CURRENT ISSUE:  August 2023

Illuminations: The Escape from Lincoln Jail

By J. Michael Finn At the end of the Easter Rebellion in May 1916, hundreds of Irish were imprisoned by the British. In December 1916, due to pressure from Irish-America, […]

Editor’s Corner: You’ll Never Beat the Irish

Editor’s Corner: You’ll Never Beat the IrishBy John O’Brien, Jr. @Jobjr Our world is not normal, though I suppose every generation says that. Yet, I see the familiar returning in […]

Illuminations: The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Ireland

Illuminations:  The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Ireland By:  J. Michael Finn The 1918-19 influenza pandemic killed an estimated fifty million people worldwide. Known as the “Spanish Flu,” it infected at […]

Akron Irish: The Garner Heist

Akron Irish: The Gardner Heist By Lisa O’Rourke      Over thirty years ago, a legendary theft occurred when millions of dollars’ worth of artwork disappeared from the Isabella Gardner Museum in […]