Featured in this issue is an in-depth exploration of Barack Obama’s Irish connections and those of former White House occupants; a look at the “Irish Murphia” of the John F. Kennedy White House; an interview with Trent Kowalik, the lead performer in Broadway’s Billy Elliot and lover of all things Irish dance; a study on the integration of Polish immigrants into the Irish community; an analysis of Hunger, Steve McQueen’s award-winning film on the Bobby Sands story; and more.