Last August, William Flynn, chief executive of Mutual of America, made the trip most Irish Americans dream about-back to Ireland for a family reunion. In the remote town of Kiltimagh, in County Mayo where his mother's family have their home, some eighty people of the Connor clan had gathered to celebrate. Discovering his roots Flynn felt an emotional tug that he describes as … [Read more...] about Business Profile: A Mutual Friend
25 Years After 9/11: World Trade Center Remembrances
By Keith J. Kelly
IA Newsletter, September 12 2026
For a while, we thought Sept. 10 might be our last happy day ever. “That’s going to be a good one,” said the photographer “The World Trade Center is in the background!” There was no way of knowing then that the photo Glen Davis was shooting would be among the very last ever taken of the World Trade Center at night. I was standing on the aft deck of the Forbes yacht, The … [Read more...] about 25 Years After 9/11: World Trade Center Remembrances
New $20 Million Transatlantic Research Collaboration to Deliver High-Value Jobs and Economic Growth Across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the U.S.
By Irish America Staff
IA Newsletter, September 9 2026
Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, First Minister Michelle O’Neill, and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly MLA have pledged support to a $20 million investment in a new U.S.-Ireland Research Translation and Commercialisation Initiative. The U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership’s new initiative is a trilateral project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for … [Read more...] about New $20 Million Transatlantic Research Collaboration to Deliver High-Value Jobs and Economic Growth Across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the U.S.
Irish American Partnership Launches Digital Skills Education Program to Support the Work of U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joseph Kennedy
By Irish America Staff
IA Newsletter, September 12 2026
The Irish American Partnership has developed and invested $100,000 in SparkStart Digital, in partnership with Fastrack Into IT (FIT), continuing to support the work of United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joseph P. Kennedy III. SparkStart Digital was designed in honor of Special Envoy Kennedy to further support the economic development work he … [Read more...] about Irish American Partnership Launches Digital Skills Education Program to Support the Work of U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joseph Kennedy
The Other Side | The Hidden Treasures of the Burren
By Cormac MacConnell March 1991
On the Other Side of the Galway Bay from where I am sitting now, on the Connemara shore, a single sturdy Spring sunbeam escaped from the clouds. It's out for a morning walk along the edge of The Burren. It is a magical March march across a real fairyland. Nine miles away, across the manes of sea horses, I am riveted to the view. I wish I were where the Sun is. The Burren, where … [Read more...] about The Other Side | The Hidden Treasures of the Burren