Feb. 9, 2021
Rock Star Reporter: Shaunagh Connaire
Shaunagh with Yusef, a Syrian Child Refugee Suffering from Cancer
To get a sense of Shaunagh Connaire's journalistic talent and commitment to her journalistic craft, take a look at some of her work from Channel 4's Unreported World at the bottom of this post which features an episode on Syrian refugee children suffering from serious illnesses unable to access healthcare due to their stateless status
When Irish Stew spoke with Shaunagh, what shone through, was her willingness to travel to dangerous places, tell difficult stories and shine a light and issues which should concern us all as humanitarians. While Shaunagh might not yet have achieved rock star notoriety, her reporting is more than worthy of the status!
Turmoil Revists The American Irish Historical Society
Irish Stew Statement
As proud supporters of the American Irish Historical Society (AIHS), we feel compelled to express our deep dissatisfaction with the recent decision to remove Dr. Elizabeth Stack from her position as Executive Director. Dr. Stac…
The Last Irish Wave
Larry Kirwan's Rockin the Bronx charts the last big wave of Irish emigration to America. Part of this migration fetched up in the Bronx's Bainbridge neighborhood in the early 80s. The denizens of Kirwan's novel are undocumented, undereducated, and u…
