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UPCOMING EVENTS
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February 15-17, 2012
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Palm Beach, Florida
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Council Winter Meeting
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March 16, 2012
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New York
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St. Patrick's Lunch
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Online Booking
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Council Event Calendar
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2012 Events Calendar
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2011 Annual Report
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The Council's 2011 Annual Report is now available online for download.
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Council News
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Thursday, June 30, 2011, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Kieran McGowan, Chairman of CRH plc & Former Chief Executive of IDA Ireland
To Receive Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement At 49th Annual Dinner In New York
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New York, NY: May 31, 2011 The Ireland-U.S. Council will present its
Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2011 to Kieran McGowan, Chairman of
CRH plc and former Chief Executive of Ireland’s Industrial Development Agency
to mark his notable and important achievements in building the business bonds and
commercial connections between America and Ireland during his varied and successful
business career.
Read more ...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Senator David Norris Is Guest Speaker at Council’s Gala MidSummer Dinner
in Dublin Castle on Friday, June 24, 2011
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New York, NY: May 31, 2011 The noted Joycean scholar, accomplished
public speaker, Irish civil rights campaigner, gay activist, independent politician
and current front-runner in the 2011 election for the Presidency in Ireland, Senator
David Norris, will be the Guest Speaker at the Ireland-U.S. Council’s black-tie
Gala MidSummer Dinner to be held Friday, June 24 in Dublin Castle.
Read more about Council's Guest Speaker
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Friday, May 20, 2011, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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2011 Student Work Experience Scholarships Presentation Scheduled for Council Awards
Lunch June 9 In New York City
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Council Will Also Honor Dr. John Hegarty For His Notable Achievements as Provost
of Trinity College Dublin
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The Council’s annual program of Student Work Experience Scholarships for 2011 will
be celebrated this year at an awards luncheon to be held at The Metropolitan Club
in New York City on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Council President Dennis D. Swanson,
in releasing details of this year’s scholarship awards, said "We are again this
year delighted to announce details of the Council’s scholarships program. We have
operated this successful and admired Scholarship Awards program for the past 27
years."
Read more on the Council's Scholarship Lunch
in New York
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Dr. Michael Somers Is New President of Council's Ireland Chapter
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The President of the Ireland-U.S. Council, Dennis D. Swanson announced today that
Dr. Michael Somers, Deputy Chairman of Allied Irish Banks and former Chief Executive
of the National Treasury Management Agency, has agreed to serve as the new President
of the Council’s Ireland Chapter. He succeeds Brian J. Goggin who has served since
November 2004.
Read more on Dr. Michael Somers appointment as
new President of Council's Ireland Chapter
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Thursday, June 10, 2010, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Jeff Smisek, Chairman, President & CEO of Continental Airlines To Receive
Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement At 48th Annual Dinner In New
York
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The Ireland-U.S. Council will present its Award for Outstanding Achievement
in 2010 to Jeff Smisek, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental
Airlines, Inc. to mark the notable work he and the company have done in
building the business relationships between America and Ireland. The award will
be the centerpiece of the Council’s 48th Annual Dinner to be held at the Metropolitan
Club in New York City on Thursday, November 11, 2010. Each year,
the Council presents this award to an individual who has made a significant contribution
to enhancing the economic relationships between America and Ireland.
Read more on 2010 Award for Outstanding
Achievement
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Wednesday, May 28, 2010, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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The Council's Student Work Experience Scholarships To Be Presented At Awards Luncheon
In New York City
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The Council’s annual program of Student Work Experience Scholarships for 2010 will
be celebrated this year at an awards luncheon to be held at The River Club
in New York City on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Council President Dennis D.
Swanson, in releasing details of this year’s scholarship awards, said "We have operated
this successful and admired Scholarship Awards program for the past 26 years. Opportunities
are provided through the program to student undergraduates from third-level educational
institutions on the island of Ireland to travel to the United States and to work
temporarily in American corporations. The scholarships provide work assignments
in business corporations of differing sizes in America. These assignments are linked
to the fields of study and academic disciplines which the undergraduate scholars
are pursuing in Ireland."
Read more on 2010 Scholarships Awards Lunch
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Council’s Dublin May 6 Luncheon Double-Bill Features
Noted American Commentator, Ms. Lee Cullum plus the CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority
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New York, NY; March 29, 2010: The Spring Corporate Lunch hosted by the Ireland-U.S.
Council to be held Thursday, May 6 at Dublin ’s Four Seasons Hotel will feature
a double-bill Guest Speaker platform. The Chief Executive of the Dublin Airport
Authority Declan Collier will address the group and will highlight how the new €400
million ($540 million) Dublin Airport Terminal will boost Ireland’s air bridge to
America. Also appearing at the speaker’s podium at the Council lunch will be the
noted and distinguished American commentator, Ms. Lee Cullum.
Read more
Council members @ €75 per person. Guests @ €90 per person.
For more information and online booking for the Spring Corporate Lunch please click here
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Thursday, June 18, 2009, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Cabinet Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan
Is Guest of Honor At The Council’s MidSummer Gala Dinner
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Ireland’s Minister for Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources will
be the Guest of Honor at the Council’s MidSummer Gala Concert & Dinner to be staged
on Friday June 26, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.
Read more
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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The Council's Student Work Experience Scholarships To Be Presented At Awards Luncheon
In New York City
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The Council's annual program of Student Work Experience Scholarships for 2009 will
be celebrated this year at an awards luncheon to be held at The Metropolitan Club
in New York City on Thursday, June 11 2009. Council President Dennis D. Swanson,
in releasing details of this year's scholarship awards, said "This is the 25th year
in which the Council will have operated its successful Scholarship Awards. The program
provides opportunities to student undergraduates from third-level educational institutions
on the island of Ireland to travel to the United States and to work temporarily
in American corporations. The scholarships provide work assignments in business
corporations of all sizes in America. The assignments are linked to the fields of
study and academic disciplines which the undergraduate scholars are pursuing in
Ireland."
Read more
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Friday, April 17, 2009, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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Ireland and America: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Context
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The Embassy of Ireland in Washington D.C. , has recently published a Strategic Review
of Relations between Ireland and the United States (Ireland and America: Challenges
and Opportunities in a New Context). Our Council made a considered submission
on the matter as part of the review process that was conducted by Ireland's Ambassador
to the U.S., Michael Collins and Ambassador/Consul General in New York, Niall Burgess.
The document makes for interesting reading and contains important recommendations
which, if implemented, will enhance the relationships between America and Ireland.
You can access the full report here through the link below:
Ireland and America: Challenges and Opportunities
in a New Context (PDF format, 339Kb)
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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William C. Weldon, Chairman & CEO of Johnson & Johnson To Receive Council's
Award for Outstanding Achievement At 47th Annual Dinner In New York
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"An Early and Important Industrial Investor in Ireland"
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April 8, 2009; New York, NY: The Ireland-U.S. Council will present its
Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2009 to William C. Weldon, Chairman
and CEO of Johnson & Johnson to mark the notable work he and the company have done
in building the business relationships between America and Ireland. The award will
be the centerpiece of the Council’s 47th Annual Dinner to be held at the Metropolitan
Club in New York City on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Each year, the Council
presents this award to an individual who has made a significant contribution to
enhancing the economic relationships between America and Ireland.
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Read full press release
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Monday, February 2, 2009, New York, NY: For Immediate Release
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The Ireland-U.S. Council Is Proud To Sponsor The 2009 U.S. National Tour of
The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Ireland-U.S. Council is a proud sponsor of the 2009 U.S. Tour of the Dublin
Philharmonic Orchestra. The tour of the United States which commenced in Orlando,
FL on January 10 and which has been highly-successful so far, comprises 49 separate
concert performances in 23 different states from coast to coast (View
Tour Schedule). The final concert will be in California on Saint Patrick’s
Day, March 17, 2009. The tour has been arranged under the auspices of Columbia Artists
Management and has also been sponsored by Tourism Ireland, CIE Tours International,
Culture Ireland, and several other organizations and individuals.
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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
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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
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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.
Read More ...
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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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