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Moët Hennessy’s Jim Clerkin

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by 1 Comment

From County Down to downtown Manhattan, Jim Clerkin has moved around, and systematically up, in the world. After a career in the alcoholic beverage industry, he’s landed the top position in Moët Hennessy in North America. Now that he’s there, his goal is to help others do the same.  Jim Clerkin has had a relationship with Hennessy since before he was born. His father’s drink … [Read more...] about Moët Hennessy’s Jim Clerkin

A Powerful Ambassador

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by 1 Comment

The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) celebrated the 2015 “Ireland’s Most Powerful Women: Top 25 Awards” in June, naming Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Anne Anderson as one of the country’s most influential leaders in public service. Anderson, who received the Public Sector Leaders Award, was recognized for her impact in public service in the United States, often reluctant herself … [Read more...] about A Powerful Ambassador

Huge Turnout for Women of Concern

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

CEO and founder of Solera Molly Ashby (center) received the Women of Concern Leadership Award at the 13th Annual Women of Concern Luncheon in New York in June. The lunch was the most successful in Concern’s history, raising more than $450,000 for Concerns programs fighting poverty in 29 countries. “One thing I have seen while getting to know Concern over the past year, is that … [Read more...] about Huge Turnout for Women of Concern

Kelley O’Hara's World Cup

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The U.S. women’s national soccer team won the World Cup in July, beating Japan in a near-blowout 5-2 victory. But it was a goal in the semifinal game against the top-seeded German team that made Irish American Kelley O’Hara a household name. Nine minutes after O’Hara, 26, was subbed in, just minutes before the end of regulation time, she scored the definitive goal of the game, … [Read more...] about Kelley O’Hara's World Cup

“I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

At 29, Kevin Jack McEnroe calls his grandmother, the actress Joanna Moore, his “guardian angel.” He credits her, and his debut novel Our Town, a fictionalized account of Moore’s life and struggles with failed relationships and substance abuse, with helping him come to know himself better. So much so that got a tattoo of her on his left arm just after the book was … [Read more...] about “I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

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