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Ed Kenney Jr.

Mission Possible:
Concern Worldwide at 50

By Ed Kenney Jr. and Kieran McConville
Photos Courtesy of Concern Worldwide
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Concern, Ireland’s largest humanitarian aid agency, has been serving the poorest of the poor for 50 years. Ed Kenney Jr. and Kieran McConville, both of whom work for Concern, explore the organization’s history. ℘℘℘ The story begins 50 years ago in the parlor of a modest townhouse on Northumberland Road in Dublin, moving on quickly to a 600-ton cargo ship called the Columcille, … [Read more...] about Mission Possible:
Concern Worldwide at 50

Hall of Fame: Ed Kenney

By Ed Kenney, Jr., Contributor
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by 3 Comments

Traveling to Belfast post-Good Friday Agreement with Ed Kenney and Mutual of America CEO Tom Moran in the late 90s and early 2000s almost always meant engaging in quiet diplomacy – shuttling between the Sinn Féin head office on the Falls Road and Stormont, spending equal time with Gerry Adams and David Trimble, and many other players. The pair offered moral support, advice, … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Ed Kenney

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