Niall and Patricia and other organizers of this terrific event, my fellow Honorees, and --the president Clinton has departed-- but this has been quite an extraordinary day for Deanie and I… You know, if forty years ago—forty-one years ago when I entered the military or thirty-nine years ago when we were married, someone said that we‘d be honored in this way, I would…It … [Read more...] about Gen. Martin Dempsey’s 2016 Hall of Fame Speech
Annie Moore Descendent Sings “Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears”
The 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame marked the upcoming anniversary of Annie Moore's entrance to the United States with the first-time meeting of the descendants and relatives of Moore, the first person to pass through Ellis Island when it opened January, 1, 1892. Among the family members present was Irish tenor Paul Linehan, who closed out the evening with a final song, “Isle … [Read more...] about Annie Moore Descendent Sings “Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears”
How Irish Was the Titanic?
By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
This week marks the 114th anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. With the ship’s final port in Europe in Cobh, Ireland (then called Queenstown,) one does not have to dive too far into the story of the R.M.S. Titanic to find Irish connections. The ship was designed and built by the Belfast industrial company, Harland and … [Read more...] about How Irish Was the Titanic?
Weekly Comment: Event Photos from the 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame
President Bill Clinton received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Irish America magazine, and Astronaut Col. Eileen Collins, Former Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Martin Dempsey, Writer Pete Hamill, and Mutual of America Special Consultant Edward J.T. Kenney were inducted to the Irish America Hall of Fame at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan on March 30th, 2016. At a crowded … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Event Photos from the 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame: Martin Dempsey
General Martin Edward Dempsey, a 2016 Irish America Hall of Fame honoree, served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for two terms and previously served as the Army's Chief of Staff. General Dempsey graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1974 and has been a career armor officer, serving in Operation Desert Storm, commanding the 4th Battalion 67th Armor in … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Martin Dempsey