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Denis O'Brien

News From Our Honorees

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Brian Kelly, Paqui Kelly, Steven McDonald, Conor McDonald, Patti Ann McDonald, Ray Kelly

Irish businessman and 2012 Irish America Business 100 Keynote Speaker Denis O’Brien has created a fellowship that will, on an annual basis, offer two Irish students a fully-funded master’s degree in business administration at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, where O’Brien himself earned his M.B.A. in 1982. The Denis O’Brien Fellowship is available to Irish … [Read more...] about News From Our Honorees

Irish Power and Irish Concern: Denis O’Brien

By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by 3 Comments

Denis O’Brien, a Clinton Global Citizen honoree and the 2012 Irish America Business 100 Keynote Speaker, is empowering people in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean.   Denis O’Brien, 54, is Ireland’s most successful businessman and biggest philanthropist. He created Digicel, one of the most successful cell phone companies in the world, and he has a vast media … [Read more...] about Irish Power and Irish Concern: Denis O’Brien

The First Word: Share the Extraordinary

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

“They are extraordinary. It boggles my mind that there are still good people like that in the world.” – Jim O’Connor said of the Mormon missionaries who showed up in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy and are still helping with the clean-up. The Daily News.  As we head into the holiday season and look forward to celebrating with family and friends, we are reminded of all the … [Read more...] about The First Word: Share the Extraordinary

Roots: The Bold O’Briens

By Liam Moriarty, Contributor
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by 4 Comments

The O’Briens are an illustrious and prominent clan that has shaped the history of Ireland. The name, also spelled O’Bryan or O’Brian, means “of Brian” indicating descendance from Brian Borumha mac Cennetig, or Brian Boru, the celebrated High King of Ireland. Brian Boru (925-1014) received the throne of Thomond (an area which covers much of modern day County Clare as well as … [Read more...] about Roots: The Bold O’Briens

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Archbishop Paul Cullen of Dublin becomes the first Irish cardinal on this day in 1866. Born in Co. Kildare, Cullen went on to study at the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. Cullen was appointed rector of Irish College and helped secure the college’s future. While rector from 1832-1850, he forged a close friendship with Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Pius IX and helped safeguard the interests of the Irish church. He was first made Archbishop of Armagh and then transferred to Archbishop of Dublin in 1852, where he would be later made a cardinal.

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