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Sláinte! Love Mór

By Edythe Preet, Columnist

January 23, 2015 by 1 Comment

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Edythe Preet gives us the story of Áine, the goddess of love, and star-crossed lovers – the warrior Diarmuid Ua and Gráinne, daughter of the High King Cormac mac Airt. Love. It makes the world go round, conquers all, and warps the mind. We are star-crossed by it, swept away by it, fall into it, and become fools for it. It can’t be … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Love Mór

Play to Win: Shannon Deegan

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by 6 Comments

Shannon Deegan, Director of Global Security Operations at Google, talks about growing up in Montreal, a grandfather who told him “always play to win,” the importance of knowing when to lead and when to follow, and why he loves his job at Google. Shannon Deegan, Director of Global Security Operations at Google, is taking me on a tour of the sprawling Googleplex in Mountain … [Read more...] about Play to Win: Shannon Deegan

The 29th Annual
Irish America Business 100

December 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The Business 100 recognizes the phenomenal success of the Irish in corporate America. The executives, managers, partners, and directors profiles in the following pages represent some of the most innovative and impactful organizations doing business in the United States. From startups to well-established American entities, these companies are as integral to the economy as our … [Read more...] about The 29th Annual
Irish America Business 100

The Point

By John Kernaghan, Contributor
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by 5 Comments

A visit to the McCord Museum helps uncover the history of two of Montreal’s historic Irish neighborhoods.  In this tale of two Irish neighborhoods, leafy and modest Point St. Charles is in some ways unchanged from its heyday as a gritty Celtic enclave while just across the Lachine Canal, Griffintown bristles with cranes erecting a phalanx of condos from the ashes of factories … [Read more...] about The Point

Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

Text and images by Chris Ryan, Contributor
December / January 2015

December 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Whoever coined the Irish proverb “When God made time, he made plenty of it” must have been blessed with immortality, or unlimited vacations. The rest of us measure our lives in years and our time off in weeks or days. If this has prevented you from visiting the land that spawned that bit of wisdom, take heart – you can see some of the best of Ireland in one week. Sure, you’ll … [Read more...] about Photo Essay:
Ireland in Seven Days

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