Politics Politics Billy Lawless gets Sinn Fein, Irish American backing ahead of Seanad's by-election Former Irish Senator Billy Lawless is contesting this month's by-election in the Irish Seanad to fill a seat on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
Other Writers Other Writers Time for Irish to stop calling Irish-Americans Plastic Paddies A failure to understand what the Irish American identity means.
Entertainment Entertainment WATCH: Conan O'Brien's hilarious Irish American Heritage Center visit Conan O'Brien got a crash course in all things Irish during a visit to the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
Culture Culture Old Ireland in Colour cover children found in New York, Chicago and Kerry Three of the children featured on the cover of a smash-hit Irish photography book have been located.
Craic Craic Weird and wonderful facts about St. Patrick and March 17 Did you know that St. Patrick wasn't even Irish? Or that the Irish can't claim credit for St. Patrick's Day parades?
News News Chicago buildings light up for Mayo ahead of All-Ireland football final Chicago has come out in earnest support of Mayo who is set to take on Dublin in Saturday's GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship final.
Politics Politics Jane Byrne - the Irish American woman who broke the glass ceiling in Chicago Jane Byrne, a third generation Irish American, became Chicago's first female mayor in April 1979.
Other Writers Other Writers When the American dream tragically failed my grandparents The story of my paternal grandparents. A tale of the American dream, which came to a sad bad end.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd My first Independence Day and discovering the meaning of July 4th The fireworks, the celebration; it was the first time I felt at home in America and that I knew I would always return.
History History Chicago cop tells of racism inflicted on Irish Famine women and children How America's first female cop helped the people of Chicago, her first-hand experiences of racism in the US against Great Hunger immigrants.
