Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I got a call from the man himself, yes that’s Steve Duggan, Steve is the owner of Paddy Reilly’s Pub, a place I’ve frequented many a time, that is located at Second Avenue and 29th Street. Steve is...
Ireland Announces Squad For Six Nations
By Jonathan Bowen Andy Farrell announced the Irish squad last week that he hopes will deliver Ireland only their fourth Grand Slam title. Backs (17): Aki (Connacht), R Byrne (Leinster), Casey (Munster), Crowley (Munster), Earls (Munster), Gibson-Park (Leinste...
Munster Lift The Irish Women’s Interpro Championship
By Jonathan Bowen The Munster women’s rugby team retained its Irish Interpro title over the weekend with a big 50-24 win in the final game of the season against Connacht at the Galway Sportsgrounds. In a dominant performance, the Munster...
Lynch Pulls Off ‘Mission Impossible’?
ANALYSIS BY PETER KELLY It’s not often that a union leader inspires a nation. But against unlikely odds, this second generation Irishman and Londoner Mick Lynch pulls off the impossible – disrupting a national transport network – and millions of....
A ‘Fighting Irish Spirit’ To Protect Worker Rights
PETER KELLY meets the renowned labor union chief, empowered by his Irish roots Mick Lynch is no ordinary labor union leader. His ubiquitous presence on British TV screens, newspaper front pages, prime time talk shows and national radio phone-ins make...
Bernard O’Reilly Keeps Father’s Legacy Alive At Joe O’Reilly DMC
By Barry Coughlan In order to bring this week’s Irish tourism/travel article up to the present time, 2023, it’s necessary to delve back into the past to introduce a man who has departed this world but who will forever be...
Helen A. Sharkey, RIP
Helen A. Sharkey (nee Saunders) of Lido Beach, New York, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2023. Helen was born in Rockaway Beach, NY, to the late Thomas and Marian Saunders (nee Harrigan). She graduated from Saint Francis DeSales School,...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy What a turn out there was for the Grand Council of Emeralds’ 2023 Irishman of the Year Patrick Lynch, as there must have been at least 500 guests at the dinner last Wednesday. Yes, of course I...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It’s the time to plan now for 2023 as there will be a lot going on with all the County dinners that will be happening across the Tri-State and all over the USA that are times to...
Cork Airport Welcomed 2.24 Million Passengers In 2022
In 2022, Cork Airport welcomed a total of 2.24 million passengers. In a year which saw the swift recovery of international travel after the removal of the last remaining COVID-19 related restrictions, Cork Airport has firmly positioned itself as the...