Eileen McDonnell, the Chairman & CEO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, discusses her Irish heritage, breaking the glass ceiling, and the way forward. ℘℘℘ When parents tell their children that they can do anything, it’s all too often taken with too many grains of salt. But Eileen McDonnell believed her parents. She had no reason not to. And it served her well. … [Read more...] about Cheerleader-in-Chief
Business 100
33rd Annual
Irish America Business 100
By Irish America Staff
January / February 2019
Now in its fourth decade, the Irish America Business 100 has a long history of providing recognition to a fundamental core of American business. It can be easy to assume that the Irish in America and their descendants are a monolithic bloc, but as this list has continually shown, there is no single story of Irish American success, interest, venture, or course.
Those we … [Read more...] about 33rd Annual
Irish America Business 100
Celebrating thePast and Present
By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
Niamh Hyland sang “Silent Night” in Irish, and a hush fell over the room – a splendid room with tall windows, looking out over Central Park. So often at Irish events, music is the thread that holds it all together, acting as the link to the ancestors across the generations, and this occasion was no different. It was December 12, and some 250 Irish and Irish Americans were … [Read more...] about Celebrating thePast and Present
Irial Finan to Retire from 30-Year Career with Coca-Cola
By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018
After over 30 years of leading the beverage industry, Irial Finan (below), a native of Roscommon and a frequent honoree for our Business 100 list, is set to retire in March. Finan started his career at the beverage industry giant Coca-Cola in the 1980s as financial controller, later becoming finance director of Coca-Cola Bottlers, Dublin. Following his time in Dublin, in 1995, … [Read more...] about Irial Finan to Retire from 30-Year Career with Coca-Cola
Samantha Barry Named Glamour’s New Editor-in-Chief
By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018
New media paragon Samantha Barry has been hired as Glamour’s eighth and newest editor-in-chief. Barry, who is originally from Ballincollig, County Cork, is the epitome of Ireland’s burgeoning young emigrant work force. She is a regular recipient of Irish America’s Business 100 and Top 50 Power Women awards and has held positions at worldwide leaders in broadcasting and … [Read more...] about Samantha Barry Named Glamour’s New Editor-in-Chief