Patrick O’Sullivan Greene

With President Michael D. Higgins discussing ‘Crowdfunding the Revolution: The First Dáil Loan and the Battle for Irish Independence’ at a courtesy call at Áras an Uachtaráin.

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE - Jay McInerney I had the surreal experience of talking to Jay McInerney on the streets of New York on a balmy evening last June, while he held my book which had been presented to him by The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society! nytimes.com/2026/04/16/sty…

"America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true." James T. Farrell, Irish-American author of the Studs Lonigan trilogy. #America250

An emotional and powerful video about an early tragedy in the life of Seán Lemass, one of Ireland's most popular and innovative leaders and 16-year-old volunteer in the GPO. The story is covered in Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir by @RMcGreevy1301. youtu.be/1CGq28BnJBY?si…

“ … de Valera’s time in America … was marked by strategic mistakes and tactical errors in the conduct of the bond and recognition campaigns, as well as an unnecessary divisiveness. He lacked the interpersonal and management skills to deliver his objectives ..."

Based on the section on Éamon de Valera in America, "his presence was clearly becoming disastrous", The Shortest History of Ireland by James Hawes has the making of a good read.

"Think about Heathcliff who was brought from Liverpool and speaks a sort of gibberish. The description of Heathcliff conforms almost exactly to the caricatures of the Irish." Jacob Elordi, Heathcliff and the Controversy Over ‘Wuthering Heights’ @ezwrites nytimes.com/2026/02/13/mov…

“I'd love to give Michael Collins a go ... if you reinvestigate his life and do a different film about it, I'd love to be involved.” - Paul Mescal Crowdfunding the Revolution (book) and My Generation (script) - Ready! The West Wing meets Peaky Blinders! youtube.com/shorts/i4W4p7j…

Positive review of ‘The Red Branch’ in ⁦@IrishTimes⁩. Thanks to Brian Cliff and Elizabeth Mannion, especially for ‘abundant noir cynicism’. I feel even closer to my hero Raymond Chandler.

"Fitzgerald’s hang-ups on account of his Irishness have been recently discussed by Patrick O’Sullivan Greene in a highly readable book ... a kind of private shame that has enabled him to make Gatsby so convincing a character." drb.ie/articles/makin…

Hemingway once called F. Scott Fitzgerald ‘fragile Irish instead of tough Irish.’ Part of their frenemy relationship is explained in a story of a friendly boxing match in Paris told by @CameronHill18 from @offtheball to @PatKennyNT. newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…

Gatsby: Death of an Irishman – Now an Audiobook! F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity. Spotify: tinyurl.com/POSGME Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz Audible: tinyurl.com/GatsbyDeathofa… #America250 #IrishAmerica250 #FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby

Never thought I would be on a billboard outside @TheRDS It was enjoyable discussing with Gráinne Hurley the surprising connections between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mary Lavin, and their relationships with @NewYorker, prepped and moderated by @RMcGreevy1301. #DBF25

The RDS Library & Archives are delighted partner with the Dublin Book Festival at 1.00 pm on Sunday 9 November 2025 for Great Irish Voices, a talk that explores two books illuminating great voices from Irish American history. Gratefully and Affectionately: Mary Lavin and The New Yorker by Gráinne Hurley provide fascinating insights into Lavin’s 18-year working relationship with the publication. This includes her working relationship with its chief editor through the letters they wrote to each other. Gatsby: Death of an Irishman by Patrick O’Sullivan Greene delivers a new, compelling insight into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, exploring his complex, evolving and surprising relationship with his Irish heritage. The authors will be in conversation with journalist and author Ronan McGreevy. Book tickets here: dublinbookfestival.com/event/great-ir…

Looking forward to learning more about Mary Lavin whose life story is fascinating, and her friendship with so many Irish writers, and her successful writing career against so many odds.

Dublin Book Festival! Sunday, November 9, 1pm, @TheRDS, Dublin. Gráinne Hurley and Patrick O'Sullivan Greene in conversation with @RMcGreevy1301, illuminating great voices from Irish American history: Mary Lavin and F. Scott Fitzgerald Tickets: dublinbookfestival.com/event/great-ir… #DBF25

In October 1914 the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment (mostly recruited from the counties of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny) fought at the Battle of Le Pilly. Of the 900 men who partook in the battle just 135 escaped the battle, 177 were killed and the rest wounded or taken prisoner. Since rediscovering the battle 12 years ago, the residents of Herlies outside Lille, have erected a memorial and host an annual commemoration with the children of the Simone Veile national school singing It's a long way to Tipperary.

[The] work blends history, biography and literary analysis, offering what he calls “a story of American identity as much as the American Dream.” Chrsity Hinko, @LongIslandPress @GreatNeckLib longislandpress.com/2025/09/29/gat… #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald

“Life was a damned muddle... a football game with every one off-side and the referee gotten rid of—every one claiming the referee would have been on his side....” This Side of Paradise, 1920

Fitzgerald wrote about football all his life. At the young age of 44, he was sitting in his armchair after lunch, eating a chocolate bar and making notes on the football team in the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Suddenly, he stood up, grabbed the mantelpiece and fell to the floor.

During the centennial of The Great Gatsby, it is fitting that the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers clash in Croke Park in Week 4 of the NFL. F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in Saint Paul, MN, was a football fanatic. A 🧵on Fitzgerald's love of American Football.