By Lori Lander Murphy Hall of Fame Irish Center “Unless you saw the pictures of Belfast and the conflicts, you could not understand it. You don’t realize how lucky we are.” On Sunday, November 18, 2018, when Sister Frances Kirk,… Continue Reading
By Russell W. Wylie I remember fondly and miss my occasional conversations with Tony when he answered the office phone working on the Irish Edition very early in the morning. He would always reach into his ample bag of impish… Continue Reading
It is with great sorrow that the Irish Edition notes the passing of taoiseach na dtaoiseach Paddy Moloney (1938-2021), master uilleann piper and band leader of The Chieftains (known as ‘Na Taoisigh’ in Irish). Ar dheis Dé go raibh a… Continue Reading
By Peter Makem For a few years in my early life I played the uilleann pipes. There was a set in the house bought by my father from a traveller piper in Keady and from time to time, I strapped… Continue Reading
By Jim McGill Paddy Moloney certainly was the heart and soul of the Chieftains. He was keenly aware of the big picture. The Chieftain’s first appearance in Philadelphia was in 1973. A group of singers from Release Records, which included… Continue Reading
Dylan Thomas Keenan, 43, died on September 26, 2021. Beloved son of Thomas W. and Jane M. (nee Mulvenna) Keenan. Dylan is survived by his wife Shannon (nee Wilson) and his children Brandon Collins and Ashlynn Loretta Keenan. Also survived… Continue Reading
Sometime shortly after the Good Friday Agreement I was asked to say a few words about the distinctive contributions of John Hume and Seamus Mallon at the end of a local function. There seemed to be some tension between these… Continue Reading
By Maurice Fitzpatrick John Hume began his public life by articulating in two (now famous) Irish Times articles, ‘The Northern Catholic’, principles by which the inchoate Northern crisis should be addressed. They appeared in May 1964, more than four years… Continue Reading
By Bob Gessler President, Board of Directors, Irish Memorial The members of the Irish Memorial Board and I are saddened by Glenna’s passing. The Irish Memorial had an incredible team of artists; the evocative landscape by Pauline Hurley-Kurtz, the beautiful… Continue Reading
Josie was born on March 28, 1930 in Manhattan, to Patrick & Margaret O’Callaghan. Her parents met in New York as immigrants from the Republic of Ireland, her father from County Monaghan and her mother from County Cavan. Josie grew… Continue Reading