intelligencer
    March 09, 09

    McConnell Blamed for Defeat

    There was lots of finger pointing after the failure of the immigration bill defeat last week, but one Republican, Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader in the Senate, was particularly singled out.

    McConnell had stood with Democratic Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid and President George W. Bush when they had agreed to bring back the bill to the floor.

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