Jerry Kennelly, a Tralee-born businessman, has sold his library of photographic images for $135 million to Getty Images. Kennelly set up the company for $100,000 in 1997 and bought out the interest of venture capitalists six years later. The company, Stockbyte and Stockdisc, sells digital photographic images to publications and advertising billboards. Last year the company had … [Read more...] about Tralee Man Sells Business to Getty Family
Issues
November Deadline For NI Assembly
The Irish and British governments have set November 24 as a deadline for the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Local government from Belfast is a key element of the Good Friday Agreement, and Dublin/London’s imposition of a deadline is another attempt to restart power-sharing between unionists and nationalists. However, in an atmosphere devoid of trust the majority … [Read more...] about November Deadline For NI Assembly
News in Brief
GARDAÍ (Irish police) say they have no leads on the murder of Denis Donaldson, former Sinn Féin activist. Donaldson was outed as a British spy and he immediately left Belfast for Donegal. Within months he was gunned down at the cottage near Glenties where he lived. Nobody claimed responsibility for the murder but republican sources expressed little surprise that it took place … [Read more...] about News in Brief
Duffy Square To Get Facelift
Hidden in the shadows of a TKTS booth amidst the bright lights and flashing signs that overpower the north end of Times Square stands a statue of Father Francis Duffy – the most celebrated U.S. Army chaplain in history. In any other place the bronze statue, backed by a 17-foot-high Celtic Cross made of granite, would be hard to ignore. But here, the only statue of a clergyman … [Read more...] about Duffy Square To Get Facelift
2006 Features Variety of Innovative Artists
For two weeks each summer the streets of West Ireland’s capital city, Galway, come alive with music and performances. From July 17-31, over 400 writers, artists, performers and musicians from Australia, Europe and North America, as well as Ireland, invade the city for the Galway Arts Festival. The 28-year-old festival – Ireland’s largest and most prestigious arts festival – is … [Read more...] about 2006 Features Variety of Innovative Artists