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August September 2017 Issue

Daniel O’Day: Healthcare’s New Frontiersman

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2017

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As the visionary leader of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Daniel O’Day is changing the future of patient care. At a time in our country when healthcare is a polarizing topic, everyone can agree with Daniel O’Day. His mission to cut the time between discovering life-changing medicines and getting those medicines to patients is central to his role as … [Read more...] about Daniel O’Day: Healthcare’s New Frontiersman

Healthcare and Life Sciences 50

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2017

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The 2017 Irish America Healthcare and Life Sciences 50 list celebrates Irish innovators who are leading the way in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The work of these Irish-American and Irish-born medical professionals contributes everyday to the health and wellness of our communities, from pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechnology to research and … [Read more...] about Healthcare and Life Sciences 50

First Word: “Did Ye Get Healed?”

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2017

August 1, 2017 by 7 Comments

Mary Mac pictured at Niagara Falls in 1972. I’ve been long enough away from Ireland now that as I planned for a recent trip, I wondered that I might feel like an outsider. A stranger to my own people. But I didn’t. I found it easy to slip back into the half-speak, the nod that says everything, the shrug that says even more. Often there was no need for words at all – everyone … [Read more...] about First Word: “Did Ye Get Healed?”

Record-Breaking Year for Irish Tourism

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2017

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For the first time since figures have been recorded, more than one million North Americans visited Ireland in 2016. The numbers were released in June by Fáilte Ireland. “While we have known for some time that 2016 was a record year for tourism, this week’s report adds more layers to our understanding of that performance,” Caeman Wall, head of research at the National Tourism … [Read more...] about Record-Breaking Year for Irish Tourism

Bank of America, and a Dozen Others, Eye Dublin for E.U. Headquarters

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2017

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch is just one of the many international institutions emigrating from London to Dublin in the wake of 2016’s Brexit vote. With the United Kingdom no longer holding E.U. membership status, 12 major firms have unveiled their intention to establish their head European offices in the Irish capital, the Irish Development Authority revealed in June. All … [Read more...] about Bank of America, and a Dozen Others, Eye Dublin for E.U. Headquarters

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Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath. He was brought up by his grandparents and aunt, while his mother worked in England. At 11, he moved to England to join his mother. In an interview with Irish America in 2003, he described it as a difficult transition. He was singled out for being Irish in school. “There certainly were fights,” he said, but the experience made him “resilient.” Brosnan left school at 15 and trained with the circus. Later he was introduced to the Oval House Theatre Club in London. He studied at the Drama Center in London. In 1980, he moved to the United States to star as Rory O’Manion in The Mangans of America, a hugely popular TV series. In 1994, he became the fifth James Bond.

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