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Silicon’s Finest Irish at Stanford

a href="https://www.irishamerica.com/in-this-issue-2008-june-july">June / July 2008

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SILICON Valley has long been the birthplace of great innovation. Companies such as Google, Apple, Hewlett Packard and Intel all began their journeys to greatness here, and the world was changed forever. Now comes a new Irish organization that could change the way the world sees Irish America and Ireland. With Irish America acting as co-host, The Irish Technology Leadership … [Read more...] about Silicon’s Finest Irish at Stanford

Irish American of the Year: Thomas Moran

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief April / May 2008

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The name Moran is a derivative of the Irish word mór meaning big. Tom Moran, our somewhat reluctant Irish American of the Year (I suspect he agreed to accept the honor in the hopes that it would draw attention to Concern Worldwide), is big by name and big by nature. He looks like a linebacker – the kind of guy you would want in your first line of defense. And for many people, … [Read more...] about Irish American of the Year: Thomas Moran

Conlon’s American Dream

By Abdon M. Pallasch
December / January 2008

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Just 17 years ago at age 20, Sean Conlon arrived in this country and stayed in the basement of a cousin who put him to work as a custodian of some rental properties the cousin owned. Now at 38, he is a rising star in the real estate/development business in Chicago.    "I love watching jets,” Sean Conlon says, following a white line down the blue Chicago sky on a cool October … [Read more...] about Conlon’s American Dream

The American Optimist

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

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First we must move past the many pretenders who have rushed in to claim how much they did for the peace process in Northern Ireland. Then you will find that Bill Flynn and a precious few others stand alone as dedicated Irish Americans in that effort. For Flynn it meant he put his reputation on the line in order to help the country of his parents achieve the impossible. It was … [Read more...] about The American Optimist

Making a Difference

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

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Bill Flynn's commitment to the community is rooted in his Irish Catholic childhood. ℘℘℘ “No pessimist ever set foot on Ellis Island, no pessimist ever crossed the prairies, and no pessimist ever built cities from one end of the continent to another. These things were done by people with vision and hope.” Thus does Bill Flynn wonderfully describe the country he grew up in and … [Read more...] about Making a Difference