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  1. How to make the perfect Irish coffee
    June 29, 09

    Irish coffee was invented by Limerick chef Joseph Sheridan in 1942 to welcome Americans visiting Ireland. The travelers arrived in the west of Ireland on a cold winter night, so Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them up, telling the Americans they were being served Irish coffee.

  2. Those We Lost
    March 10, 09

    DANIEL CASSIDY

    1943-2008

    Writer, musician, college professor and Irish America Top 100 honoree Daniel Cassidy died on October 11 at his home in San Francisco. The author of the book "How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads" succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 65.

    Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dan Cassidy boasted Irish heritage on both his parents' sides.

  3. Intelligencer 19 - 25 Nov 2008
    March 09, 09

    Hillary a Popular Choice

    SENATOR Hillary Clinton as secretary of state would be good news indeed for both Ireland and her Irish American backers.

    The news that she was under consideration was a major surprise to her supporters in the Irish American community who raised over $3 million for her in the primary battle.

    Indeed, she has an Irish fundraiser arranged for this weekend organized by Declan Kelly of FTI, the global business advisory firm.







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