Irish America

Ambassador Dan Mulhall

Business Awards in Philadelphia

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

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Irish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall presented the Irish American Business Chamber & Network Awards at a luncheon on Friday, March 1, at the Union League of Philadelphia. Over 600 people were present. The Ambassador Award, given each year to a member company that has helped carry out the chamber’s mission of strengthening business and educational ties … [Read more...] about Business Awards in Philadelphia

Berkeley Tragedy Remembered

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

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On July 21, Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall and the mayor of the City of Berkeley, Jesse Arreguin, family members, and representatives of the Irish community unveiled a memorial plaque honoring the six students who perished when an apartment balcony collapsed underneath them in June 2015. The students, five of whom were from Dublin, Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, … [Read more...] about Berkeley Tragedy Remembered

Poets-PatriotsConcert Now on CD

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

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San Francisco-based DW Productions is releasing a 2-CD set of Ireland’s Poet-Patriots, A Musical History, commemorating the 1916 rebellion, which was recorded live in concert at the Washington National Cathedral late last year. Conductor Scott Tucker helmed the production that combined classical and traditional Irish music. Irish and Irish-American leaders also acted as … [Read more...] about Poets-PatriotsConcert Now on CD