Irish Americans

No Irish Need Apply

Terence Clarke | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Immigration, Ireland, Irish-Americans, Irish in the United States, Immigration Reform, Republican Party, Illegal Immigration, Politics News
Terence Clarke

As with the Irish in the United States in the 20th century, new immigrants today will write much of the history of this country in the 21st. Names such as "Santorum," "Romney" and "Gingrich," like those of their forebears in 1842 in New York, will have been forgotten.

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Sober St. Patrick's: Drunken Past, Sparkling Future

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Aa, Malachy McCourt, St. Patrick?S Day, Irish-Americans, Frank Mccourt, Irish, Alcohol, Culture News
Gerit Quealy

I had to ask. How did the Irish get the reputation for being such heavy drinkers? Even my own father is derisive about it, and he's where my Irish heritage comes from. Malachy McCourt has a theory. (I knew he would.)

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PHOTOS: Urban Outfitters Sells Disputed St. Patrick's Day Clothing

The Huffington Post | Michelle Manetti | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Video, Urban Outfitters St. Patrick's Day Clothing, Urban Outfitters Derogatory St. Patricks Day Clothing Derogatory, Old Navy Irish Clothes, Irish Americans, St Patricks Day, Racism, Offensive Clothing, Poll, Urban Outfitters, Irish, Urban Outfitters St. Patrick's Day Clothes, Derogatory Clothing, Style News

Urban Outfitters has done it again: offended a cultural group through derogatory clothing. The fashion store recently started selling clothing targ...

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The Non-Existent Irish-American Vote

Trina Y. Vargo | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Irish-Americans, Obama Ireland, Irish America, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News
Trina Y. Vargo

There is no 'Irish vote.' Irish Americans are Democrats and Republicans, Catholics and Protestants, and there are no galvanizing issues around which a significant number of them rally.

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Six Surprising Facts About St. Patrick's Day

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irish Pride, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Irish History, Irish-Americans, NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, No Irish Need Apply, President Truman, Irish Voting Block, New York News
Kate Kelly

St. Patrick's Day is an American holiday -- the first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in the United States on March 17, 1762.

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No Green Beer: Keeping St. Patrick's Day Holy

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Patrick's Day Parade, Octagon, Irish Catholics, St. Patrick's Day, Blarneypalooza, Christianity, Irish History, Irish Americans, St. Patty's Day, St. Patrick, Irish, Religion News
Michele Somerville

My memories of St. Patrick's Day in New York do not revolve whoozily around Guinness and Jameson, although both have been on hand.

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Irish America By The Numbers

John Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Census, Irish-Americans, Demographics, Irish America, Irish, Ireland, Healthy Living News
John Lee

The 2009 results are out and St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so here's some the survey's key Irish-American numbers.

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