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By Turlough McConnell

Tribute to First Nations of Quebec

By Turlough McConnell

November 20, 2025 by 1 Comment

Earlier this summer Ireland’s new Ambassador to Canada John Concannon expressed gratitude to the First Nations of Quebec for their contributions to Irish Famine relief in 1847. He thanked them in a new video entitled Honouring Indigenous Famine Aid from Quebec and Ireland Lacrosse created by the Irish Heritage Trust. “I would like to pay a special tribute to all of the First … [Read more...] about Tribute to First Nations of Quebec

Armagh: The Orchard County

By Edna Cullen

Fall 2025

October 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment

From ancient kings to Bramley apples and modern-day resilience, this quiet corner of Northern Ireland offers rich rewards for travelers tracing roots and chasing meaning. County Armagh doesn’t scream for attention – and that’s precisely its charm. Tucked away in Northern Ireland’s lush heartland, it’s not the most obvious stop on a tourist trail. But for Irish Americans … [Read more...] about Armagh: The Orchard County

Leading With Purpose And Ambition

By Tom Deignan

Fall 2025

October 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Jane McCooey once had a profound epiphany about her career, which so far has ventured into the fields of law, tech, and high finance.   It came while she was playing Camogie. “You don’t really talk about work when you’re there – you just go to train and play,” the Armagh native and Morgan Stanley executive said during  our recent interview. “But half the … [Read more...] about Leading With Purpose And Ambition

Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief, R.I.P.

By Mary Pat Kelly

September 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Mary Pat Kelly remembers her longtime friend, Frank Price who served as chairman of Columbia Pictures twice and also headed Universal Pictures and Universal Television. Frank Price’s death on August 25th at age 95 generated glowing obituaries, fitting for a man who was a force in the entertainment industry for over 50 years first as a writer producer in television, then as … [Read more...] about Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief, R.I.P.

Keynote Speaker Wall Street 50 2025

August 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Jane McCooey 2025 Wall Street 50 Keynote Speaker

Jane McCooey is an Executive Director and Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer of Enterprise Technology & Services at Morgan Stanley. From 2022 to 2024, she was Chief Operating Officer for the Global Technology & Data Legal Group at Morgan Stanley. She is Co-Chair of the Community & Giving Back Pillar of the Morgan Stanley Women’s Business Alliance. Prior … [Read more...] about Keynote Speaker Wall Street 50 2025

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December 5, 1921

Following the conclusion of negotiations between Irish government representatives and British government representatives, the British give the Irish a deadline to either accept of reject the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The treaty established the self-governing Irish Free State but still made Ireland a dominion under the British Crown. The treaty also gave the six counties of Northern Ireland, which had been acknowledged in the 1920 Government of Ireland Act, the option to opt out of the Irish Free State and remain part of England, which they opted for. The Anglo-Irish treaty split many and on this day in 1921 Prime Minister David LLoyd-George said that rejection by the Irish would result in “immediate and terrible war.”

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