Turkish Writer Orhan Pamuk wins IMPAC Award. ℘℘℘ Dublin: The IMPAC Literary Award was presented on June 14 to Orhan Pamuk for his book My Name Is Red. Worth 100,000 euros, the IMPAC award is considered the most generous literary prize in the world. The winning book, by the Turkish writer and author of six novels which have been translated into more than 20 languages, is … [Read more...] about My Name Is Red
Archives for August 2003
A Very Special Olympics
Lynn Tierney reports on the Games in Ireland. "Let me win but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt." The Special Olympics Oath goes to the heart of the matter: In the effort lies the victory, in the challenge lies the glory. It's all about the striving to do your best, not besting your competitor. This philosophy is at the center of Special Olympics, an organization … [Read more...] about A Very Special Olympics
Irish America’s Sixth
Annual Wall Street 50
"Our business is a business that is based on trust, and trust is the cornerstone of every relationship.... We need to demonstrate corporate responsibility, reach out to the investor and the populace for open dialogue and communication."
–Michael Rice, President, Private Client Group at Prudential Securities Incorporated. Keynote speaker, Wall Street 50, 2003
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Annual Wall Street 50
The Irish Brigade
Lest we forget: Civil War reenactors provide a living history. As Ron McGovern, wearing his Civil War captain's uniform replete with brass buttons and sword, sat in a pew at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York's Little Italy a few years ago, he couldn't help feeling "a little time transport." The church organist pumped Mozart's Requiem into a space filled with members of … [Read more...] about The Irish Brigade
Barney Rosset’s
Trip of A Lifetime
For Barney Rosset it was a special sort of homecoming. The inveterate publisher behind Grove Press had been invited as a guest speaker at Trinity College Dublin to mark the 50th anniversary of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. As Beckett's American publisher and close friend, it was fitting that Barney Rosset should be invited. Indeed this first trip to Ireland would become a … [Read more...] about Barney Rosset’s
Trip of A Lifetime