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Female Irish Founders

Hibernia: Innovation

By IA Staff
Spring 2023

April 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Avril Power, co-founder of giyst pitches at AwakenHub’s St. Brigid Day event at the Bank of Ireland NYC Hub in New York City on February 1st. Photos courtesy of AwakenHub

AwakenHub Takes New York City for First Trade Mission to the U.S. AwakenHub, the only cross-border social enterprise serving Irish women founders landed in New York City for its first trade mission to the United States on St. Brigid’s Day, Feb 1st at the Bank of Ireland NYC Hub. It was a remarkable two and half year trajectory from being founded on Zoom during the Covid … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Innovation

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Brendan Behan, the Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright, died at just 41 years old on this day in 1964. Born into an educated working class family in Dublin, Behan left school at 13 to follow in his father’s footsteps as a house painter, and at 16 joined the IRA. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he attempted to murder two detectives of the Garda Siochana. After his release, he began a career in writing, which brought him a considerable amount of fame, and led to his forging a friendship with actor Jackie Gleason.

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