All the latest with your favorite Irish and Irish-American talent. 1. The Academy Award nominations will not be announced until January 16, 2014, but one of Hollywood’s strongest contenders – expected to get serious consideration in several categories when the Oscar winners are announced in March – is an Irish movie in theaters now. Philomena, starring Steve Coogan and Judi … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
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McCourt School of Public Policy Opens at Georgetown
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Georgetown University opened its first new school since 1957 after the donation of $100 million by alumnus Frank H. McCourt, Jr. The newly christened McCourt School of Public Policy is the university’s ninth. According to the Washington Post, the idea for a new public policy institute surfaced at a 2006 board meeting at which the president of the university floated the notion … [Read more...] about McCourt School of Public Policy Opens at Georgetown
Irish Involvement in Global Wildlife Trafficking Rackets
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Though the crime happened three years ago, the first week of November saw Limerick native Michael Slattery, Jr. (23) plead guilty to the charge of wildlife trafficking at a Brooklyn District Court. In 2010, two Irish men gave a homeless man an envelope with $18,000 in cash in it and instructed him to purchase the head of a rhinoceros at a taxidermy auction in Austin, Texas. The … [Read more...] about Irish Involvement in Global Wildlife Trafficking Rackets
Bringing Home the Bacon
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A new record was set in the art auction world on November 12, at Christie’s auction house in New York. Three Studies of Lucian Freud, a 1969 triptych by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud, was purchased by art dealer William Acquavella on behalf of an unnamed client for $142.2 million – the highest price ever paid for an artwork sold at auction. The … [Read more...] about Bringing Home the Bacon
Caroline Kennedy Is Now Madam Ambassador
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Caroline Kennedy was sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan during a private ceremony in Secretary of State John Kerry’s State Department offices on November 12. The swearing-in was followed by a tea ceremony and reception at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae. The appointment marks Kennedy’s first official diplomatic endeavor, though she has long … [Read more...] about Caroline Kennedy Is Now Madam Ambassador