Irish America
Irish America
Mary Calls for Aid to Somalia President Mary Robinson reported to the United Nations that she was "shocked and horrified" by what she saw during her late October visit to Somalia, the East African country where more than 1,000 people are dying of famine daily. The Irish President was at the U.N. in New York as a high-ranking delegate to plead for more international aid for … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Matthew Carney was one of the most famous foreign-born runners of the bulls of Pamplona. Keith Kelly, on the trail of the elusive legend, discovers the spirit of bravado and romance that drew the Irish-American to Spain. Under the carnival lights at the feast of San Fermin in northern Spain I first heard of Matt Carney, the California-born Irishman who ran with the bulls every … [Read more...] about Running with the Bulls
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
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
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
