The Grand Marshal of the 2018 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes our questionnaire. When Loretta Brennan Glucksman’s grandparents immigrated to Pennsylvania coal-mining country, the last thing on their minds was making the trek to New York City for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. “That was outside the realm of possibility,” she says. Her father’s family, the … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Loretta Brennan Glucksman
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Tim Ryan: A Champion for Diversity in the Workplace
PwC’s U.S. chairman has permanently opened the door to frank and honest dialogue about difference in the workplace at his firm and recruited the country’s top CEOs to an effort to improve corporate diversity, inclusion, and communication nationwide. Tim Ryan, the senior partner and U.S. chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, is the youngest executive of the Big Four auditing … [Read more...] about Tim Ryan: A Champion for Diversity in the Workplace
Review of Books
Recently-published and upcoming books of Irish and Irish American interest. SPORTS Great Moments in Hurling By Sportsfile Great Moments In Hurling from Sportsfile is the ultimate visual history of the modern game of hurling, its major characters, and stories, beginning with the legendary era of the 1950s. Sportsfile, founded by Ray McManus in the 1980s, is the leading … [Read more...] about Review of Books
Andrew Taylor’s Year of Nothing but Potatoes
Between January 1, 2016 and January 1 of this year, Andrew Taylor lost over 100 pounds, going from 335 to 212 lbs., on a diet of nothing but potatoes. “I haven’t weighed myself since January, but my clothes all fit the same,” he told me over the phone this past June. Irish America covered Taylor’s story earlier this year (February / March), but we thought we’d check back in … [Read more...] about Andrew Taylor’s Year of Nothing but Potatoes
Ireland v. Mexico Soccer Friendly
The Irish men’s national soccer team is set to square off against Mexico June 1 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The friendly match, which won’t count towards either teams official international rankings, is slated as a warm up game in advance of Ireland’s 2018 World Cup qualifier game against Austria on June 11. Ireland is currently ranked 26th in the FIFA world rankings … [Read more...] about Ireland v. Mexico Soccer Friendly