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Honorees 1996 1997 2011 (?) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 … [Read more...] about Top 100

Those We Lost

By Michele Barber-Perry, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. ℘℘℘ Al Gavin Legendary boxing cutman Al Gavin passed away after suffering a stroke on Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the age of 70. The Brooklyn-bred retired landscaper was best known for his ability to quell the blood-flow of boxing wounds for such fighters as Lennox Lewis, Oscar de la Hoya and Mickey Ward. Earlier … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

New and Noteworthy

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Actress, model and former MTV VJ, and Irish America Top 100 honoree Karen Duffy, better known as Duff, can now add author to her list of accomplishments with her new book Model Patient: MY Life as an Incurable Wise-Ass. Pretty impressive, when you consider that for the past five years she has been battling a rare life-threatening and painful illness called sarcoidosis of the … [Read more...] about New and Noteworthy

Hibernia: Tom’s Still Tops

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Top 100 2000 honoree Tom Foley, the New York City firefighter thrust into the spotlight last year for his daring rescue of two construction workers, is in the spotlight again. Now People magazine have named him one of America's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors. He's no stranger to the pages of People magazine; they have also featured him as one of the sexiest men at work. We tried … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Tom’s Still Tops

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