“Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.”
—The definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams, 1931
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Congratulations to our Business 100 honorees and our Keynote Speaker Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP. You exemplify our cultural heritage … [Read more...] about First Word:
American Dreamers
Patricia Harty
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Photo Album: A Visit to Santa
Christmas, 1959 One Christmas was so much like another in those years, to borrow a line from Dylan Thomas. Mother began the preparations in late autumn. The plum pudding was stirred one final time for good luck and steamed in a bowl on top of the wood-burning Stanley stove. The big square Christmas cake, heavy with fruit, raisins, sultanas and glacé cherries, was baked until … [Read more...] about Photo Album: A Visit to Santa
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Tabhair dom do Lámh
"If you really want to help society, you have to figure out a way to share all the lessons that you’ve learned."
– Tim Ryan
Congratulations to all our honorees on this the 20th anniversary of our Wall Street 50.
Some things have changed in the 20 years since we began to explore the relationship between the Irish and our steady ascent in the financial sector. For example, our … [Read more...] about First Word:
Tabhair dom do Lámh
First Word: “Did Ye Get Healed?”
Mary Mac pictured at Niagara Falls in 1972. I’ve been long enough away from Ireland now that as I planned for a recent trip, I wondered that I might feel like an outsider. A stranger to my own people. But I didn’t. I found it easy to slip back into the half-speak, the nod that says everything, the shrug that says even more. Often there was no need for words at all – everyone … [Read more...] about First Word: “Did Ye Get Healed?”
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The Joys of Cooking
Our cover story on top chef and restauranteur, Barbara Lynch got me thinking about my first forays into cooking, which involved wrestling with a Stanley wood-burning stove. I have fond memories of that black-iron beast, and the time I spent practically hugging it for the warmth that it threw off. Always cold as a child, the “range” as we called it, was the only source of heat … [Read more...] about First Word:
The Joys of Cooking