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Irish America

August September 2007 Issue

Beyond White: The Work of Patrick Ireland

By Lindsay MacDonald
August / September 2007

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From April 17 to July 14, The Grey Art Gallery at New York University was home to an exhibit called “Beyond the White Cube,” a retrospective created by Irish-American artist Brian O’Doherty. Previously shown at The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, the collection featured work spanning 50 years of O’Doherty’s career, and was presented under his alias — Patrick Ireland. O’Doherty … [Read more...] about Beyond White: The Work of Patrick Ireland

Ireland’s Cultural Heartland: A Visit to Ireland’s West and Northwest

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief and Bridget English, Contributor
August / September 2007

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The West Patricia Harty’s tour of the West Landing in the West of Ireland “the cultural heartland” is a wonderful introduction to Ireland. “It is,” as Liam Scollan, the CEO of Ireland West Airport, Co. Mayo, said, “a way for Irish-Americans whose ancestors left this part of the world centuries ago to experience Ireland, which has changed little since that time.” The western … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Cultural Heartland: A Visit to Ireland’s West and Northwest

An Interview with Charles Carey

By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007

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For a second- or third-generation leader of the Chicago Board of Trade, Charles Carey sure talks like a guy from the neighborhood. His voice is Ditka’s. So is his physique.  “I guess that comes from spending too much time in the pits,” Charles Carey laughed, motioning to the cavernous room down the hall from his office where traders still stand in “open outcry” pits shouting … [Read more...] about An Interview with Charles Carey

Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan

By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007

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The kid who helped propel the U.S. team to its miraculous 4-3 victory over the Soviets, giving the country a morale boost at the height of the Cold War in 1980, is now a star in the trading business. “The kid’s made the team. He’s busted his ass for me for seven months and now I gotta send him home? Is that the deal?” U.S. Olympic Hockey Coach Herb Brooks asks his superiors … [Read more...] about Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan

Dennis Purcell

By Declan O'Kelly, Contributor
August / September 2007

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Dennis Purcell never had a mind to go into the life science industry, but the businessman, who has a BS in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Harvard, was inspired to head in that direction more by accident than design. ℘℘℘ "About 15 years ago, I was in general investment banking and I had a tumor in my arm. I started to see the health care … [Read more...] about Dennis Purcell