Unraveling the Boston College Debacle…An Interview with Carrie Twomey
By Sabina Clarke Carrie Twomey doesn’t mince words. She is furious at Boston College for failing to protect their archives. Carrie is the American-born Orange County, Southern California wife of Belfast-born author, journalist, ex Irish Republican Army volunteer and former prisoner Dr. Anthony McIntyre. And, she is on a mission for her husband who cannot [...]
Capturing a Lost World…
Photo © Katharine Gilbert By Sabina Clarke On An Irish Island By Robert Kanigel Alfred A.Knopf, 2012 $26.95 The inspiration for this book was serendipitous and happened by chance in 20005 when the author, on his honeymoon in western Ireland, visited the town of Dun Chaoin and became intrigued with the history of the Great [...]
The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America
By Megan Gillin-Schwartz Acclaimed journalist and documentary filmmaker Karen F. McCarthy’s non-fiction debut The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America (Sterling Publishing, 2011) chronicles the strong, yet under-noted Scots-Irish influence on the shaping of the American character. Her cinematic background shines through as she shares the influence of the distinct culture that produced [...]
Remembering a Patriot—The Mysterious Death of John O’Neill
“The Man Who Warned America” By Murray Weiss By Sabina Clarke In this riveting biography of former FBI agent John O’Neill, the nation’s top counterterrorism cop in both Washington, D.C. and later New York City, author Murray Weiss offers an accurate and factual account of O’Neill’s spectacular career and his complex clandestine personal life. O’Neill [...]
