Irish America magazine, our sister publication, celebrated 25 years in style last week. We started all those years ago with a cover story that featured five leading Irish Americans - Tip O’Neill, Ronald Reagan, John McEnroe, Maureen O’Hara and Ted Kennedy.
Famous Irish writer/director/producer Jim Sheridan has been named as this year's recipient of the Gregory Peck Award at the annual Dingle Film Festival.
This year's Irish America magazine Irish American of the Year is Dr. Kevin Cahill, director general of the American Irish Historical Society in New York and a leading physician. Cahill has overseen the complete renovation of the American Irish building on Fifth Avenue, a $6 million project which recently won the award for the best restored building in Manhattan.
From Jimmy Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" to Sean Penn in "Milk," a look at the roles that carried Irish-American actors to the top of their profession.