The 29th annual Flax Trust New York banquet took place in the 21 Club on October 9, honoring Edward A. McDermott Jr., president and CEO of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; Niall J. Murray, managing principal and founder of Rockabill Consulting & Development; and Patricia Harty, cofounder and editor-in-chief of Irish America magazine. The honorees were each … [Read more...] about The Flax Trust Banquet
Archives for December 2019
The Friends of Sinn Féin
The Friends of Sinn Féin held its annual dinner on Thursday, November 7, at the Sheraton New York Hotel in Manhattan, raising a reported $700,000. Friends of Sinn Féin was established in 1995 to provide an effective and efficient way for people in America to help Sinn Féin consolidate the peace process and achieve the aim of an independent, united Ireland. … [Read more...] about The Friends of Sinn Féin
Judy Collins Opens Concern Gala
℘℘℘ Concern Worldwide U.S.’s Seeds of Hope annual awards dinner got off to a good start with singing legend Judy Collins singing her classic “Both Sides Now,” and classic anthem “Amazing Grace,” telling how she first came across the song. The event took place on Tuesday, October 29, at Cipriani South Street. Concern honored Microsoft and Kate Johnson (President, Microsoft … [Read more...] about Judy Collins Opens Concern Gala
Loretta Brennan Glucksman Honored
℘℘℘ Family, friends, leading figures in the Irish world, and a contingent from the University of Limerick (UL) converged on Glucksman Ireland House at NYU on Sunday, November 17 to witness UL’s conferring of an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters on Loretta Brennan Glucksman. The descendant of four Irish immigrant grandparents, Loretta has made – and continues to make – an … [Read more...] about Loretta Brennan Glucksman Honored
Enda O'Brien Takes New York
Fresh on the heels of her success with her latest book, Girl, Edna O’Brien was at Symphony Space for an evening of tributes and a one-on-one interview with Robert Ford, the American novelist and short-story writer. A host of authors and actors, including Gina Apostol (Insurrecto), Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America), Zainab Jah (Deep State), … [Read more...] about Enda O'Brien Takes New York