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• Ink, Ireland and Marty Hintz: How the Post Found Its Voice

  Our history · Irish American Post

  Founded in Milwaukee in 1990 by Loren Martin “Marty” Hintz, the Irish American Post grew from travel writing, Irish community life and a family’s work.

• Before the Boutiques: Milwaukee’s Third Ward Had an Irish Accent

  Nov. 4, 2026 · Irish American Post

  Explore Milwaukee’s Irish Third Ward history through Catherine Foley’s tavern, the Lady Elgin, the 1892 fire and the neighborhood’s changing communities.

• St. Brigid’s Next Act: Milwaukee’s Irish Home Changes Tune

  Nov. 4, 2026 · Irish American Post

  What is happening at Milwaukee’s St. Brigid Center, formerly the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center? The plans, building history and questions still unanswered.

• Milwaukee Irish Events: November Has a Soundtrack

  Nov. 4, 2026 · Irish American Post

  Milwaukee-area Irish events for November and December 2026: concerts, céilí dances, a free Christmas fair, tickets and practical details.

• Billy the Kid: Irish Roots, Outlaw Branches

  Nov. 4, 2026 · Irish American Post

  His mother helped build Wichita. Her son became a Western legend. Follow the Irish family trail, the archival clippings and the disputed claim that Billy spoke Irish.

• Pat Murphy’s Irish Roots: The World Series Champion Brewers’ Manager

  Nov. 3, 2026 · Irish American Post

  County Louth heritage, formative years at Notre Dame, and a long apprenticeship connect the Brewers manager to a wider Irish American baseball story.

• Find your next Irish night out

  Nov. 3, 2026 · Irish American Post

  A football film in San Francisco, stories near Boston, and beginner-friendly dancing in Phoenix. Explore our expanded nationwide calendar.

• Start tracing your Irish roots with one name and a notebook

  Oct. 13, 2026 · Irish American Post

  Begin with one relative, compare official records, and keep a trail your family can follow.

• An Irish night out, without waiting for St. Patrick’s Day

  Oct. 13, 2026 · The Post

  A music session in Chicago, a folk concert in Wisconsin, and a gathering on the Washington coast. Your autumn starts here.

• Irish America has more than one soundtrack

  Oct. 13, 2026 · The Post · Commentary

  There is room for hip-hop, a fiddle session, a country song, and something you have never heard before.

• Your first Irish music session: start by listening

  Oct. 13, 2026 · The Post · Guide

  A short guide to finding a session, feeling comfortable, and asking before joining in.

• Chicago gatherings and Irish American voices across the Atlantic

  Oct. 13, 2026 · The Post · News brief

  A sourced roundup of community organizing and autumn events.

• Loren Martin “Marty” Hintz: a life in writing

  Our history · The Post

  Journalism, books, Milwaukee’s Irish Fest, and the family story behind Finding Loren.

From the archive

• Buffalo Boys: Background and Prologue

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 1

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 2

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 3

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 4

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 5

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• Buffalo Boys: Chapter 6

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Hintz, with Stephen Hintz and Dan Borengasser

  A tale of adventure from the Spring 2020 Irish American Post.

• When We Say “Irish Beer,” You Say Guinness

  Summer 2020 · Archive · Kathy Flanigan

  The Post’s beer columnist considers Guinness, the experience of a first stout, and the wider world of Irish beer.

• Byrne, Paddygrass Keep Up a Lively Beat

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Deric Green

  A Wisconsin music profile of Derek Byrne and the musicians, instruments and repertoire behind Paddygrass.

• Writing Isn’t a Slow Stroll for Turtle Bunbury

  Spring 2020 · Archive · Martin Russell

  The Post’s book editor talks to the prolific historian about writing, family, and the lives behind Irish history.

• Magnum Puts Pro in Ireland Pictures

  Spring 2020 · Martin Russell

  Since the first snap ‘n shoot, Ireland has been a photographers’ dreamscape. The newly released Magnum Ireland ((Thames & Hudson, updated edition, 304 pages) captures the wide swin

• Which Irish Shows to Watch While You're at Home

  Spring 2020 · James Bartlett

  Nearly all of us are still staying at home as much as possible, and even though some places are agitating to get back outside, it still seems the most sensible idea is to stay wher

• Spring 2019 News

  Spring 2019 · Irish American Post

  The Irish American Post and the wider Milwaukee Irish community mourns the passing of Frank O’Dwyer, our longtime webmaster and techie adviser. He was also active in various Irish

• Purgatory To Paradise

  Spring 2019 · Elliot O. Lipchik

  From the Post archive.

• Visiting Over the Water

  Summer 2019 · Brigid Flaherty

  Brigid Flaherty is currently finishing her education at Loras College in Dubuque, Ia., and will graduate in spring, 2020. During her second year at Loras, Brigid studied and intern

• The Reconstruction of Cuchulainn

  Winter 2020 · Joseph Gahagan

  From the Post archive.

• St. John's a Tower of Green Power

  Spring 2019 · Elliot O. Lipchik

  St. John's on the Lake community in Milwaukee is a veritable Tower of Green Power, with many of its resident true to the green even with their retirement. Nothing has slowed these

• Keefe Says a Lot in Say Nothing, His Tragic Tale of Disappearance/Death

  Spring 2019 · Martin Hintz

  Writer John Patrick Keefe’s tale of kidnapping and murder of Belfast housewife Jean McConville in December, 1972, is a searing look at the Northern Ireland social horror that was T

• Irish Make Their Mark in Hollywood

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  January was also the month for the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where five Irish movies were screened.

• Irish Movie News

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  Well, the Oscars are long over and the arguing and congratulating is still going on.! The ceremony was a success in many ways – shorted than usual for a start – and the awards were

• The Movie Brothers Work the Fox Film Scene

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we interviewed two brothers – John and Patrick Houlihan – who not only both live in Southern California and both have the same job as a music supervi

• New Irish Documentary Looks at Lost Lives of Hart Island

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  Fewer than 16 miles from central Manhattan lies Hart Island, a 101-acre cemetery and the final resting place of over one million New Yorkers. Every city has its own Potter’s Field,

• Celtic Tenors Strut Their Gaelic Stuff

  Spring 2019 · Aly Prouty,​ Special to the Irish American Post

  With upbeat songs hailing from a variety of genres, that can be easy to do. The group sings traditional Irish music, operatic tunes, serene ballads and even covers popular music. S

• Cherish the Ladies Remain Tops in Celtic Music

  Spring 2019 · Aly Prouty,​ Special to the Irish American Post

  Joanie Maden may hail from New York, but Irish music has surrounded her all of her life. Her father is from Co. Galway but is successful nationwide; he’s an All-Ireland Champion ac

• Noted Actor Dunn Handily Performs Multiple Jobs in Come From Away

  Spring 2019 · Aly Prouty,​ Special to the Irish American Post

  The house lights will come down at Uihlein Hall in Milwaukee’s Marcus Center from May 7-12, like any other night. The stage lights will fade, as they would for any show, but Come F

• Milwaukee Irish Fest's Poetry Winner, Gahagan

  Spring 2019 · Elliot O. Lipchik, Irish American

  This is a story of a talented writer with a pained soul who constructed a double life. I was fortunate to have acquired, strictly through chance, Joseph Raymond Gahagan’s papers, c

• DeLorean Documentary Set to Zoom onto Big Screen

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  Even if you’re not a petrol head, you definitely know the car he designed. Stainless steel silver, gull-wing doors, and it travels through time when it reaches 88mph?

• Straight Outta Texas — The DeLorean is Back

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  With its distinctive stainless-steel body and gull-wing doors, they were built as a left-hand drive at the most unlikely place – Dunmurry, a suburb of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

• Purgatory To Paradise — Editor’s Note

  Spring 2019 · Irish American Post

  The Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell (nine circles of torment). Guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil, Dante also seeks his unattainable love: Beatrice. The verse

• Poet Catherine Jagoe Waxes Lovingly About Words.

  Summer 2019 · Elliot O'Lipchik, Irish American Post Poetry Editor

  CJ: I've never felt that I had a "hometown," since my family moved so much and both of my parents were from "elsewhere"-- my dad was Irish but born in Malaya, my mother English but

• For Two Old Guys with Creaky Bones, Shaking Things Up Is the Way to Go

  Summer 2019 · Martin Russell

  Now let's have Mooney himself discourse a bit about his Irishness, about growing old and about the intricacies of his writing process:

• Taking a Look at McKinty's The Chain.

  Summer 2019 · James Bartlett

  Skeptical but thankful, McKinty found an old short story he had written after a visit to Mexico City a few years before. While there he had learned about exchange killings: where a

• Driven Goes Slightly Off-Road in New Comedy-Drama.

  Summer 2019 · James Bartlett

  Complete with its own chaotic backstory (filming in Puerto Rico being was disrupted and delayed by Hurricane Maria), this drama/comedy version of the story behind the sportscar vis

• Game of Thrones Shakes Up Emmy Award Season. ​

  Summer 2019 · James Bartlett

  Did you read about the two large earthquakes in Los Angeles recently? It’s always an odd feeling when you suddenly experience the unexpected side-to-side motion a quake like this p

• Irish Fest Musicians Display Broad Range of Gaelic Styles

  Summer 2019 · Deric Green

  For Randy Gosa, Irish music is all about getting together. He loves the community aspect of learning and playing in an informal atmosphere and with the encouragement from other mus

• Russell Back on the High Road Again with His Songs

  Summer 2019 · Martin Hintz

  Western songwriting maestro Tom Russell is heading back to the Auld Sod for a round of shows in November, with fans eager to hear his latest recording of original compositions, Oct

• Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees

  Summer 2019 · Special to the Irish American Post

  "This year's class includes one of the best all-around players of the 1980s, the reigning NL Manager of the Year, an award-winning baseball documentarian, an iconic baseball execut

• Billy Caldwell

  Winter 2020 · George Houde

  Caldwell Avenue. Caldwell Woods. Billy Caldwell Golf Course. Billy Caldwell Post of the American Legion.

• Cop Turned Author Finds His Irish Roots

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlett

  “I began working as a part-time sportswriter at a now defunct twice-weekly newspaper in Glendale when I was in high school, but when I realized the folks there weren’t exactly maki

• Irish Movie News - Winter 2020

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlett

  No matter what you think, the Oscars this year produced something very unusual as it was the first time a foreign language movie won not just its own category (now called Best Inte

• Los Angeles' O'Connell Gets Jazzed Over Music

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlet

  From around 1910 until the early 1950s, a series of segregation policies aimed at Los Angeles’s rapidly expanding African American community accidentally led to one of the most cul

• The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center Winter 2020 Music News

  Winter 2020 · Martin Hintz

  bodhrán and Shane on button accordion, along with guitarist and lead vocalist Aodán Coyne - initially played together during sessions in Ennis pubs. Their first album titled Socks

• Music World Mourns Loss of Irish Fest Founder Ed Ward

  Winter 2020 · Courtesy of the Ward Family

  Surrounded by his family, Edward James Ward, 74, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Ed was preceded in death by son Brendan. He

• McCoy Keeps On Movin’ Between Pools, Bikes and Surfing

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlett

  After graduating from USC with a degree in business administration in the Entrepreneur Program, she initially wanted to own a bar or restaurant but ended up buying a swimming pool

• Belfastian McCullough Paints On the Edge

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlett

  The Irish diaspora are famously all over the planet – but what about those who are living right on the edge?

• Bards Gather at Irish Fest Lakefront for Fun and Verse

  Winter 2020 · Elliot O. Lipchik

  Every summer, crowds gather at the Milwaukee lakefront for the much-anticipated Irish Fest. Many folks are dressed in green, some in kilts and costumes, coming from far and wide, a

• Louie Ryan Loves Costa Rica, Coffee and his California Speakeasy

  Winter 2020 · James Bartlett

  Describing himself as “young at heart,” Ryan, 55, has lived in Venice Beach for over 23 years, but was born and raised in Dublin. He moved to American in 1985 “on a prayer,” and is

• Painter Walsh Tackles the Abstract

  Winter 2020 · Martin Hintz

  “illusionistic magic of historical painting.” Then, as he learned more about the history of art, his focus turned to more contemporary issues.

• Brendan J. Byrne — Editor’s Note

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  Brendan J Byrne, Producer/Director, Executive Producer, Brendan Bryne of Hotshot Films began his filmmaking career in 1992 with an award-winning debut film The Kickhams (1993, C4),

• Framing John DeLorean — Editor’s Note

  Spring 2019 · James Bartlett

  From the Post archive.