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October November 2019 Issue

Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Kathleen Murphy shares insights on her career’s success, the importance of team work, and the family story behind her mission to give people, especially women and the younger generation, the tools to secure their financial future. Kathleen Murphy, one of the top 50 most powerful women in business, doesn’t have an office! And that’s fine with her. “Everyone’s on the same … [Read more...] about Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

First Word: Profit and Loss

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2019

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...and empowering women to take control of their financial futures. ℘℘℘ Profiling so many successful Irish people working in the financial industry has me questioning my own relationship with money. I don’t ever remember anyone talking to me about investing when I was a student. The nun who was supposed to teach us about bookkeeping and commerce used to read to us from … [Read more...] about First Word: Profit and Loss

News from Ireland: October / November 2019

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The latest goings on. ℘℘℘ BREXIT AND THE BORDER The October 31 deadline is fast approaching and yet we seem to be as far as ever from agreeing on a deal for Brexit. The question of the Irish border continues to be a bone of contention between the Irish and British governments, and in recent weeks, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has described British … [Read more...] about News from Ireland: October / November 2019

Ireland Looks to Finances in 2025

By Gregory Chestler, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2019

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Ireland’s Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael D’Arcy, was in New York City on July 28 to launch the “Ireland for Finance” five-year strategy plan at a breakfast at the Irish Consulate, attended by representatives from top financial firms based in New York and Dublin.  In order to achieve the goals laid out for each pillar, the department has … [Read more...] about Ireland Looks to Finances in 2025

Irish Americans Honored in New Ross

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2019

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The Hall of Fame, Kennedy Summer School, and the opening of a Savannah exhibit all happened in New Ross in early September.  ℘℘℘ Two Americans with connections to New Ross were inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in County Wexford in September. Dr. Frank Rossiter, a pioneering Savannah doctor, and the late John McShain, a philanthropist who donated vast … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Honored in New Ross

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Before the council of Dublin, William de Vescy, inheritor of Co. Kildare and the appointed Lord Justice of Ireland, accused John FitzThomas, Baron of Offaly, of defamation before King Edward I and the council in England. FitzThomas had claimed that de Vescy described the king as the most perverse knight of the kingdom. He also claimed that de Vescy accused the King of cowardice during the siege of Kenilworth Castle and that he was organizing an uprising against Edward I. A battle followed and the two men were summoned before the king at Westminster. On this date, de Vescy appeared in Westminster but FitzThomas did not; de Vescy thus won his case by default.

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