In 1998, Alice McDermott’s fourth novel, Charming Billy, captured the National Book Award. Few were surprised. McDermott had previously been nominated for two Pulitzers and another N.B.A. But ...

Frank McCourt went from retired New York City high school in a matter of months with the publication of Angela’s Ashes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Frank managed to save the fare for a ...

THIS month over 5,000 people received Irish Citizenship at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Applicants from over 130 countries made a declaration of fidelity and loyalty to the State and became Irish ...

Hurley – like Mike Malone – is a second-generation basketball lifer. Danny, and his brother Bobby, played high school ball at ...

SINN Féin have announced that no representatives of the party will attend St Patrick’s Day events ...

Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the ...

In his recently published memoir, he lays himself bare on the altar of self-revelation – describing with searing honesty the ...

The Partnership’s philosophy has since evolved to read, “Honoring Our Heritage – Investing In Ireland’s Future,” says Clodagh Boyle, vice president of external engagement.

Burke (or Bourke) is one of the most popular Irish names of Norman origin. The name was introduced to Ireland through the person (and presumably extended family) of William Fitzadelm de Burgo, who ...

Ireland commemorates the Famine. Colin Lacey reports. Addressing a near-capacity crowd of almost 5,000 at the opening of The Great Famine Event in Millstreet, Co. Cork, Irish President Mary Robinson ...