Sunday 24 March 2024
MALACHY MCCOURT - FRIEND AND WARRIOR
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I first encountered Malachy McCourt at a sparsely attended Irish-Americans for McGovern meeting in the fall of 1972. He was accompanied by B...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
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On one day a year, they congregated outside St. Patrick's Cathedral off Prince Street in New York City and marched in celebration. To so...
Wednesday 6 March 2024
ALL THE RAGE - THE INFORMER
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One of the joys – and occasional banes – of writing a regular column is that it engages you with your readers. A recent column beginning wi...
Sunday 25 February 2024
A NEW IRELAND - NORTH & SOUTH
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Michelle O’Neill’s elevation to become Northern Ireland’s First Minister was a momentous event, full of hope and possibility. Even in th...
Thursday 8 February 2024
LUCY BURNS, DOROTHY DAY, "KAISER WILSON" & THE SILENT SENTINELS
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They were called The Silent Sentinels. Members of the National Woman’s Party, 33 of them were sentenced to prison in November 1917 for pro...
Thursday 25 January 2024
2024 - THE YEAR OF THE BITCH
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Well, it’s finally here – 2024, the year of the bitch! Rest assured, sisters, this has nothing to do with any gender-based slur, rather a...
Friday 12 January 2024
WRITE ON, FRANK McCOURT!
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“Any Irish person who’s not writing a memoir is a feckin’ eejit.” Frank McCourt was heard to proclaim when Angela’s Ashes became a bestsel...
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