This Irish America

Ireland’s Ciara Mageean, a European bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters last month, wasn't getting too stressed ahead of the Rio Olympics, which wi...

Irish Pentathlon Olympians Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe meet the press prior to their departure for the Olympic Games in Rio. The open...

Attending the Friendly Sons golf classic were (l-r) Frank McGovern, Bill Neafsey, Kevin Connolly and Derek Guinane of the Friendly Sons of St. Patr...

It wasn’t all politics at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Some conference goers took time to attend the Democratic National Com...

Blowing its stack for 21 years The Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat began its current eruption phase 21 years ago this...

Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald is in the U.S. this week, one of her stops being Philadelphia. She is pictured, fourth from left, in McGillin’s Olde Al...

The Italian Frecce Tricolori air display team show off their colors, with a tinge of Irish orange thrown in, at the Bray Air show last weekend. Ove...

Dancer Lorelai Ryan ( in green) of Blauvelt, NY and Riley Ferguson of Stony Point, NY look up names of winners and presented trophies at the Rockla...

French President Francois Hollande with President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina in Áras an Uachtarán. President Hollande is shaking the ha...

Forty years ago, an assassination On this day forty years ago the British Ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart-Biggs died when an IRA land mine...

Irish Consul General in New York, Barbara Jones, was more than holding her corner when she hosted a reception for Irish boxer Carl Frampton. Pictur...

The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians have elected a new National Board that will oversee the order’s work for the next two years. Pictured at las...