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Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Kathleen Murphy shares insights on her career’s success, the importance of team work, and the family story behind her mission to give people, especially women and the younger generation, the tools to secure their financial future. Kathleen Murphy, one of the top 50 most powerful women in business, doesn’t have an office! And that’s fine with her. “Everyone’s on the same … [Read more...] about Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision

Cheerleader-in-Chief

By Patricia Harty & Maggie Holland
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Eileen McDonnell, Chairman & CEO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.

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. When she was … [Read more...] about Cheerleader-in-Chief

33rd Annual
Irish America Business 100

By Irish America Staff
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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

Ronan Dunne Speaks to Irish International Business Network (Video)

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Verizon Wireless’s executive vice president Ronan Dunne, a member of Irish America’s 2017 Business 100, delivered keynote remarks at a recent event sponsored by Grant Thornton for the Irish International Business Network in April. Asserting that the globe is set on the course of wireless connectivity that will irrevocably alter human interaction, Dunne, who was born in … [Read more...] about Ronan Dunne Speaks to Irish International Business Network (Video)

Hall of Fame: Dennis P. Long

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by 2 Comments

When Irish America first interviewed Dennis Long, in January 1986, he was part of a new generation of Irish American corporate leaders. “Irish Americans are really only now reaching the top levels of business, law, finance and politics,” he told publisher Niall O’Dowd. “We’re the third generation and we’ve paid our dues. It’s now time to put something back.” He certainly did … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Dennis P. Long

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October 5, 1938

“Ireland’s Golden Tenor” Frank Patterson was born in Co. Tipperary on this day in 1938. Patterson started singing as a young boy with his local church choir. He moved to Dublin in 1961 to enroll at the National Academy of Theater and studied acting and received vocal training. While studying in Paris, he caught the attention of Philips Recording Company after a radio broadcast. He signed a deal and recorded his first record “My Dear Native Land.” He moved to the U.S. where he achieved the most success, selling out New York’s Carnegie Hall. He also performed for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

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