Brian P. Burns, grandson of an Irish immigrant, and a nationally regarded business executive, attorney and philanthropist, passed away on August 12, 2021. He was 85. He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and eight children. Born on July 12, 1936, the fifth of seven children to John J. Burns and his wife Alice, Brian traced his roots to County Kerry. He was a graduate of the … [Read more...] about Brian Burns Remembered
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New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm
The New York Irish Center on Tuesday, August 3, proudly celebrated the remarkable career of community advocate and champion, Council Member Danny Dromm, with an intimate reception and award presentation from the Board of the New York Irish Center. The New York Irish Center in Long Island City, invited community leaders and ambassadors to talk about the monumental impact CM … [Read more...] about New York Irish Center Proudly Honors Council Member Danny Dromm
Hibernia People
By Darina Molloy, Contributor
January 2000
Il Papa Meets Il Bono "Holy Father, this is Mr. Bono -- he's a pop singer." With these words the U2 lead singer was introduced to Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in September. Bono and former Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof met with the pope as part of a campaign the two celebrities are promoting to wipe out the Third World Debt. "The pope's everyday courage amazes me," said … [Read more...] about Hibernia People
News from Ireland:
Irish Nurses Strike for Better Pay
By Darina Molloy
January 2000
Hospitals in Ireland came to a standstill in late October when the country's 28,000 nurses started strike action over a long-running pay dispute. Despite last minute talks between union representatives and the government, the industrial action went ahead as scheduled, making it the first time in the history of the State that nurses had gone on strike. A spokeswoman for the … [Read more...] about News from Ireland:
Irish Nurses Strike for Better Pay
The First Word:
At Home in America
It's Christmas Eve and the Brew and Burger on 47th Street where I work is crowded with last-minute shoppers and tired children brought in from the boroughs and New Jersey to see the tree at Rockefeller Center, by irritated parents and young nannies with short skirts who look at their watches anxiously. I'm 21 years old, just out from Ireland a couple of months and homesick. For … [Read more...] about The First Word:
At Home in America