Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories
Local knowledge is priceless - look out for those Kennedy men from Fermanagh
Please run for president again Michael D Higgins
A shiny diamond and O’Donnell’s in County Donegal
Cork to Donegal - my meanderings along the Wild Atlantic Way
Life and living - a wild and happy New Year
A perfect family weekend along the Wild Atlantic Way
A donkey and ox in Bethlehem who witnessed a very special birth
Santa Claus has nothing on my Sandy at Christmas
Saving lives at the Cliffs of Moher and goings on before Christmas
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- 6 NYC Saint Patrick's Day Parade announces line of march ahead of March 16
- 7 St Patrick's Festival is here! Your guide to the Dublin City celebrations
- 8 Sober St. Patrick’s Day to “reclaim the day” today in NYC
- 9 “Walking in the footsteps” of your Irish ancestors