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Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

April 5, 2013

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Streep paid tribute to McCormack at Newsweek & The Daily Beast's 2013 Women in the World summit. "A tall woman and a towering figure" were the words Meryl Streep used to describe her friend Inez McCormack, the civil rights and labor activist from Northern Ireland who passed away just over 10 weeks ago at 69 from cancer. The legendary actor spoke about McCormack's life's … [Read more...] about Meryl Streep Remembers Irish Activist and Union Leader Inez McCormack

What Are You Like? Mary Robinson

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor
April / May 2013

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Ireland's first female president answers questions about her life and work. Mary Robinson made history as Ireland’s first female president, in office from 1990 – 1997. She has since devoted her life to human rights on a global scale, serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 – 2002, and founding, among other projects, Realizing Rights: The Ethical … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Mary Robinson

The Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways

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

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The devastation of the Rockaways has been well-documented in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In many stories in local papers and international news, Irish Americans featured large. In spite of the destruction, the message they sent was one of determination to rebuild. And lending a hand in the rebuilding effort are many Irish immigrants. The Locals There’s James Brennan, one of … [Read more...] about The Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways

Tom Moran: Irish America Hall of Fame

By Kristin Romano, Contributor
April / May 2012

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Tom Moran, businessman and humanitarian, is inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame. Chairman, president and CEO of Mutual of America, Tom Moran was born in 1952 on Staten Island, NY, one of three children of an Irish-Italian-American mother and an Irish-American father, with roots in Counties Fermanagh and Tipperary. Moran’s maternal grandfather, Arturo Quaranta, was … [Read more...] about Tom Moran: Irish America Hall of Fame

The Joy of Giving Back: John Fitzpatrick

By Aliah O'Neill, Contributor
December / January 2012

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The RTE show Secret Millionaire followed American hotelier John Fitzpatrick as he spent a week undercover in one of Ireland’s poorest communities. When Business 100 honoree John Fitzpatrick was approached by RTE (Ireland’s national television and radio broadcaster) to appear on Secret Millionaire, he balked. “I thought someone was playing a joke. I was annoyed that someone … [Read more...] about The Joy of Giving Back: John Fitzpatrick