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Fall 2024

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

Helen Doody, Keynote Speaker, Business 100

December 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Helen Doody is the Head of Abbey Capital (U.S.) LLC and an Abbey Capital (U.S.) LLC board director. Abbey Capital is an alternative investment manager. She and her team are responsible for business development and investor relations in North America, working with many of the largest private banks, institutions, and pension consultants. Helen was born in Dublin to parents John … [Read more...] about Helen Doody, Keynote Speaker, Business 100

Business 100 Honorees Celebrated in Style

Irish America magazine honored the best and brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders, representing some of the world’s most innovative and influential companies and corporations at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on Monday, December 16, 2024. Helen Doody, Managing Director and Head of Abbey Capital (US), and Brian Ruane, Senior Executive Vice President, BNY served … [Read more...] about Business 100 Honorees Celebrated in Style

Come to Ireland

By Tourism Ireland & Irish America Staff

Fall 2024

November 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Ireland is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year. Advantages of traveling during this time of year, include fewer crowds, authentic experiences, and the island of Ireland’s autumn and winter landscapes. Considering travel outside the typical summer months? Ireland's autumn and winter season is rich with vibrant festivals that bring the island’s culture, … [Read more...] about Come to Ireland

Review of Books | Recently Published Books

By Darina Molloy

Fall 2024

November 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Somebody Knows By Michelle McDonagh This is only Michelle McDonagh’s second novel, but the Galway native (transplanted to Cork) already has the knack of making it look easy. Journalist Cara Joyce is grieving the imminent loss of her adoptive mother, when she overhears something about her origins that leads her to an old case she thinks about from time to time – the … [Read more...] about Review of Books | Recently Published Books

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April 11, 1971

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ended its long-held ban on members playing or attending “foreign” sports games such as soccer and rugby on April 11, 1971. The most notable controversy surrounding the ban took place in 1938, when Douglas Hyde, then President of Ireland, was suspended as a Patron of the Association after he attended an international soccer match in Dalymount Park, Dublin. He was later re-admitted in a vote of 120 – 11 at the GAA’s 1939 Annual Congress. The lifting of the ban also resulted in Croke Park, Dublin’s large GAA staduim, being permitted to host foreign games.

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