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Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

In partnership with The G-Mac Foundation and the Ireland Funds, the seventh annual Best of Ireland Gala dinner was held at the New York Athletic Club on 31st January. More than $800,000 was pledged on the night to help fund research and innovation programmes that are happening right now for sick children. Research offers hope to patients and parents who face life-long and … [Read more...] about Best of Ireland Gala Dinner 2018 (Photos)

Adrian Jones: Wall Street 50 Keynote Interview

September 25, 2012 by 1 Comment

After eight years in the Irish military and eighteen with Goldman Sachs, Adrian Jones understands what it means to be an effective leader.  With his strong ideas about what needs to change in Ireland, he might be just the leader the diaspora needs. Not many immigrants living in America are confronted with their country’s history on the way to work. But for Adrian Jones, a … [Read more...] about Adrian Jones: Wall Street 50 Keynote Interview

Roots: Keeping Up With the Joneses

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
October / November 2012

September 25, 2012 by 17 Comments

The surname Jones, a holdover from the patronymic naming convention, means “son of John.” Celtic Welsh in origin, it emerged in the years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, as the practice of using surnames was introduced into society. The first documentation of the name Jones is found in the 1279 Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire, which lists a Matilda Jones in … [Read more...] about Roots: Keeping Up With the Joneses

The 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 With Keynote Speaker Adrian Jones

September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Irish America magazine celebrated the 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 on September 20, 2012 with co-host Teneo, a global consulting firm and investment bank. The annual event recognizes the best and brightest Irish and Irish-American leaders in finance. Click here to see all of the honorees and photos from the event. In addition to his fellow honorees, the event recognized the … [Read more...] about The 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50 With Keynote Speaker Adrian Jones

Adrian Jones’ Keynote Address at the 2012 Wall Street 50

September 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Adrian Jones, Managing Director and Principal Investment Area Co-head of the Americas Equity Business Member of the Global Investment Committee of Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division delivers the keynote address at Irish America magazine's 15th Anniversary Wall Street 50. Cohosted by Teneo, the event on September 20, 2012 at the New York Yacht club honored the 50 best and … [Read more...] about Adrian Jones’ Keynote Address at the 2012 Wall Street 50

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John Farrow, screenwriter, director and father of actress Mia Farrow, was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia to John Farrow and Mary Savage Villiers. After working as a sailor he went to Hollywood in the 1920s and got his first job as a technical advisor. He then became a screenwriter in, notably writing the script for “Tarzan Escapes” (1936) where he met his  future wife, Irish-born Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. She converted Farrow to Catholicism and he later wrote biographies of Saint Thomas More and Saint Damien of Molokai. Farrow’sgreatest accomplishments were his Academy Award win for the “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956) script and his nomination as Best Director for Wake Island (1942).

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