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Irish Film New York and Irish American Writers & Artists co-present “When Ali Came to Ireland”

by Martin Sheerin | Oct 2, 2013 | Events, Film, Social Activism, Theater, Visual Arts

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → Irish Film New York and Irish American Writers & Artists co-present When Ali Came to Ireland, which tells the story of Ali’s visit to Ireland in 1972 at the height of his career. Self-proclaimed ‘World’s Strongest Publican’...

IAW&A Sponsors “Focus on Ireland and the Women Who Call the Shots”

by Martin Sheerin | Feb 22, 2013 | Events, Film, Television, Visual Arts

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → By Maura Kelly Over the past 20 years Ireland has played host to a number of very successful international productions from Saving Private Ryan to Harry Potter. In the last five years alone, Ireland has become a key destination...

An Irish American connection to “The Hunger Games”

by Martin Sheerin | Mar 23, 2012 | Visual Arts

← PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST → You see the work of illustrator Tim O’Brien on the covers of Time, Rolling Stone, Harpers, in advertising and on book jackets. Thanks to one series of book jackets, an expanding universe of people will see his...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

As a special treat in commemoration of the holiday, enjoy this interview with Peter Quinn, author and co-founder and first President of Irish American Writers & Artists!

Video interview with Peter

"People survive in art, in literature. If they don't, they just go away." – Peter Quinn

You can buy Peter's latest book, Cross Bronx: A Writing Life from Fordham University Press (with a discount until the end of March).

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Upcoming Salons

On Tuesday, March 21, join us for our next Salon at The Ellington. Author, educator, and IAW&A member Mary Lannon hosts an evening of poetry, fiction, theater, humor and visual art from presenters including Eileen Joyce Donovan, Sarah Fearon, Betti Francheschi, Patrick Hammer Jr., Jenifer Margaret Kelly, Dawn Raffel, and music from John Skocik. And as always, we expect a visit from Salon progenitor and co-founder of IAW&A, Malachy McCourt.

Callin' out, around the world... on April 18, at 7:00pm Eastern Time, Lori Cassels will host our next online salon. Sign up for a five- or eight-minute slot here.

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