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O'Toole Honored by Éire Society

By Irish America Staff
May / June 2019

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Three hundred guests attended the Éire Society of Boston’s dinner at which Kathleen M. O’Toole, former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and former Boston Police Commissioner, was recognized as the 2019 Gold Medal award recipient. The award was presented at the Gold Medal dinner and awards ceremony, which took place on Saturday evening, April 27, 2019 at the Seaport … [Read more...] about O'Toole Honored by Éire Society

O’Toole Honored by Éire Society

By Irish America Staff
May / June 2019

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Three hundred guests attended the Éire Society of Boston’s dinner at which Kathleen M. O’Toole, former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and former Boston Police Commissioner, was recognized as the 2019 Gold Medal award recipient. The award was presented at the Gold Medal dinner and awards ceremony, which took place on Saturday evening, April 27, 2019 at the Seaport … [Read more...] about O’Toole Honored by Éire Society

Seattle Gets its Green On

By Noreen McCormack, Contributor
August / September 2014

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2014 is proving to be an eventful year for Seattle Irish. Mayor Ed Murray, who lived in Ireland for a time, and whose four grandparents are from the old sod, was sworn into office in January. The Seattle Seahawks, led by Irish American coach Pete Carroll, won the Super Bowl. Seattle musicians Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, both proud Irish Americans, won several Grammys, including … [Read more...] about Seattle Gets its Green On

O’Toole in Charge

By Lauren Byrne, Contributor
October / November 2004

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Boston Police Commissioner Kathy O'Toole serves as top cop to the nation's oldest police force and brings a global approach to the job. ℘℘℘ It's a week after the Democratic National Convention, and Boston's 37th police commissioner is warily eyeing my tape recorder. Since taking up the job six months ago, the city's first woman commissioner, Kathleen O'Toole, has had to deal … [Read more...] about O’Toole in Charge