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 How big is Ireland? The answer might surprise you!
- 3 The top Irish filming locations from "The Banshees of Inisherin"
- 4 Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
- 5 Faces of the Titanic: John Horgan, lost at sea, remains a mystery man
- 6 Book of Kells remains closed as Trinity College protests continue
- 7 The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada
- 8 Why is Derry also called Londonderry?
- 9 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork