By Brendan Clay “We’re close to 130 years playing football, and this is our first time playing outside country.” Those were the words of Michael Bradley, Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade director and an active and important member of Penn… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
An Honor Ceremony was held on December 7, 2013 at St. Anne Church and Cemetery recognizing the Civil War heritage of the parish featuring the 150th Anniversary of the death of Lt. Col. Peter McAloon. McAloon was born in Kinawley,… Continue Reading
By Ann Cummings In 1960, the Democratic Party nominated John F. Kennedy as their candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America. It was a significant accomplishment for an Irish Catholic to be a candidate for the Presidency.… Continue Reading
Caption (above, left): Q and A exchange following Father Schüller’s presentation. (above, right): Father Helmut Schüller. Photos | Katharine Gilbert Sabina Clarke They came in droves to Sugar Loaf Hill on the campus of Chestnut Hill College; braving the dank humidity of a… Continue Reading