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Jim Quinn receives the Spirit of Ireland award

December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Jim Quinn, President of Tiffany & Co., receives the Irish America magazine Spirit of Ireland award. Mr. Quinn received this award at the annual Business 100 luncheon on December 15, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. … [Read more...] about Jim Quinn receives the Spirit of Ireland award

William Clay Ford, Jr.’s Keynote Address at the Business 100

December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company delivers the keynote address at the Business 100 awards luncheon on December 15, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. The Business 100 is an annual celebration of the best and brightest Irish Americas leading some of the most innovative and powerful companies in the world. … [Read more...] about William Clay Ford, Jr.’s Keynote Address at the Business 100

Bill Ford:The Man Behind the Trademark

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2012

December 1, 2011 by 4 Comments

Bill Ford pictured with some Irish Fords, Henry Dan Ford and Hannah Ford O’Brien, 5, who turned out to meet him when he visited Ballinascarty, Co. Cork, birthplace of his great-great-grandfather William Ford.

“Our name is on every product that we sell, and that really gave us the determination to see this through.” Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company is one of the top corporations in the world, and one of a handful of American companies still owned by family. “The company’s determination to survive is, in part, a reflection of the tenacity of the Ford family, which has rallied … [Read more...] about Bill Ford:The Man Behind the Trademark

Conlisk Scholarship Brings Irish Business Students to U.S.

By Molly Ferns, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2012

December 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

During a time of economic hardship for Ireland, Brian Kelly, a Dublin-born 22-year-old and a graduate of University of Limerick, has been given the opportunity to further his finance studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. The Rev. John M. Conlisk Irish Scholarship has been awarded each year for the past 20 years to an MBA or MS in finance candidate from Ireland. … [Read more...] about Conlisk Scholarship Brings Irish Business Students to U.S.

An Irish Vintage: The Concannon Vineyard

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2012

December 1, 2011 by 4 Comments

James and John Concannon uphold tradition at a winery founded by their Irish immigrant ancestor. The Concannon family has spent more than 128 years growing grapes and making wine in California, 42 miles east of San Francisco, debunking the notion that the Irish know their whiskey but not their wine. “I never knew my grandfather James, the founder of Concannon Vineyard,” said … [Read more...] about An Irish Vintage: The Concannon Vineyard

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