By Maureen Hossbacher A special Irish American Writers & Artists youth/student salon convened on Sept.19th at Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St., featuring the awarding of the Malachy McCourt Scholarships. It was an evening of fresh faces and varied talent that...
By Kevin Holohan It is a sultry evening in New York. Hot. Humid. One of those evenings where you might just stay home in the air conditioning and watch bad TV instead of trudging through the open-air hothouse to descend into the 7 circles of A train making Q stops...
By Shelley Ann Quilty-Lake Brendan Costello, Jr. Pic: John Kwok On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Irish American Writers & Artists (IAW&A) held its “Irish Pride” salon at Houghton Hall Arts Community. Author Yvonne Cassidy and IAW&A Board member Shelley Ann...
By Maureen Hossbacher Maria Deasy Brendan Keane Host for the evening, Irish American Writers & Artists President, Maria Deasy, led off by thanking supporters and participants who have kept the organization thriving over the past year. And thrive it has, despite...
By Karen Daly A few hundred people on both sides of the Atlantic viewed and raved about IAW&A’s mid-September Transatlantic Salon. Produced and hosted by IAW&A President Maria Deasy and Board member Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, with Board VP Brendan Costello...
By Karen DalyScreen Photos by Conor Bagley Friends new and old joined IAW&A’s online August Salon hosted by Gordon Gilbert, Jr., and bringing poets, storytellers, dancers and music into our homes. Ignited by concern for her Kerry-born mother, Francie Scanlon’s...
