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Baroness Blood Celebrated

By Irish America Staff
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Liam Neeson, May Blood, and John Fitzpatrick.

Baroness May Blood, recently retired from the U.K.’s House of Lords after a long and very distinguished career, was celebrated in New York City in January at an Ireland Funds reception held in the Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel. Early on in her professional life, the Baroness was a true trailblazer in promoting equality for women in the workforce, and went on to serve as … [Read more...] about Baroness Blood Celebrated

Celtic Football Club Dine
Out in New York for Charity

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by 1 Comment

“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the unofficial anthem of Celtic Football Club, was sung loudly and proudly on October 30 at the Celtic FC Foundation’s Inaugural New York Gala Dinner in Manhattan, where they raised an impressive $200,000. The guest of honor was former Celtic manager, and former Republic of Ireland manager, Martin O’Neill. Hugo Straney, the voice of Irish radio in … [Read more...] about Celtic Football Club Dine
Out in New York for Charity

Women in Leadership

By Irish America Staff
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Marjorie Muldowney and Sarah Friar.

Sarah Friar, former CFO at Square and now CEO of Nextdoor and one of our 2018 Business 100 honorees, was the Honorary Speaker at The Ireland Funds Women in Leadership Luncheon on November 30th. The event was held at the Four Seasons Hotel and attended by over 400 guests. In a moving moment, Sarah described how the words of Seamus Heaney, her favorite poet, have provided her … [Read more...] about Women in Leadership

The Ireland Funds 2018 NJ Golf Classic

By Irish America Staff
November / December 2018

November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The Ireland Funds 2018 NJ Golf Classic Committee with Honoree Bob Garrett. L – R: Kyle Clifford, Anthony Callaghan, Eddie Dowling, Michael Higgins, Bob Garrett, John Fitzpatrick, Martin Kehoe, Angus Miller, Pat Leahy, Matthew McBride, George Stall, Michael Hurly, and Pat Tully.

On Monday, October 1st, supporters of The Ireland Funds gathered at Bayonne Golf Club for the 16th annual NJ Golf Classic. This year’s honoree was Bob Garrett, New York Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP. After the opening brunch, Pat Tully, The Ireland Funds America VP of Development, welcomed the guests, went over the rules for the day and sent the golfers out on to the … [Read more...] about The Ireland Funds 2018 NJ Golf Classic

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March 12, 1685

Philosopher George Berkeley was born in Kilkenny on this day in 1685. Berkeley’s most substantial contribution to philosophy was his theory of “immaterialism,” or “subjective idealism.” He combined empiricism (the belief that knowledge comes only from direct sensory experience) with idealism (the belief that reality as we know it is mentally constructed) concluding that material substance does not exist, but our perceptions of it do. Berkeley is associated with the phrase, “to be is to be perceived.” However, he didn’t believe that physical objects cease to exist when not being perceived, explaining that God always perceives of everything. In contemporary terms, this describes the world as an interactive illusion, similar  to “The Matrix,” but with God in place of the machines.

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