The board of the John F. Kennedy Trust, New Ross, recently announced the election of Sean Connick as the new chief executive officer of the company following a publicly advertised competition for the position. Connick had entered politics in 1999 and was a former TD and Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture. Connick, who has been involved with the Trust for many … [Read more...] about New CEO for JFK Trust
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Bishop’s Mansion is Gone With the Wind
In recent news, Atlanta’s Archbishop Wilton Gregory surprised the city’s Catholic community when it was discovered that the mansion he built on property donated by Joseph Mitchell had cost $2.2 million. Mitchell, a nephew of Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell, passed away in 2011, leaving his property and home to the church, specifically requesting that his family … [Read more...] about Bishop’s Mansion is Gone With the Wind
Ernie O’Malley Symposium
On 25 and 26 April 2014 Glucksman Ireland House NYU hosted the spectacularly successful Ernie O’Malley Symposium on Modern Ireland and Revolution, at which twenty-five leading US and international scholars examined social, cultural, and political revolution in modern Ireland and its intersections with the life and times of revolutionary and author Ernie O’Malley. This event … [Read more...] about Ernie O’Malley Symposium
Lady Sligo Exhibit Opens at Quinnipiac University
Ambassador Anne Anderson visited Quinnipiac University on April 29th for the grand opening of the exhibit, “The Lady Sligo Letters: Westport House and Ireland’s Great Hunger.” Anderson said the exhibit, as well as Quinnipiac’s Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute and Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, helps to “give a face or a voice through art, letters, diaries, or literature to some … [Read more...] about Lady Sligo Exhibit Opens at Quinnipiac University
Concern’s Annual Spring Run Raises $200K
The 16th Annual Concern Worldwide Spring Run was held in New York’s Central Park on April 12th and raised approximately $200,000 for the Irish-helmed international humanitarian organization. More than 100 teams participated in what was the largest turnout in the run’s history. The money raised will go to support Concern’s poverty-elimination programs in 26 of the world’s most … [Read more...] about Concern’s Annual Spring Run Raises $200K