Council News
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Council President Michael J. Gibbons Named
Grand Marshal Of 2009 New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade |
Council President, Michael J. Gibbons, has
been named Grand Marshal of the 2009 New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Mr. Gibbons
will lead the marchers up New York City’s Fifth Avenue on March 17 next year for
the 248th staging of the world’s oldest and largest civic parade.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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The Ireland-U.S. Council Welcomes Decisions To Expand Work Visa Programs Between
Ireland and the United States |
The Ireland-U.S. Council welcomes the decisions of both the Irish Government and
the United States Administration to implement a substantial liberalization of visa
rules allowing for U.S. citizens to work in Ireland and for Irish citizens to work
in the United States for up to a year.
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September 4, 2008; New York, NY: For Immediate Release
Paddy Kelly of Redquartz Developments To Receive Council’s Award for Outstanding
Achievement At 46th Annual Dinner In New York
The Ireland-U.S. Council will present its Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2008
to Patrick Kelly for the remarkable business success he has achieved and the creditable
work he has done in building the business relationships between America and Ireland.
The award will be the centerpiece of the Council’s 46th Annual Dinner to be held
at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on Thursday, November 6, 2008.
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View full text of press release announcing
Paddy Kelly of Redquartz Developments as the receipient of the Council’s Award for
Outstanding Achievement.
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For Further Information
New York: Tel: (212) 867 6268; e-mail: Hibernia@aol.com
Dublin: Tel: (01) 667 4040; e-mail: iusc@eircom.net |
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New York, NY: Thursday, June 5, 2008: For Immediate Release
The Council’s 2008 Student Work Experience Scholarships Awards To Be Presented In
New York
Details of the Council’s Student Work Experience Scholarships for 2008 were announced
today and will be presented at a luncheon meeting of the organization to be held
at The Metropolitan Club in New York City on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Council President
Michael J. Gibbons, in releasing details of this year’s scholarship awards, said
"The Council’s Scholarship Awards program provides opportunities to student undergraduates
from universities in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland to travel to
the United States and to work temporarily in American corporations. These scholarships
provide project-oriented, meaningful work assignments in U.S. business corporations
of all sizes. The assignments are linked to the fields of study and academic disciplines
which the undergraduate scholars are pursuing in Ireland."
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View full text of press release announcing
2008 Student Work Experience Scholarships Awards
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For Further Information
Contact: Geraldine Byrne
(212) 867 6268 |
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New York, NY; May 28, 2008: For Immediate Release
Dennis D. Swanson Named President-Elect of Council
Fox Television Executive To Succeed Michael J. Gibbons
Dennis D. Swanson, President of Fox Television Stations Group has been nominated
as President of the Ireland-U.S. Council to succeed Michael J. Gibbons, formerly
an Executive Vice-President at the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. who will step down
having served in the role since 2002.
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View full text of press release announcing
Council President-Elect Dennis Swanson
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For Further Information
Contact: David O'Sullivan
(212) 867 6268 |
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New York, NY; April 28, 2008: For Immediate Release
Chief Executive of E.S.B. To Address Council’s Spring Luncheon Meeting in Dublin
U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Will Also Speak At May 1 Event at Four Seasons
Hotel
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Padraig McManus, the Chief Executive of Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (E.S.B.),
will occupy the speaker’s platform at a Council luncheon scheduled for Thursday,
May 1 at Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel. The energy company recently announced a €22
billion capital investment plan, fully half of which will be directed at renewable
energy sources.
Also appearing at the speaker’s podium at the Council lunch will be Robert J. Faucher,
Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Dublin, who will discuss
key current issues in the bilateral business relationships between America and Ireland.
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For Further Information
Contact: Roddy Feely
(01) 667 4040 |
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View full text of Council Spring Luncheon
press release |
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January 9, 2008 For Immediate Release
Ireland-U.S. Council Schedules Mid-February Winter Meeting Events In Palm Beach
The Ireland-U.S. Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing links,
especially business connections, between America and the Emerald Isle will again
stage its Annual Winter Meeting in Palm Beach during the second week of February.
The program of social events will include remarks by several Guest Speakers including
the Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr. John Hegarty, Ireland’s Ambassador to
the United States, His Excellency Michael Collins and Ireland’s Minister for Education,
Ms. Mary Hanafin, TD.
Further Information: Barry Lynch (212) 867 6268
View full press release on
the Council's winter meeting events in Palm Beach (PDF format, 64Kb)
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Council Seeks New Program Of Work Permits for American Citizens
in Ireland
The Council has asked the Government in Ireland to introduce a program of work visas
for American students, and those in America already working in their career fields,
to experience the workplace in Ireland, for a certain limited period of, say, 18
months to two years. Currently, no such visa program exists.
Read more on the Council's position on U.S. work visas in Ireland
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The Council's Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2007 was presented to
Philip Lynch, Chairman & CEO of One51 plc, one of Ireland's leading energy and waste
infrastructure companies. The award was presented at the Council's 45th Annual Dinner
held in November 2007 at The Metropolitan Club in New York.
More Details on the 2007 Outstanding Achievement
Award
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