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December January 2004 Issue

One Life to Give

By Conor O'Clery, Contributor
December / January 2004

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Chuck Feeney has just put into practice something he had been considering for many years. He has decided that all the vast wealth he accumulated in his lifetime should be given away while he is still alive. The graying, well preserved 72-year-old New Jersey native persuaded the board of Atlantic Philanthropies, which he created two decades ago, to convert its $4 billion in … [Read more...] about One Life to Give

First Word: Giving While Living

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2004

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Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

A friend, a teacher in Northern Ireland, who is forever puzzling over the intricacies of our race, recently asked me what I considered to be the essence of the Irish character. Clarence Darrow, the great American defense attorney, came to mind. Darrow who spent his life defending the poor and the downtrodden, liked to have Irish men on his juries because he believed that they, … [Read more...] about First Word: Giving While Living

Peace Process Put on Hold

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2004

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The hopes that were raised in the latest advances in the peace process were dashed as Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble criticized the transparency of IRA decommissioning and said he was "putting the process on hold." Trimble demanded a more explicit statement from the IRA on the number and type of arms it put beyond use. But the IRA and Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Féin, … [Read more...] about Peace Process Put on Hold

Bono Portrait Unveiled

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2004

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Bono looked admiringly at the soft white portrait painted by one of today's greatest Irish painters, Louis le Brocquy, an artist whom Bono has admired since he was 13, at an unveiling at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. The U2 frontman described le Brocquy as "one of the grandmasters of European painting." The portrait, entitled Image of Bono, is the fifth in a series … [Read more...] about Bono Portrait Unveiled

Irish Nuns Launch Website

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2004

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A group of Irish nuns in Galway are both continuing their secluded religious worship and reaching out to the online world. The Poor Clares, an order of Roman Catholic nuns founded by St. Clare of Assisi, have launched a website at www.poorclares.ie. The launch date corresponded to the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Clare. In 1642, the Poor Clares sought refuge in County … [Read more...] about Irish Nuns Launch Website

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