CURRENT ISSUE:  OCTOBER 2023

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 […]

Cleveland Irish: Ward 27, 1940

Cleveland Irish: Ward 27, 1940 By Francis McGarry My Grandma Grace meet Florence while they attended a series of priestly talks at St. Aloysius.  Florence would attend with her soon-to-be […]