Garden
State in Irish Hands
IN the wake of the terrible accident which left New Jersey Governor
Jon Corzine hospitalized, many questions have been raised.
more...
(Irish Voice) 26 April 2007
Doe the
Right Thing
NEW Yorkers, according to George T. McDonald, “are an extremely
generous lot.” more...
(Irish Voice) 11 April 2007
Irish Hoopsters
Flying High
THE Irish are known for being great at many things, but basketball
is not one of them. Sure, there are some strong Irish links to the
game born in North America and perfected on big city asphalt courts.
more...
(Irish Voice) 29 March 2007
Two Giants of Irish America
BEFORE he was one of America’s most insightful academics, John Patrick
Diggins was a San Francisco boy whose Irish immigrant parents had
normal expectations. more...
(Irish Voice) 22 March 2007
A St.
Patrick’s Day Superhero
MAYBE it has something to do with that special feeling in the air
around March 17 which put this image in my head the comic book superhero
Captain America overcome with righteous rage and smashing the windows
of a Target superstore with his famous “mighty shield.” more...
(Irish Voice) 15 March 2007
Hard Times for Fathers and Sons
WITH Britney and Anna Nicole finally fading from the front pages,
the media has returned to the slightly more important topic of the
presidential race of 2008. The topic of the week, when it came to
the candidates, was Rudy Giuliani’s son, Andrew, airing his family’s
dirty laundry. more...
(Irish Voice) 08 March 2007
The Irish TV Curse?
SO, NBC’s much-hyped drama The Black Donnellys made its debut on
Monday night. In case you missed it, the network is planning to
run the show again on Thursday night, March 1. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 February
2007
New Outrage
Over Irish Remains
A COALITION of Irish Americans is calling on New Yorkers to support
their efforts to find a dignified final resting place for the remains
of Famine era immigrants recently taken from underground on Staten
Island.
more...
(Irish Post) 21 February
2007
Kavanagh
and the New Irish Dems?
SO, the St. Patrick’s season is upon us. This is no longer about
just one day anymore, as anyone who notices all the Irish-themed
concerts, books and other events leading up to March 17 can tell
you. more...
(Irish Post) 14 February
2007
The Real Black Donnellys
THIS week, NBC TV announced that its much-anticipated new show The
Black Donnellys will premiere on Monday, March 5, as you’ll also
read in this week’s Irish Voice Craic section. more...
(Irish Voice) 07 February
2007
A Long Way from ’81?
The announcement that Sinn Fein is supporting critical proposals
on policing in Northern Ireland received near-unanimous praise from
mainstream opinion makers here in the U.S.more...
(Irish Voice) 31 January
2007 - 05 February 2007
Marking
Two Important Anniversaries
I don't have much use for people who scoff at the notion of anniversaries.
They like to point out that, in the end, whatever event is being
marked or celebrated is just another number on the calendar.more...
(Irish Voice) 24 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
Tales From
the Old School
One of them was an old time Boston pol who defended his turf and
ran with a gang back in the day. The other had a famous prison sit
down with — and hoped he would be the heir to — Jimmy “The Gent”
Burke. That’s the Irish gangster unforgettably portrayed by Robert
DeNiro in Goodfellas.more...
(Irish Voice) 17 January
2007 - 24 January 2007
Spitzer
and the Irish Independent
For better or worse, for the 12 years George Pataki was governor,
there was no shortage of Irish names within his administration.
Pataki himself often boasted of his Irish roots, even though they
were not reflected in his name.more...
(Irish Voice) 10 January
2007 - 17 January 2007
The End of the Irish
American Church?
A LONG article published last week about the “Hispanicization” of
the Catholic Church has prompted a New Year’s debate about the centuries-old
Irish influence on Catholic life in the U.S.
more...
(Irish Voice) 3 - 9 January
2007
Some Wishes
for the New Year
And so we come to the end of another year. It was another tumultuous
year, with its fair share of ups and downs. So it’s fitting that
we pause, look back, and also hope for some better things in 2007more...
