Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Was this one of the best NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parades in a very long time? Yes, it was and the weather could not have been better as we had plenty of sunshine. From start to finish...
Ireland Achieves Double Grand Slam On A Famous Weekend For The Irish!
By Jonathan Bowen In what was a St Patrick’s Day weekend not to be forgotten for a long time, the Irish rugby teams delivered on the success that the Irish horses started at the Cheltenham races. It was a case...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I am so happy to be speaking to Mark Phillips, Director of Marketing at Guinness/Diageo about celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. He is so excited to be getting involved with the Irish community, especially here in New York...
Oscar Wilde Awards Celebrate A Big Year For The Irish In film
With an historic number of Academy Award nominations, the Irish had much to celebrate at the US-Ireland Alliance’s annual Oscar Wilde Awards, held again at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath. Alliance founder,...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I have had a busy week Out&About. I traveled in the new LIRR train from Huntington station into Grand Central Station on Thursday afternoon for the first time and was just fabulous. The new extended terminal in...
Shandon Hats – A Story Of 20th Century Resilience And Beyond
When the USA was voted Country of the Century by Time magazine in 1999, it was the ultimate reward for a culmination of technological, socio-economic and business developments from the introduction of the motor car to landing an astronaut on...
Go For The Green With Savings On Airfares To Ireland With CIE Tours
In celebration of Irish-American Heritage month, CIE Tours, the industry leader in guided vacations to Ireland, Britain and beyond, is offering a “Go for the Green” flight promotion with airfare starting at $499 when travelers book a guided vacation o...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy On Friday last I was a guest at the NYPD Emerald Society’s 69th Annual Dinner to honor Irish Man of The Year, Assistant Chief Joe Kenny. The function was held at Leonard’s Palazzo on Northern Boulevard in Great...
Vivid Sydney 2023 Will Celebrate Creativity, Innovation And Technology Downunder
By Barry Coughlan Happenings in Sydney are generally of interest to the Irish. Apart from the droves of Irish visiting from overseas, there are literally millions of first, second and more generation Irish dotted throughout Australia and many of them...
Linte na Farraige (Lines Of The Sea) Aims To Bring More Awareness To The Risks Of Sea Level Rise In Ireland
By Barry Coughlan Education is a key ingredient for those trying to get the message across to the public of the dangers associated with climate change in all of its guises. In Ireland, one of the efforts to educate centers...