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April May 2013 Issue

John Fitzpatrick: Hotelier & Humanitarian

By Kristin Romano, Contributor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by 6 Comments

John Fitzpatrick. Photo: Kit DeFever.

John Fitzpatrick is one of the most down to earth people you could meet. When he walks into a room he instantly puts you at your ease. Perhaps it’s a talent that he has developed over the years from being in the hospitality industry. He is the president and CEO of Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, N.A., but there more to it than that. He is genuinely interested in people and though it’s … [Read more...] about John Fitzpatrick: Hotelier & Humanitarian

Bruce Morrison: Immigration Reformer & Peacekeeper

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by 1 Comment

Bruce Morrison

A lawyer, lobbyist and former U.S. congressman, Bruce Morrison is not an unlikely hero. Since his days as a student organizer at the University of Illinois, where he founded and chaired the Graduate Student Association, to the ground breaking immigration reform he ushered in at the close of his four terms in Congress, he has long held justice for the overlooked as a top … [Read more...] about Bruce Morrison: Immigration Reformer & Peacekeeper

Irish State Apology for the Magdalenes

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A rally by the advocacy group Justice for Magdalenes. Photo: Google Images.

On behalf of the Irish State,  on February 19 Taoiseach Enda Kenny gave a long-awaited and forthright apology to the victims of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, the Church-run institutions where thousands of young women were kept – often against their wills – throughout the 1900s. In an address that was largely praised by survivors, family members and politicians alike, Kenny … [Read more...] about Irish State Apology for the Magdalenes

The Most Globalized Nation of the Western World

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Ireland has been named the most globalized nation in the western hemisphere.

Ireland has been ranked as the most globalized nation in the West and the world’s third most globalized economy in terms of GDP according to the annual globalization index published by accounting giant Ernst and Young. A collaboration between Ernst and Young and the Economic Intelligence Unit, the index examines 60 countries – specifically, their integration into the global … [Read more...] about The Most Globalized Nation of the Western World

New Chinese Translation of Joyce Becomes Best-seller

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The popular Chinese translation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.

The new translation of James Joyce’s epically complex Finnegans Wake into Chinese has become an unexpected success. The first print run of 8,000 copies sold out in just under five weeks and a second printing is on order to satisfy China’s still-increasing demand for Joyce’s book. The translation was undertaken by Dai Congrong, a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, and … [Read more...] about New Chinese Translation of Joyce Becomes Best-seller

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Historically known as Bloomsday, June 16, 1904 marks the day during which all of Joyce’s Ulysses takes place. Joyce chose the date as a way to commemorate his first date with Nora Barnacle. “Bloomsday” was not established until 1954, on the 50th anniversary of the book’s events. In Dublin, several people dress in costume and retrace Leopold Bloom’s route through Dublin. Landmarks, like Davey Byrne’s pub are visited. Readings of the book are also a common event of the day.

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