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Weekly Comment: Michael Flatley receives Lifetime Achievement Award

By Irish America Staff
December 4, 2015

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Riverdance and Lord of the Dance superstar Michael Flatley received a lifetime achievement award from Irish America magazine December 3 at the 30th annual Business 100 Awards Luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. Flatley, who is also a Golden Gloves-winning boxer and world-class flutist, received the award for his contributions to Irish dance, music, and cultural … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Michael Flatley receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Michael Dowling’s Healthcare & Life Sciences 50 Keynote Address

October 8, 2015

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On October 7, 2015, Irish America celebrated the second annual Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 Awards, with Michael Dowling, CEO and president of Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health Systems) delivering the keynote speech. Below is a full transcript of his moving and pertinent remarks, which wove together themes of ingenuity and progress within the Irish and … [Read more...] about Michael Dowling’s Healthcare & Life Sciences 50 Keynote Address

Announcing the 2015 Irish America Wall Street 50

By Irish America Staff
September 29, 2015

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Irish America magazine announces its 18th annual Wall Street 50 list in the October / November 2015 issue. This year’s honorees will be feted at the 2015 Irish America Wall Street 50 Awards Dinner on October 1 at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The event, which has come to be the premier networking event for Irish and Irish-American leaders of the financial community, will … [Read more...] about Announcing the 2015 Irish America Wall Street 50

Weekly Comment:
Keough-Naughton College
Football Trophy Unveiled

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
September 25, 2015

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A new trophy has been added to the roster of college football trophies, only this one is different from the bowl game and rivalry cup trophies most Americans are familiar with, because this one will only be awarded in Dublin. The Keough-Naughton trophy bears the names of two powerhouses of Irish America – Donald Keough, former head of Coca-Cola and the first inductee into the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Keough-Naughton College
Football Trophy Unveiled

Weekly Comment:
Keeping the Tradition Alive

By John Kearns and Karen Daly, IAW&A
September 18, 2015

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“...a fine green thread binds us together…” ‪– Colin Broderick   Irish American Writers and Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) celebrated its 100th Manhattan Salon at the Cell Theatre September 15 with a curated evening of readings and performances and a retrospective of IAW&A Salon photographs by Cathleen Dwyer. Considered the brainchild of Malachy McCourt, the IAW&A … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Keeping the Tradition Alive