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March April 1998 Issue

March / April 1998

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Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Bagley – McNamara)

By Darina Molloy and Sarah Buscher

March / April 1998

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Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Senior Adviser to Secretary of State An attorney by profession, Elizabeth Frawley Bagley swapped her ambassadorship to Portugal for a senior adviser's slot at the office of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. But Washington, D.C. insiders are hinting that Frawley Bagley may not be off the diplomatic circuit for very long; her name has already … [Read more...] about Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Bagley – McNamara)

Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Mitchell – Welsh)

By Darina Molloy and Sarah Buscher

March / April 1998

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George Mitchell Peace Talks Chairman Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell has made quite a name for himself in a different political arena since he was appointed independent chairman of the Northern Ireland all-party peace talks. And talks representatives of all hues praise the Maine native's evenhandedness and steady leadership, which has been much in evidence over the … [Read more...] about Top 100 Irish Americans of 1998 (Mitchell – Welsh)

The 100 Most Powerful Irish Americans in Corporate America (Black – McNealy)

By Darina Molloy, Sarah Buscher, and Ann Scott

November / December 1998

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As we enter the new millennium, the Irish in the U.S. have reached a level of success that the immigrants of the last and early part of this century could have not possibly imagined. Our annual list of the "Best and the Brightest" offers more than a few surprises, such as Harvard being the number one graduate school, and the unusually large percentage of Irish-born. … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Powerful Irish Americans in Corporate America (Black – McNealy)

The Best and the Brightest 1998

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 1998

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This has been quite a year (we measure time from March to March) for the Irish in America. As our annual Top 100 list shows, the Irish, as the song goes, are "top of the heap, king of the hill," and not just in New York, New York, but everywhere. But of all the great Irish American success stories there is none to rival Frank McCourt's tale of triumph. As we go to press, his … [Read more...] about The Best and the Brightest 1998

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