Jon McGoran: Local Author, Global Themes, and Much Food for Thought
An Interview by Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew in August, 2014 issue of the Irish Edition. Now on newsstands and print edition.
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John Brady at the Helm of Independence Seaport Museum
Caption (above): John Brady, sailor, shipwright and administrator. Photo | Kerry O’Connor By Kerry O’Connor John Brady was an Army brat, spending his early years in Texas and Germany. Aside from the transatlantic voyages that took him and his family back… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill in Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By Sabina Clarke On a picture-perfect day for a parade, Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s Minister for Agriculture in the North and a passionate advocate of social issues and rural regeneration, was the honored guest. O’Neill, who was elected to the… Continue Reading
Patrick Eiding To Receive Welcoming Center’s Solas Award
By Sabina Clarke Patrick J. Eiding, a leader in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania labor movement and a voice for workers across the country will receive the Dennis Clark Solas Award from the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians on December 7th.… Continue Reading
Warrior for Peace: Roy Bourgeois…From Vietnam to Bolivia to El Salvador and Beyond
Editor’s Note: The following book review/ interview with Roy Bourgeois appeared in three parts in the Irish Edition (Dec., Jan., Feb 2010)—prior to the latest news that Roy Bourgeois is now being threatened with removal from the Maryknoll Order by… Continue Reading
Brooklyn Paper Boy to Villanova Man of Letters:
Dr. James J. Murphy Reflects on Irishness Past and Present An Interview by Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew Jim Murphy grew up in Brooklyn (Flatbush). As a child, he had a paper route, a home full of Irish songs and ballads, and a… Continue Reading
Joe Queenan….Straight Up
An East Falls Childhood Marred by Poverty and Abuse By Sabina Clarke I caught up with Joe Queenan, author of the startling memoir/autobiography Closing Time, the day after his return from Ireland where he attended the Dublin Literary Festival. Queenan’s… Continue Reading
Catching Up with ‘Smokin Joe Frazier’
Breakfast with the Champ… By Sabina Clarke I’m sitting before Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion of the world while he finishes a bowl of cereal. He is casual, warm and welcoming and greets me like an old friend. We’ve… Continue Reading
James Lee Burke: An Interview and Appreciation
By Deen Kogan Few contemporary writers, or even those long gone, come with the bona fides that James Lee Burke possesses. This amazingly prolific writer, with a great laugh, engaging smile and affection for and appreciation of the human race,… Continue Reading