In May, former president Barack Obama received the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the JFK Library in Boston. The award, which was created in 1990, is given each year in recognition of outstanding public service. The award is named after Kennedy’s 1957 book Profiles in Courage, which documented the congressional careers of eight U.S. Senators who had voted … [Read more...] about Obama Receives JFK Profile in Courage Award
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Tom Moran Receives Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan College
Tom Moran, a perennial figure on Irish America’s Business 100 list and a member of our Hall of Fame, received an honorary degree in humane letters from his alma mater, Manhattan College, and delivered the annual undergraduate commencement speech to the class of 2017 in May (right). Moran, who earned a B.S. in math in 1974 and was the first in his family to graduate college, has … [Read more...] about Tom Moran Receives Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan College
Tullaghoge Fort:
Home of the O’Neills
A memorial stone and plaque were unveiled to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Hugh O’Neill.
The re-opening of Tullaghoge Fort last June has brought one of Ireland’s most notable landmarks back into the public domain. Also known as Tulach Óg, meaning “Hill of the Youth,” it is located in the townland of Ballymully Glebe on the main Stewartstown to Cookstown … [Read more...] about Tullaghoge Fort:
Home of the O’Neills
Francis Bacon Painting Hits $51.8m Bid
A triptych painting of George Dyer, the lover and muse of Irish-born figurative artist Francis Bacon, sold for $51.8 million at a Christie’s auction for contemporary works in May. The painting, once owned by children’s author Roahl Dahl, a close friend of Bacon’s, spent the last 25 years in the private collection of French actor Francis Lombrail and was originally slated to … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon Painting Hits $51.8m Bid
Origin Celebrates 15 Years
New York’s Origin Theatre Company, whose mission is to celebrate the work of Irish and European artists, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a gala party at Mutual of America building on Park Avenue on Monday, May 15. Norman Houston, the director of Northern Ireland Bureau North America, received the Origin Theatre Community Leader Award, and actress Orlagh Cassidy received … [Read more...] about Origin Celebrates 15 Years