Adrian Flannelly

Music and Merriment at Irish America’s 2019 Hall of Fame

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
March 2019

March 22, 2019 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2019/05/maggie-holland/">Maggie Holland</a>, Assistant Editor<br/> March 2019 Leave a Comment

On Thursday, March 14, hundreds gathered in the Cotillion Room of the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan for Irish America magazine’s 10th annual Hall of Fame luncheon. This year’s inductees were lawyer, public servant, and peacemaker John C. Dearie; broadcaster Adrian Flannelly; Academy Award-winning director Terry George; Irish Repertory Theatre founders Charlotte Moore and … [Read more...] about Music and Merriment at Irish America’s 2019 Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame: Broadcaster Adrian Flannelly

By Maggie Holland and Michael Scanlon
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2019/05/maggie-holland/">Maggie Holland</a> and Michael Scanlon<br/> <a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/march-april-2019/">March / April 2019</a> Leave a Comment

He’s been praised by the New York Daily News as the “Dean of Irish Radio in the United States,” by New York Newsday as “a promoter of incredible charm and energy,” by The Irish Times as “an entertainer, lobbyist, and an entrepreneur,” and by The New York Times as “an avuncular host.” He is Adrian Flannelly, host of his own radio show, which is broadcast internationally each … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Broadcaster Adrian Flannelly

First Word: Trailblazers Past & Present

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/patricia-harty/">Patricia Harty</a>, Editor-in-Chief<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/march-april-2019/">March / April 2019</a> Leave a Comment

It was the first time that I knew the full weight of Irish America. Coming from a small country with few people, it’s difficult for an immigrant to grasp that in a place as big as America, the Irish could wield such power. I’m talking about the first Irish-American Presidential Forum in 1992. It was arranged by then-assemblyman John C. Dearie. I don’t remember the venue, but I … [Read more...] about First Word: Trailblazers Past & Present