Harry Truman's Irish Links To judge by the rush to claim kinship with him by this year's presidential contenders, Harry S Truman may well be on his way to history's accolade as one of the most effective Presidents of all time. Both Bush and Clinton kicked off the official Labor Day start to the campaign by claiming the Truman legacy. More than any other President with the … [Read more...] about Hibernia
October 1992
Business 100 | The Heavy Metal Kid
By Irish America Staff October 1992
Bill Connell of Connell Limited Partnership A seminal moment in Paul Tierney's life occurred one evening in 1964 when he saw a light burning in the living quarters of Father Ted Hesburgh, then president of Notre Dame and a priest noted for accessibility to his students. Tierney called up Hesburgh, was invited over, and poured out his heart. Though a philosophy major, he had … [Read more...] about Business 100 | The Heavy Metal Kid
Business 100 | Creating Irish – U.S. Business Links
By Turlough McConnell October 1992
ICCUSA (Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States) is one extraordinary, international commerce machine with a mission. Turlough McConnell reports. Patrick J. Keogh is searching for the right words. "We don't like to be pigeonholed. We're not exactly a traditional chamber of com-merce." He pauses. "Nor strictly an organization for social good, really, " Keogh muses. … [Read more...] about Business 100 | Creating Irish – U.S. Business Links
Business 100 | Back Home in Derry
By Martin Crowley October 1992
Derry was the launch-pad for the upheaval which first gripped Northern Ireland in 1968. But not only has it survived the turbulence of two decades ago, it has erased the physical scars and taken on a new self-confidence. A confidence that is being harnessed to tackle Derry's major long-term problem, unemployment. Martin Cowley reports. Combating a jobless rate of 23 percent, … [Read more...] about Business 100 | Back Home in Derry
Business 100 | Telecom Ireland
By Martin Crowley October 1992
The invisible thicket of telecommunication innovation has grown denser in the last decade with all the major European countries vying to attract American manufacturing and service companies doing business in Europe. Few succeed without the lure of a proven state-of-the-art telephone network and not many have been as committed as Telecom Ireland to the task of improving … [Read more...] about Business 100 | Telecom Ireland