Irish American News

22/12/2023

Great story in our January Edition on Mike Tobin of Fox News.
Still time to get an advert in!

21/12/2023

21/12/2023

good bye PJ
you are already missed
Mary
our sincere condolences
you were wonderful for him

P.J. O'Dea has left this earthly plane. He departed Monday evening,
We have many happy memories of P.J. on the show. He was great friends with my Dad, Mike O'Connor & their lively sparring over Irish sport always captivated. P.J. was a fierce advocate of the G.A.A. and a legendary player. His work to familiarize folks with his homeplace of Kilrush, Co. Clare is still appreciated today. P.J. was the middle of 8 children and the last surviving member of the family. He achieved 97yrs walking this planet and his footsteps are still reverberating. Peace to P.J.-he's home now.

16/12/2023

thank you Bryan Mc Gonigal!
you can thank Bryan too by stopping in and having a meal and a drink before they close at the end of the month !
The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on eateries

Memories, memories, memories! In August 2010, a few months after we opened, the Irish American News published a great article on the Pub and featured us on the front page of their monthly newspaper/magazine. The picture itself was taken when we were just opening, and we had to gather as many people on premises as possible for the photo. This may still look like a relatively large group of employees, but it was much, much bigger than shown here. When both the Pub and the neighboring Park Avenue Wine Bar first opened we had 106 total people on staff... and to be honest we needed all of 'em at the time!

Back to the Irish American News - for all that you need to know that's Irish, this free monthly newspaper is available in most Irish Pubs throughout the Chicagoland area - we've been carrying it since we opened - and over the years it's also spread through much of the nation. Their website https://irishamericannews.com/ and the page also includes links to the publication and of course up-to-date news.

By the way, the Pub has been advertising with the Irish American News for the entire time we've been open. They've been a great friend to us and the Irish communities.

To view the article (and this photo) in PDF format, here's the link:http://www.mcgonigalspub.com/files/IAN-Pub-082010.pdf

06/12/2023

it only takes 1 !!!

Thank you, Spotlight WGN-TV, for sharing the story of Chicago Gaelic Park—a beloved Irish culture, heritage, and athletic center—and our exciting House (or $450,000) Raffle! Watch the video to learn more about our story!

03/11/2023

Please join us for a fun night of dancing with Gerry Haughey from Teelin County Donegal.Tell us a story or sing a song Gerry will do your backup-you may qualify for Illinois has got talent!!

27/10/2023

Eileen is our 2023 iBAM! Media/Journalism awardee!
she will be in town and will be honored at our awards gala november 18
www.ibamchicago.com

Join us for our next IN conversation with former news broadcaster Eileen Dunne.

After a career of more than 40 years in Irish Public Service broadcasting, Eileen Dunne retired from RTE, (Ireland's national television and radio service) last November.

She began her career as a radio announcer but after 4 years she moved to the Newsroom, where for the next 38 years she would anchor prime-time news bulletins and cover all the big national and international news stories of the day.

Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3tG4d3k

07/10/2023

30/09/2023

Here comes October!
https://irishamericannews.com/irishamericannews/pdf/2023/1023i.pdf

30/09/2023

I got paid to run again today

up to 1.5 mile jog today
1.25 yesterday

First quarter mile was the hardest
but mind over matter wins!

26/09/2023

At the opening of the Guinness Gate today in Chicago, but I Won't Harp on it!

Must say it was A fine opening

I will try and spell all the names!
Joe Mc Kittrick
Paula Svadlena
Shay Clarke
David O'Flaherty

21/09/2023

Giveaway: Two tickets to the Kathleen Madigan Comedy Show Saturday Sept. 23 at the Chicago Theater in Chicago.
Just leave a comment and tag a friend to enter. Drawing will be held tomorrow, Sept. 22 at 6pm.
Winner will be notified by FB messenger

20/08/2023

Pay it forward with Wallcoverings of Ireland.

Irish American Heritage Center Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Community Services - Midwest

19/08/2023

03/08/2023

The business, civic and Irish community of Chicago have lost a champion with the death of James J. O’Connor Sr. Following his service in the US Air Force, Jim had a stellar business career starting as a lineman at Commonwealth Edison in 1963 and rising to CEO and serving as one of the youngest and longest serving CEOs of a public company in his 18 years of leadership from 1980-1998. He was recognized as an outstanding corporate director as a board member of American National Can, the Chicago Stock Exchange, First Chicago, the Tribune company to name a few.

Visitation on Friday, August 4 from 9am to 10:20am at Old St. Patrick Church, 700 W Adams St, Chicago IL

Mass Friday, August 4, 10:30 to 11:30 am at Old St. Patrick Church, 700 W Adams St, Chicago IL

Graveside Service Saturday, August 5 from 10:30am to 11am, Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 301 Chicago Ave., Evanston IL 60202

As his obituary stated, “… the achievement that he was most proud of was serving as the Founding Chairman of the Big Shoulders Fund since its inception in 1986. Under Jim’s active leadership, Big Shoulders Fund has raised over $600M in support of 92 Catholic schools in under-resourced communities, serving over 25,000 children in Chicago and Northwest Indiana.”

Jim was proud of his Irish heritage and served as President and long-time board member of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago and was honored as a 2019 inductee into the Irish American Hall of Fame.

Jim O’Connor will be fondly remembered as a key civic leader supporting essential Chicago organizations including the 100 Club of Illinois where he served as President, Northwestern University, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Chicago Urban League and the United Way among others. Said his son, Fred O’Connor, “He was able to attract money and resources to important things in the city. He was from an era where a lot of business leaders were civic leaders, and they cared deeply.”

28/07/2023

https://www.irishamericannews.com/irishamericannews/pdf/2023/0823i.pdf
August Edition is in delivery!

21/07/2023

go if you can

10/06/2023

the best Bloomsday performance being done
but I could be prejudiced!

Join us at the Irish American Heritage Center as we celebrate the publication of Joyce's Ulysses and for our 22nd annual Bloomsday event! Rattlin' of the Joists', directed by Josephine Craven, has been honoring Bloomsday for over two decades with readings, music and song. Bloomsday is observed throu...

09/06/2023

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on Possible Refunds Available to Taxpayers

22/05/2023

Jackie from Galway Ireland works as a server at The Irish patriot in Orland Park. Here she sings “Oh Danny Boy” for Sean O’Neil at the celebration of Life for his wife Judi O’Neil who passed recently

21/05/2023

Have you checked out our new website?

Irish American News serving the Irish community in the Midwest

08/05/2023

hats off to our Irish police woman and our new 2023 rose of tralee!

Introducing our 2023 Chicago Rose, Kelley Leyden! 🌹

28/04/2023

Check out our NEW Irish American News website!

Irish American News serving the Irish community in the Midwest

02/03/2023

On Friday February 24, 2023 Larry Kirwan received the Irish American Business Chamber & Network (IABCN) 2023 Uachtarán (President) Award in Philadelphia from Irish Ambassador to the USA, Geraldine Byrne Nason at a Union League luncheon. (Photo Tom Keenan)

The following is Larry’s acceptance speech:

Thank you for this wonderful award, Madam Ambassador, and to the IABCN, in particular Lisa Maloney, Alanna Barry and the inimitable Bill McLaughlin.

I’ve always held the view that an artist’s work is less to do with entertaining, and more to do with effecting change. When Chris Byrne and I formed Black 47 in 1989, it was a bad time for the Civil Rights struggle in the North of Ireland. The war had been going on for 20 years and it seemed like there was no solution.

We looked to Irish America for a solution, and saw a great big slumbering giant badly in need of an awakening. And we did that through playing to Irish-American youth in their pubs, clubs, and festivals across the country, and reintroducing heroes like James Connolly, but less of the patriot, more of the social agitator for fair wages, and equal rights for women, Michael Collins in the song Big Fellah, Countess Markievicz in Touched By Fire, and even Danny Boy, but with Danny recast as a tough as nails, gay Irish construction worker who would take your head off if he felt you harbored even an ounce of homophobia. We put Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Funk beats beneath the songs, and shot it all full of undiluted Rock ‘n’ Roll, because every generation needs its own music to dance to.

And it worked. We helped rekindle the radical heart of Irish-America, and together we all played our part in supporting the peace process that led to a just peace in 1998.

So, I’d like to dedicate this award to Irish-American youth, and also Irish-America in general, for there would not have been a peace process without Irish-America. Charles Stewart Parnell knew that, as did Michael Collins and other 20th Century leaders.

On a personal note, I’d like to dedicate the award to a very old and dear friend, who was the best guitarist in my hometown of Wexford. He emigrated to the US and settled in the greater Philadelphia area. His name was Robbie Furlong and I had hoped he’d be here for this event, but he passed away some weeks back. Here’s to you, Robbie, smiling down on us, your Stratocaster strapped to your shoulders, you picked a great area to live in. And here’s to you, Philadelphia, thank you for all your support, friendship, and hospitality down the years. Long life to the IABCN!

28/02/2023

Get Ready for the High Holy Season of St.Patrick's Day Month. The March Irish American News is here!
https://irishamericannews.com/irishamericannews/pdf/2023/0323i.pdf