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Music and Merriment at Irish America’s 2019 Hall of Fame

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
March 2019

March 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment

On Thursday, March 14, hundreds gathered in the Cotillion Room of the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan for Irish America magazine’s 10th annual Hall of Fame luncheon. This year’s inductees were lawyer, public servant, and peacemaker John C. Dearie; broadcaster Adrian Flannelly; Academy Award-winning director Terry George; Irish Repertory Theatre founders Charlotte Moore and … [Read more...] about Music and Merriment at Irish America’s 2019 Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame: Lawyer, Public Servant, and Peacemaker John C. Dearie

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

John Dearie pictured with Gerry Adams in 2018.

John Dearie may not remember the specific year, but he remembers a very small, very important detail about one New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade in the late 1980s. “I remember seeing all of these people marching by, county after county. It had to be tens of thousands of men and women marching by. And they were all wearing this ribbon.” Dearie – a longtime New York state … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Lawyer, Public Servant, and Peacemaker John C. Dearie

First Word: Trailblazers Past & Present

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

It was the first time that I knew the full weight of Irish America. Coming from a small country with few people, it’s difficult for an immigrant to grasp that in a place as big as America, the Irish could wield such power. I’m talking about the first Irish-American Presidential Forum in 1992. It was arranged by then-assemblyman John C. Dearie. I don’t remember the venue, but I … [Read more...] about First Word: Trailblazers Past & Present

Americans Prepare for Brexit

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The American Brexit Committee convened in NYC in January.

The troubles of Brexit do not stop at the E.U. border. The American Brexit Committee convened in New York City on January 24 to assess how Great Britain’s exit from the European Union will affect Ireland and the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA). The meeting included members and representatives from major Irish-American organizations, including the Ancient Order of Hibernians … [Read more...] about Americans Prepare for Brexit

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