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Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose

Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose

By Tom Deignan

Fall 2024

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Guardian’s CEO: Leading with a purpose that transcends immediate goals and reflects a deeper commitment to positive change and enduring values. You might say Andrew McMahon discovered his thing in college. That thing?   He didn’t like limiting himself to just one thing. “I have a lot of natural curiosity,” the president and CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America … [Read more...] about Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose

Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun

By Richard Purden
IA Newsletter, October 12, 2024

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"I've never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again, it stays with you forever." It was during the 2020 lock-down that Scottish actor Jack Lowden handed a copy of Amy Liptrot's 2016 memoir The Outrun to his then-girlfriend Saoirse Ronan telling her "This should be your next role". The pair had met when filming Mary Queen of Scots (2018) with the Bronx-born Dubliner … [Read more...] about Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun

The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849

By Christine Kinealy
IA Newsletter, October 12, 2024

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On 6 October 1849, emigrants on board the Brig St. John, caught their first sighting of American land as their vessel approached the coast of Cape Cod. The vessel was carrying as many as 140 passengers from counties Clare and Galway, Their destination was Boston where they would disembark the following day. The voyage had been uneventful and, to celebrate their safe arrival, … [Read more...] about The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849

Orla Kiely and Seamus Coleman among Presidential Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2024

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IRISH fashion and lifestyle designer Orla Kiely is to be honoured with a Presidential Distinguished Service Award. Based in London, the Dublin native - best-known for her retro prints and her iconic stem leaf design - is among the 2024 recipients of President Higgins' annual award. Tánaiste Micheál Martin announced the 10 recipients who will receive the award this week. They … [Read more...] about Orla Kiely and Seamus Coleman among Presidential Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2024

Shoplifter who stole chocolate worth £650 from one store jailed

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A PROLIFIC shoplifter who stole £650 worth of chocolate from one store has been jailed. Stephen Maher went on a five-day shoplifting spree in Wolverhampton from September 27 – October 1 The 36-year-old, of Hordern Road, Whitmore Reans, was arrested by officers on Saturday, October 5 in Heath Town, on suspicion of targeting one shop in Willenhall Road, four times between … [Read more...] about Shoplifter who stole chocolate worth £650 from one store jailed