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Irish America is a bi-monthly periodical that aims to cover topics relevant to the Irish in North America including a range of political, economic, social, and cultural themes. [1] The magazine’s inaugural issue was published in October 1985. [ 2 ]
He is credited with leading efforts to revive and preserve Irish culture and language in the United States and he was named to the list of the 100 greatest Irish-Americans of the century by Irish America magazine. [1] [2] The Irish writer and former editor of The Irish Press Tim Pat Coogan praised McKiernan as "the father of Irish studies." [3]
Patricia Harty co-founded Irish America Magazine along with publisher Niall O'Dowd in October 1985. [1] Among Harty's many interviews in the past 25 years are Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, Wall Street guru Peter Lynch, best-selling author Pat Conroy, Hollywood legend Gregory Peck, 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient William Campbell, and corporate titan Jack Welch.
Films about Irish-American culture (1 C, 33 P) I. Irish-American cuisine (1 C, 7 P) ... Celtic Family Magazine; Celtic music in the United States; Cinderella Man;
It features news and opinion about Catholicism, and how it relates to American politics and cultural life. Under editor Thomas J. Reese from 1998 to 2005, the magazine published articles and opinion pieces taking positions contrary to official Catholic social teaching on matters such as homosexuality, clerical celibacy , HIV/AIDS , and the ...
The Irish Humanist; Irish Political Review; Look Left - broad left magazine published by the Workers' Party; Magill - political and cultural review; The Phoenix - satirical and investigative magazine; Saoirse Irish Freedom - monthly magazine of Republican Sinn Féin; The Starry Plough - magazine of the Irish Republican Socialist Party
Most Irish who came to the United States settled in urban areas. Many of these neighborhoods retain aspects of Irish culture, especially around the local Catholic church. Words and songs from Ireland have come into common American usage. Common words used in the English language that have Irish origin include galore, hooligan, phony, slob, and ...
The Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI) is an American cultural group founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota, by Dr. Eoin McKiernan in 1962. The group's purpose is to promote an intelligent appreciation of Ireland and the role and contributions of the Irish in America culture. It also sponsors research and awards prizes in the field of Irish ...