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From Molly Malone to Daniel O’Connell - Why the Irish love statues

From Molly Malone to Daniel O’Connell - Why the Irish love statues

Throughout the years there have been over 75 statues and monuments populating the streets of the Irish capital, Dublin.

On his birthday, Samuel Beckett’s Nobel Prize still speaks to modern Ireland On his birthday, Seamus Heaney’s Nobel win still resonates across Ireland and beyond The London Jew gave his life for Ireland during Easter 1916

All was changed - but who are those "vivid faces" in Yeats' Easter 1916?

All was changed - but who are those "vivid faces" in Yeats' Easter 1916?

Irish Ambassador to the US Daniel Mulhall explains who are the unlikely heroes Yeats is memorializing in his poem "Easter, 1916."

My evening with Ned Kelliher, the jarvey of Tralee

My evening with Ned Kelliher, the jarvey of Tralee

Irish folklorist Ella Young: The eyes of a seer

Irish folklorist Ella Young: The eyes of a seer

Memories from an Irish pub on Good Friday - lock ins, the police, annual maintenance

Memories from an Irish pub on Good Friday - lock ins, the police, annual maintenance

How the Irish American lobby re-emerged during Brexit

How the Irish American lobby re-emerged during Brexit

"Lost memoir" sheds light on former Taoiseach's views on JFK, America

"Lost memoir" sheds light on former Taoiseach's views on JFK, America

The US is moving on from greyhound racing – Ireland can do the same

The US is moving on from greyhound racing – Ireland can do the same

Irish LGBT group celebrates 10 years marching in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

Irish LGBT group celebrates 10 years marching in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

The Lion’s Head - The Greenwich Village saloon where Irish rogues and legends held court

The Lion’s Head - The Greenwich Village saloon where Irish rogues and legends held court

Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools

Why real Irish American history is not taught in schools

The amazing Tommy Makem - the bard of Ireland and his “Four Green Fields”

The amazing Tommy Makem - the bard of Ireland and his “Four Green Fields”