CURRENT ISSUE:  August 2023

Blowin’ In: Blackberry Season Redux

  By Sue Mangan “I open at the close.” (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling)   The last heat of summer settles atop blackberries bursting with barely […]

Columbus Irish: A Manner of Speaking

Columbus Irish: A Manner of Speaking By Andrew Shuman During the Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation dinner back in September, the MC recalled her Irish roots, and a saying she remembered […]

Images of Brigid: Pittsburgh Irish

Pittsburgh Irish: Images of Brigid From Pittsburgh to Kildare, Mayo and Beyond By Elizabeth Myers Last year the Irish Government designated Saint Brigid of Kildare as an official Patroness Saint […]

To Expat or Not to ExPat: Irish at Heart

Irish at Heart: To Expat or Not to Expat? By Natalie Keller As someone who has lived abroad before, the question crosses my mind from time to time: should I […]

Illuminations: Roddy McCorley Goes to Die

  Illuminations:  Roddy McCorley By:  J. Michael Finn “There was never a one of all your dead, more bravely fell in fray Than he who marches to his fate on […]