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Share Your Story

April 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment

We are facing an unprecedented time in our history, while millions of us work from home and home school our children, there are millions more that cannot and are facing an unpredictable environment every day when they head to work — they are the warriors! Irish America would like to thank and applaud the people on the front lines everyday and we are asking for your … [Read more...] about Share Your Story

Dave Lewis

June 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Dave Lewis is an Assistant Editor and the Social Media Coordinator at Irish America Magazine. In 2017, Dave started out as an editorial assistant writing briefing papers for a potential Irish Ambassadorial candidate and soon started writing about Irish history, the GAA in the United States, and profiles on Irish innovators and leaders. In addition to writing Dave is the creator … [Read more...] about Dave Lewis

Sheila Langan

December 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Sheila Langan is Irish America's deputy editor. She joined the magazine in 2010, first working as an editorial assistant and then as assistant editor. She has interviewed actors Gabriel Byrne and Brendan Gleeson, Booker prize-winning Irish authors Anne Enright and John Banville, poet Meghan O'Rourke, and Bob Savage and Nanette Lepore, the husband-and-wife team behind the label … [Read more...] about Sheila Langan

Kate Overbeck

December 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Kate Overbeck is the vice president of marketing at Irish America magazine. Since joining the publication in 2006, she has worked to identify and recognize outstanding Irish-American leaders who have made extraordinary contributions in fields ranging from business and finance to philanthropy and humanitarian aid. In addition to producing Irish America’s awards events honoring … [Read more...] about Kate Overbeck

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Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy Onassis, died in New York. She was born Jacqueline Bouvier in Southampton, New York (her mother’s family were of Irish descent from Co. Cork) to a socially prominent family. She worked as a photographer before marrying John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1953. As First Lady, 1961-63, she oversaw the restoration of the White House and had it declared by Congress a national museum. After the assassination of her husband, Jackie returned to private life. In 1968, she married shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Following Aristotle’s death in 1975, she worked as an editor at Doubleday until her death in 1994 following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She is remembered for her style and grace. She also helped restore New York’s Grand Central station.

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