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Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy

March / April 2020 By Darina Molloy

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It may be an over-used chestnut at times, but that “there is no ‘I’ in team” is still a popular phrase in the worlds of sport and industry. And Kathleen Murphy, a team player to her fingertips, is the epitome of someone who believes in the importance of “we” rather than “I” when it comes to getting things done. Is this valuable characteristic something that harks back to her … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy

Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
March / April 1996

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Ulysses S. Grant, in his visit to Ireland in 1879, covered much the same territory as President Clinton did on his visit in 1995. ℘℘℘ Ulysses S. Grant was not actually president of the United States when he arrived in Dublin from London on January 3, 1879. His tenure as a two-term Republican president had ended in March of 1877. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes, … [Read more...] about Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879