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Concern Celebrates 50 Years

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, December 4, at Cipriani Wall Street, Concern Worldwide US held its 22nd Annual Seeds of Hope Award Dinner, which this year also marked the 50th anniversary of its founding in Dublin in 1968. Over 700 guests attended the international humanitarian organization’s largest fundraising event, helping raise more than $2 million to benefit Concern’s work in twenty-five … [Read more...] about Concern Celebrates 50 Years

Bringing Seeds of Hope to The World

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Irish relief organization Concern Worldwide U.S., which for the past 40 years has served the poorest of the poor across 26 countries around the world, will hold its 21st annual Seeds of Hope award dinner on November 28. This year’s Seeds of Hope honoree is Eileen McDonnell, chairman, president, and CEO of Penn Mutual Life. McDonnell, whose grandparents were born in Clare, … [Read more...] about Bringing Seeds of Hope to The World

New Leadership for Concern Worldwide U.S.

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2017

March 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Two Irish America Business 100 honorees have been unanimously elected chair of the board of directors and chief executive officer of the non-profit international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide U.S., an independent affiliate of the Dublin-based Concern Worldwide, as part of a planned leadership succession plan. Joanna Geraghty, who currently serves as JetBlue’s … [Read more...] about New Leadership for Concern Worldwide U.S.

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Lola Montez, actress, dancer, courtesan, mistress and Countess of Landsfeld, was born Eliza Gilbert in Co. Sligo on February 17, 1821. After her birth, her family  moved to India, but Lola was sent to several boarding schools in England. She eloped at the age of 16 with Lieutenant Thomas James, but the two separated after five years. It was at this time that Lola Montez adopted her stage name and began dancing. She found success in Europe, particularly Germany, as a courtesan, becoming the mistress of Ludwig I, the German King of Bavaria. His relationship with Montez was not embraced German people, especially when he gave her a title. It is believed that their relationship may have spurred on the 1848 revolutions in the German free states, forcing Montez to flee to America.

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