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William Clay Ford, Jr.’s Keynote Address at the Business 100

December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company delivers the keynote address at the Business 100 awards luncheon on December 15, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. The Business 100 is an annual celebration of the best and brightest Irish Americas leading some of the most innovative and powerful companies in the world. … [Read more...] about William Clay Ford, Jr.’s Keynote Address at the Business 100

2011 Business 100 Awards Luncheon Highlights

December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Some highlights from the Irish America Business 100 luncheon on December 15, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club of New York. The Business 100 is an annual celebration of the best and brightest Irish Americans leading some of the most innovative and powerful corporations in the world. William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company delivered the keynote address and … [Read more...] about 2011 Business 100 Awards Luncheon Highlights

John Kelly of the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the 2011 Irish America Wall Street 50

September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

John Kelly of the Irish Chamber Orchestra plays a riveting rendition of "O'Carolan's Cocerto" follwed by an encore performance of "The Orange Blossom Special" at the annual Irish America Wall Street 50 awards dinner on September 22, 2011 at the New York Yacht Club. … [Read more...] about John Kelly of the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the 2011 Irish America Wall Street 50

2011 Wall Street 50 Awards Highlights

September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Irish America magazine celebrated the 2011 Wall Street 50, an annual celebration of the best and brightest Irish Americans in finance, on September 22, 2011 at the New York Yacht Club. Among the speakers were Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore, Governor Martin O'Malley and keynote speaker Brian Ruane, CEO of BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services John Kelly of the Irish Chamber … [Read more...] about 2011 Wall Street 50 Awards Highlights

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore addresses the Irish America Wall Street 50

September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore delivers a speech at the Irish America Wall Street 50 awards dinner on September 22, 2011 at the New York Yacht Club. … [Read more...] about Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore addresses the Irish America Wall Street 50

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Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer, was born on this day in County Clare in 1930. Born to strictly religious parents, O’Brien described her childhood as suffocating. She was educated from 1941 to 1946 by the Sisters of Mercy. She then went on to receive a license in pharmacy in 1950. O’Brien turned to writing and published “The County Girls” in 1960. It was the first in a trilogy that was banned from Ireland. In 2009, she received the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Book Awards in Dublin.

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