Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, was presented with New England Irish person of the Year at an event at the Irish Consulate in Boston last week. He was jointly honored by the Irish Emigrant, Irish Voice Newspaper and IrishCentral.com. Dr.Lahey was recognized for his extraordinary achievement in creating the Ireland’s Great Hunger museum based on the Irish … [Read more...] about Dr. John Lahey Named Irish Person of Year in New England
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The Country’s First Irish Famine Museum is Dedicated in Hamden, Connecticut
October 5, 2012
The first Irish Famine museum in the U.S. was dedicated in Hamden, CT on September 28. Under the leadership of its president, Dr. John L. Lahey, since 1997 Quinnipiac University has been amassing a collection of art, texts and artifacts related to the the Great Hunger. The museum, at 3011Whitney Avenue, between the university's Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses, is now the … [Read more...] about The Country’s First Irish Famine Museum is Dedicated in Hamden, Connecticut
The 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 With Keynote Speaker Adrian Jones
September 21, 2012
Irish America magazine celebrated the 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 on September 20, 2012 with co-host Teneo, a global consulting firm and investment bank. The annual event recognizes the best and brightest Irish and Irish-American leaders in finance. Click here to see all of the honorees and photos from the event. In addition to his fellow honorees, the event recognized the … [Read more...] about The 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 With Keynote Speaker Adrian Jones
Ireland’s Preeminent Contemporary Playwright Tom Murphy on Druid Theatre Company’s Return to the US
By Cahir O'Doherty, Irish Voice Arts EditorJuly 12, 2012
This week, Galway’s Tony winning Druid Theatre Company will present a mini-retrospective of three of the most accomplished plays of Irish playwright Tom Murphy at Druid Murphy, an exciting festival in his honor that will be staged at Lincoln Center beginning July 5. Murphy, 77, has famously been described by Colm Toibin as “the writer whom other Irish writers most admire.” … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Preeminent Contemporary Playwright Tom Murphy on Druid Theatre Company’s Return to the US
Fionnula Flanagan & More to be Inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame on July 4th
July 2, 2012
Legendary Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan will be formally inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame on Wednesday, the 4th of July, 2012 at the Dunbrody Famine Ship’s Emigration History Centre in New Ross, Co. Wexford. The induction ceremony takes place as a focal point of the larger 4th of July festivities in New Ross, as the town celebrates its first official Irish … [Read more...] about Fionnula Flanagan & More to be Inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame on July 4th