The room was at The Links, located at 36 East 62nd Street in New York City between Madison and Park Avenues – a stunning four ...

His “Our Jack” article has reminded me why I loved Jack Kennedy. I’m 100 percent Irish, I’m proud to say, or as Irish as my DNA tests showed! Pete’s article took me back to my Irish Catholic mother, ...

Maeve was born in 1917 to Robert and Una Brennan both militant revolutionaries in Ireland’s War of Independence who named Maeve after the fearsome Queen Medb of Irish folklore. Her father was ...

James Gallagher was born in Ravensdale, County Louth, on July 24, 1798. His father, Thaddeus Gallagher, was a builder and architect, according to the Dictionary of Irish Architects (dia.ie). He also ...

As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Edythe Preet looks to March 17, 1776, and the role the Irish played in America’s bid for freedom.

Maggie Timoney is the President and CEO of HEINEKEN USA, based in White Plains, New York. During her 20-plus year tenure with the HEINEKEN Group in the U.S., Netherlands, Canada, and Ireland, Maggie ...

Annie Burke shares memories of how her father, Jim Burke, helped her overcome childhood respiratory illness.

Doherty is one of eight Irish students spending 12 months working in the U.S. and learning about the travel and tourism industry through a program run by CIE Tours. “Almost every weekend they’re ...

An Irish documentary, From that Small Island: The Story of the Irish, won a major prestigious award at the Newport Beach International Film Festival, where it had its North American Premiere in ...

A recent Financial Times article noted that one of the most popular Christmas carols in history was written by “a journalist-turned-clergyman” with “an Irish father who became the Bishop of Vermont.” ...

Becoming reflective, Jim paid tribute to the women who shaped his life. “I wouldn’t be here without my granny, who died giving birth to my mother,” he said.