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Brian Burns Named New Irish Ambassador

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2017

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Philanthropist, businessman, and Irish America Hall of Fame member Brian Burns was officially announced as President Donald Trump’s appointment for ambassador to Ireland in January. He was tapped for the position in November, well before Trump’s inauguration on January 17 and must still undergo a lengthy approval process. Eighty-year-old Massachusetts-native Burns is the … [Read more...] about Brian Burns Named New Irish Ambassador

Irish Scholarship Landmark at Boston College: 25th Anniv. Salute to the Burns Scholars

A special supplement in partnership with Irish America by Turlough McConnell
October / November 2016

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Since 1991, the Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies program at Boston College has invited various academics and experts in Irish Studies to live on campus, where they teach, confer, and conduct research for their own projects. Every year, the scholars credit the program as beneficial and crucial in the development of their work. As the program turns 25 this October, we … [Read more...] about Irish Scholarship Landmark at Boston College: 25th Anniv. Salute to the Burns Scholars

Celebrating Joe Biden and the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame Inductees

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Comhghairdeas to all of our inductees! On Thursday, March 21 Irish America was honored to induct the 2013 class of honorees into the Irish America Hall of Fame. Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick and immigration reformer and former congressman Bruce Morrison … [Read more...] about Celebrating Joe Biden and the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame Inductees

Brian P. Burns: Art Collector & Benefactor

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2013

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Brian P. Burns, grandson of an Irish immigrant, is a nationally regarded business executive, attorney and philanthropist. He is the chairman of BF Enterprises, Inc., a publicly owned real estate holding and development company. The fifth of seven children born to John J. Burns and his wife Alice, Brian traces his roots to County Kerry and is a graduate of Harvard Law School, … [Read more...] about Brian P. Burns: Art Collector & Benefactor

The Four Irish Nobel Laureates

By Turlough McConnell
December / January 2013

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"Without the titanic vision of one man, Brian P. Burns, none of this would have been possible,” writes Roger Kohn of The Four Irish Nobel Laureates, a series of sculptures created by noted Irish artist Rowan Gillespie, now permanently housed in the John J. Burns Library, in the historic, leafy suburb of Chestnut Hill, at the heart of the Boston College campus. Under the … [Read more...] about The Four Irish Nobel Laureates