Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories
Everything you know about the St. Patrick's Day shamrock is a lie
On This Day: Larry Cunningham, Irish country music singer, is born in 1938
My annual pride over my song “Christmas in the Trenches 1915”
Wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh - Jesus was a wealthy child at Christmas
Magic in my peaceful song - Christmas In the Trenches
The modern reality of Ireland is breathtaking
When orange and green couldn’t be seen in Northern Ireland
Cormac MacConnell: This Christmas we survive on scraps of hope and good tidings
Unionism and the ethnic cleansing of Northern Ireland's nationalist youth
Most read
- 1 Ireland in spring - Fun festivals and wonderful hidden gems you don't want to miss
- 2 What's your Irish County? County Antrim
- 3 After living in Ireland for almost one year, this is what I’ve learned
- 4 Ireland climbs to third in ranking of world's most powerful passports
- 5 Colin Farrell reveals his favorite Irish town
- 6 Oh, Lisdoonvarna... is a town unlike any other in Ireland
- 7 Faces of the Titanic: John Horgan, lost at sea, remains a mystery man
- 8 Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine begins today, May 1
- 9 Mother's Day gift idea: Honor your Mom with an Irish Heritage Tree planted in Ireland