Over 400 delegates attended the second annual U.S.-Ireland Forum hosted at University College Dublin in early November, which was yet another extraordinary success. The delegates were drawn from Irish politics, business, students, academics and ordinary members of the public. The topics ranged from the role of America in the Obama era to how deep the Irish financial crisis is … [Read more...] about Second U.S.-Ireland Forum a Success
Finance
An Interview with Charles Carey
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
For a second- or third-generation leader of the Chicago Board of Trade, Charles Carey sure talks like a guy from the neighborhood. His voice is Ditka’s. So is his physique. “I guess that comes from spending too much time in the pits,” Charles Carey laughed, motioning to the cavernous room down the hall from his office where traders still stand in “open outcry” pits shouting … [Read more...] about An Interview with Charles Carey
Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
The kid who helped propel the U.S. team to its miraculous 4-3 victory over the Soviets, giving the country a morale boost at the height of the Cold War in 1980, is now a star in the trading business. “The kid’s made the team. He’s busted his ass for me for seven months and now I gotta send him home? Is that the deal?” U.S. Olympic Hockey Coach Herb Brooks asks his superiors … [Read more...] about Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
Dennis Purcell
Dennis Purcell never had a mind to go into the life science industry, but the businessman, who has a BS in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Harvard, was inspired to head in that direction more by accident than design. ℘℘℘ "About 15 years ago, I was in general investment banking and I had a tumor in my arm. I started to see the health care … [Read more...] about Dennis Purcell
Limerick Woman Wins €115 million
DOLORES McNamara, 45, from Limerick became the first Irish person to win the EuroMillions lottery. After avoiding publicity for two days she claimed prize money worth €115 million and picked up the check at the National Lottery headquarters in Dublin. Her solicitor David Sweeney told reporters his client would keep her feet "firmly on the ground." Coincidentally, a Hungarian … [Read more...] about Limerick Woman Wins €115 million