Visiting the Irish American Heritage Centre in Chicago? Then allow yourself a half-day. For the three-storey, 90,000 square foot centre – housed in a former college – is the nation’s largest Irish American facility. A reception room that can seat 300 at a gala dinner. Check. A 650-seat theatre. Check. A fully-catalogued library (more expansive […]
Archive | August, 2015
In the Windy City, Ireland’s fifth green field is bursting with energy and vitality
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More police needed on street to deal with rash of crimes in Botanic, says local councillor
A South Belfast councillor has called for more police on the streets in an effort to capture the person or persons behind an upsurge in violent crime in the Botanic area of the city. Declan Boyle criticised the level of safety on the streets of Botanic and said that settled residents as well as the […]
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East meets West for a Van the Man Songbook sensation
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in association with Féile an Phobail is set to host a very special evening of music to celebrate the work of one of Belfast’s all-time finest singer-songwriters, Van Morrison. Ahead of his seminal concert as part of Eastside Arts Festival on Belfast’s legendary Cyprus Avenue, musicians Anthony Toner, Ken Haddock, Matt […]
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Villiers backs Chief Constable’s assessment that IRA aren’t involved in paramilitary activity
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers moved to pour oil on troubled political waters yesterday when she said after meeting senior party figures that she shares the assessment of Chief Constable George Hamilton that the IRA still exists but is not involved in paramilitary activity. Senior unionist politicians had demanded to meet Ms Villiers in the […]
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Hidden story of historic tragedy is revealed to world by Jewish immigrant and Irish American academic
a story which was made in America: how a Jewish immigrant who built a business empire on frozen bagels helped his Irish neighbours tell the untold story of the great calamity which had shattered their nation and scarred their history. But it’s also a story about how one resolute Irish American, raised in the Bronx […]
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Vacant homes in North Belfast earmarked for refurbishment are plastered with threatening posters
Derelict homes in Tigers Bay have been plastered with posters saying ‘Local Housing for Local People’ as the Housing Executive work to bring a number of vacant properties back into commission. The posters also include the message ‘No Bru Drops’. In Belfast parlance a ‘bru drop’ is a property that is used as an address […]
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