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April May 2014 Issue

Martin O’Malley:
Politician, Lawyer, Musician

By Matthew Skwiat, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Martin O’Malley is the governor of Maryland and the former mayor of Baltimore. He was born, one of six children, in Washington, D.C. to Barbara and Thomas O’Malley, a former U.S Army Air Force pilot. It was his family who gave him the spark to enter public service. His dad’s father was a ward leader in Pittsburgh during the Roosevelt years. His mother worked for Senator Barbara … [Read more...] about Martin O’Malley:
Politician, Lawyer, Musician

Bill O’Reilly:
Broadcaster, Author

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by 1 Comment

Since he joined the Fox News Channel as the anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor” in 1996, Bill O’Reilly has been the exemplar of cable news personalities. His style of challenging inquiry, the ease he shows in his role behind his desk, and the frank honesty of his editorializing has set a standard for other cable news programs that are similarly anchored by an opinionated … [Read more...] about Bill O’Reilly:
Broadcaster, Author

Patrick Ryan:
Businessman, Philanthropist

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The son of an Irish-American Ford dealer in a Milwaukee suburb, Patrick Ryan has made Chicago his residence since graduating from Northwestern University in 1959 and is now one of the city’s leading business people, philanthropists, and champions. “Chicago accepts people for the kind of person they are, not where they come from,” he says. But for Ryan, where he comes from is … [Read more...] about Patrick Ryan:
Businessman, Philanthropist

Brian Stack:
Championing Ireland

By Matthew Skwiat, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Dublin native Brian W. Stack is the managing director of CIE Tours International and president of the Ireland-U.S Council for Commerce and Industry. In both these positions, Brian is at the forefront of promoting closer connections between Ireland and the U.S. CIE Tours vacation packages have tempted millions of Americans to visit Ireland over the years, while the Council … [Read more...] about Brian Stack:
Championing Ireland

Ireland Wracked by Storms

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2014

March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Ireland has experienced heavier than usual winter storms with high winds and massive flooding particularly in the Shannon River basin. The extreme weather also had a devastating effect on Ireland’s coastal fishermen with the entire fleet kept in port for weeks on end as storms raged offshore. Meanwhile, in west Cork on February 10, two tourists were swept to their deaths by … [Read more...] about Ireland Wracked by Storms

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