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Business 100 | Back Home in Derry

By Martin Crowley

October 1992

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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 | Mutual of America

By Irish America Staff

October 1992

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Dedicated to Making a Difference Just 45 years ago the vast majority of health and welfare workers had no insurance coverage.  They had been excluded under the Social Security Act of 1935. They were desperate as they looked forward to a crushing and bleak retirement. Out of this pressing need a new company was born with a small S10,000 grant. Today it is known as Mutual of … [Read more...] about Business 100 | Mutual of America

Business 100 | The Peace Corps Meets Wall Street

By Irish America Staff

October 1992

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Paul Tierney, Partner in Gollust, Tierney and Oliver, Inc. 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 … [Read more...] about Business 100 | The Peace Corps Meets Wall Street

Business 100 | Owning a Horse in Ireland

By Irish America Staff

October 1992

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The success of Irish Thoroughbreds around the globe is attracting American owners to Ireland's sales and training centers If anyone in the jubilant crowd at this year's historic $1 million Irish Derby needed extra proof of Ireland's dominance in Thoroughbred racing, they only had to wait two minutes for it. St. Jovite, an Irish champion, son of an Irish mare, trained by … [Read more...] about Business 100 | Owning a Horse in Ireland

Business 100 | The Merchant Prince

By Irish America Staff

October 1992

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Don Brennan, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Don Brennan could find himself cast as villain or savior over the next few years as the fate of Waterford Crystal, one of the best known brand names in the world, is decided. Brennan likes the odds, though a halo would ill-fit the direct, tough-talking managing director of Morgan Stanley. When Brennan and Heinz chief executive … [Read more...] about Business 100 | The Merchant Prince