If you’re of Irish heritage and fond of a glass of claret - there may be a very good reason why! An extract from" Enjoying Claret in Georgian Ireland: A history of amiable excess" by Patricia McCarthy.
In her luminous new study "Race, Politics, and Irish America – A Gothic History", author Mary M. Burke explores centuries of competing narratives about the Irish in America.
There is something Shakespearean about the rise and fall of Sean Quinn, the border county billionaire who unintentionally pulled the curtain back on Ireland, Inc. A new book by journalist Trevor Birney explores his rise and fall.