• Our website is experiencing some technical difficulties.  For donation or membership processing, please contact Geralyn Keating - Email; for Irish Way applications and Perceptions Series scheduling, please contact Taryn Harrison - Email.
   

• Irish artist Charles Tyrrell has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Irish American Cultural Institute's O'Malley Art Award.  Long regarded as one of the most innovative abstract artists practicing in Ireland today, Tyrell will receive the €5,000 award in Ireland in September, 2008.
   

• Visiting Ireland this summer?  Check out the Royal Dublin Society's National Crafts Competition at the Dublin Horse Show, at which the IACI sponsors the IACI Muriel Gahan Scholarship/Development Grant.  For information on attending the RDS Dublin Horse Show, please click here.  Or visit the IACI's O'Malley Art Collection, housed at Plassey House at the University of Limerick.
   

• The IACI is pleased to continue its support of the scholarship program at the Willie Clancy Summer School, Ireland's largest traditional music summer school.  The IACI sponsors two students every year to attend this school.
   

• For IACI Members Only:  The latest issue of the IACI's newsletter, Duċás, has been published.  This issue features articles on Michael W. Balfe, the great Irish composer, and Kirsten McGarry, Ireland's best-ever alpine skier; an interview with Garry Hynes, Founder and Director of the Druid Theatre Company; special offers and discounts, and is available only to IACI members.  IACI members are eligible to receive a 25% discount on the Paul McMahon book, British Spies and Irish Rebels:  British Intelligence and Ireland, 1916 - 1945.  Click here to request the details to this special offer.  Become a member of the IACI. 
   

• Notice to IACI members: The telephone number published in Duċás to call for the special discount offer to purchase the DruidSynge DVD Box Set DVD is incorrect.  Please call (973.605.1991) or email the IACI to get the correct contact information.
   

• The 2008 Perceptions Series lineup is here!

For Fall 2008, musician and poet Seán Tyrrell's  "Cry of the Dreamer-The Amazing Story of Irish Hero John Boyle O'Reilly" brings this forgotten 19th century visionary-poet to life in this riveting performance. Author Dan Cassidy gives a fresh look to the influence of the Irish language on the American vernacular in "How the Irish Invented Slang" in his critically-acclaimed reading and performance.  For more information, please click here.

• Orientalism and the Female Gaze, the Irish American Cultural Institute's Helen Hooker O'Malley Collection opened on November 16, 2007 at the Bourn Vincent Gallery at the University of Limerick.
   

• APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE!  The Irish American Cultural Institute's Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies at National University Ireland - Galway.  This fellowship is available to scholars whose work deals with any aspect of Irish Studies.  Accomplished scholars who normally reside in the United States may apply.  Click here for more information.

• Open the door to your heritage with a membership in the Irish American Cultural Institute.  Please contact Geralyn Keating at 973-605-1991 or email at - Email
   

• Show your support with every purchase your make!  Apply for the IACI Platinum Plus MasterCard.  For complete details, click here.

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  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 

  The IACI is looking for writers to write feature articles for our newsletter, Dúċas.  Articles should be 1000 - 2000 words long, and focus on Irish or Irish-American history, arts & science, sports or culture.  Dúċas articles are a great way to showcase and promote new work by established researchers and writers.  Dúċas is distributed to the IACI's members and donors.  Please send submissions to:  Email
   

Irish Way
Summer Study Abroad for High School Students

The 2008 Irish Way program departs on July 6th!.  Check out our Irish Way Online Diary to read about the experiences of this year's students.

We are accepting applications for the 2009 Irish Way program.  Students currently enrolled in high school are eligible to apply.  Students will spend the month of July experiencing the culture, people, landscape, history, and heritage of Ireland.  

"My Irish Way experience was one of the best times of my life.  I learned so much about Irish culture and gained a new perspective on Irish life.  I met so many people and made long lasting friendships.  It was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget."  - Elizabeth, TX

We are accepting applications for
Irish Way counselors for the 2009 program.  Recent college graduates who have great energy and interpersonal skills are eligible.  Preference is given to Irish Way alumni who have a successful track record of recruiting for the Irish Way. 
For information on how to become a counselor, click here.

Click here for information on the Irish Way program or call Taryn Harrison at 973-605-1991.