John Byrne
By Brendan Clay John Byrne has music in his soul. He’s been singing since he was a young boy in Ireland, although he did not start doing it on stage until his late teens after giving up on his dreams… Continue Reading
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Katie McGinty on Living the American Dream…
and her race to the Governor’s Mansion by Sabina Clarke Katie McGinty all energy and enthusiasm walked briskly towards me and introduced herself at her campaign headquarters in center city Philadelphia. Dressed in an emerald green suit and pumps, she… Continue Reading
Artist on the move…Talent runs in the family
By Sabina Clarke When I met fine artist Catherine Mulligan at her Northern Liberties studio, I was astonished by how strikingly pretty she is—something unexpected based on her mesmeric and unsettling self-portrait featured in the current Women and Biography exhibit at… Continue Reading
The Girl from Rathgar…Sinn Fein’s Rising Star
by Sabina Clarke With Northern Ireland once again front and center and the 15th congressional hearing on Northern Ireland just held in March, a Sinn Fein delegation arrived in Washington, D. C. for a round of follow-up talks regarding the… Continue Reading
Police Service of Northern Ireland Lands Gerry Adams
By Sabina Clarke They finally got him. Gerry Adams, recently reelected Sinn Fein president was arrested — but not charged — by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), for questioning regarding the disappearance and murder of Jean McConville, a… Continue Reading
69th PA Irish Volunteers Flag Will Be Honored at Independence Hall
Caption: (above) Mirror image of 69th PA flag A Call to the Irish Community to Honor the Gallant Irish of the Civil War— You are invited to the 150th Anniversary Ceremony of the 69th PA Infantry Regimental Irish Flag Exchange Ceremony at Independence Hall,… Continue Reading
Making Murray on St. Patrick’s Day
Photo (above): Jim Murray and Ronald McDonald at golf outing Making Murray on St. Patrick’s Day By Frank Dougherty When Jim Murray learned he had been named grand marshal for the 2014 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, he felt he had received… Continue Reading
Paisley’s Last Public Will and Testament
By Peter Makem Ian Paisley suddenly came back into everybody’s living room. Not as the ranting, roaring demagogue but as an old soft spoken somewhat confused 87 year old who had agreed to do a series of TV interviews reflecting… Continue Reading
Smuggling Times in the Late Fifties
By Peter Makem Among the first verbs I ever learned was the verb “to smuggle.” Among the earliest nouns that entered my vocabulary were “butter,” “fags” (cigarettes), “sugar” and “eggs,”— and each of these nouns was preceded by the word… Continue Reading
James “Jim” Coyne: The Father of the Irish Memorial
[photo above] James Coyne is central to the massive bronze sculpture in memory of The Great Hunger. By Marita Krivda Poxon A splendid afternoon and evening occurred on Saturday, October 26th, 2013 when the Board of Directors of the… Continue Reading