Irish America magazine began 40 years ago. In July, 1985, Patricia and I moved to the East Coast after publishing a ...

You never knew what she would say next.” Though she stood just under 4’11”, Nell McCafferty was larger than life. She was a ...

The McCooey surname has Armagh roots, deriving from the Gaelic name Mac Cumhaigh, meaning “son of Cú Mhaighe,” which ...

John B Hynes, Mayor of Boston (4th from left, with hat in hand) outside O'Dea's Hotel in Loughrea with his Uncle Thomas Hynes ...

The 40th anniversary celebration with presentation of a commemorative book by Library Trustee Peter K. Murphy (second from left) to HRH the Princess of Hanover (Caroline) and HSH Prince Albert II.

While many countries, especially those in Europe, have designated ‘national’ birds, Ireland does not. This is somewhat curious since one particular family of winged beauties, the Corvids (which ...

A MAN has died following a collision involving a bus and a pedestrian on a motorway in Co. Kildare. The incident happened between junction 8 and junction 7 eastbound on the N7 motorway at Kill at ...

The In-Laws By Sinéad Moriarty Amanda, Katie and Melanie are the daughters-in-law of the domineering… From ancient kings to ...

A new Emma Donoghue book is always an event in itself – partly because you just never know what you’re going to get! But that’s half the fun. For this outing, she’s brought us back to France in 1895 ...