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In This Issue 2024

Hibernia | The Great Ethiopian Run

By Ed Kenney

April 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment

On November 17, 2024 a group of runners from the US, Ireland and Ethiopia stepped up to the starting line of the Great Ethiopian Run, in that country’s capital, Addis Ababa, known as Africa’s largest road race and recently named ‘the world’s best 10k’ by Runner’s World Magazine. Led by legendary Irish Olympian and former 5,000-meter world record holder Eamon Coghlan, they were … [Read more...] about Hibernia | The Great Ethiopian Run

Hibernia | Dispatches from Massachusetts

By Michael Quinlin

Winter 2024

February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment

The Irish Discover Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the past 25 years.   With beautiful outdoor amenities plus plenty of history, culture, and ethnic cuisine, this coastal city of 100,000 residents offers a less expensive, more expansive lifestyle for Irish and like-minded immigrant … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Dispatches from Massachusetts

“The Enchanted Bay”

Winter 2024

February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Ernie O'Malley, listed under an alias in British captivity, Kilmainham Jail, January 1921. Photo: Wikipedia

It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary struggle, was also a passionate collector of Irish folklore. “The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection,” by Cormac K. H. O’Malley and Patrick J. Mahoney, is a testament to O’Malley’s multifaceted legacy. Ernie O'Malley (1897-1957) is … [Read more...] about “The Enchanted Bay”

“The Good Sport”

Winter 2024

February 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Sean Reidy, co-founder with Patricia Harty of the Irish America Hall of Fame; Sean Connick, CEO of the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, in New Ross, Co. Wexford, where the Irish America Hall of Fame is housed; and Hall of Fame member Kevin M. White.

In this excerpt from his memoir The Good Sport, Kevin White takes us on his journey as an Irish Catholic kid growing up in “blue-collar” Amityville on Long Island while scrambling to help his parents make ends meet, to the position of “the best of the best” among intercollegiate athletic directors of his generation.Navigating the winding roads, with endless rotaries, up to … [Read more...] about “The Good Sport”

Brian Ruane

December 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Brian is a Senior Executive Vice President, with responsibility for Global Clearing, Corporate Trust & Credit Services, and a member of BNY’s Executive Committee.  He was born in the U.S.  raised and educated in Dublin, Ireland, before qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant.  He earned his MBA from the Zarb School of Business, New York. Brian’s father is from County … [Read more...] about Brian Ruane

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