The Council's 2016 Annual Report is now available online for download. Click here for
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2017 Student Work Experience Scholarships Presented at Council Lunch in New York
The Council’s 2017 Student Work Experience Scholarships awards luncheon was held at The Metropolitan Club in New York City on Thursday, June 8. Seen at the presentations event were (from left) Shane Cahill, Ireland’s Deputy Consul General in New York; Niall Condon, Pfizer’s VP for Worldwide Manufacturing; 2017 Ireland-U.S. Council Scholar Claire Riordan, who hails from Killorglin, County Kerry; Council President, Brian W. Stack with Pfizer’s Carmel Keane.
Read more about this year's Scholarship recipients.
Brexit and its Impact on Companies in Ireland is Topic at
Ireland-U.S. Council 2017 Spring Corporate Lunch in Dublin
The 2017 Spring Corporate Lunch hosted by the Ireland-U.S. Council was held at The InterContinental Hotel in Dublin April 7. The lunch featured remarks by the Lucinda Creighton, Chief Executive of Vulcan Consulting. She is a former Minister of State for European Affairs in the Government of Ireland.
Seen at the event were (from left) Dr, Michael J. Somers, Council Ireland Chapter President; Derek Collins of Bank of Ireland; Lucinda Creighton; and Alan Molloy of Aer Lingus. The event was sponsored by Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking and by Aer Lingus.
Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. Economic Relations
Held in New York March 2017
Seen at the opening night dinner of the Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. Economic Relations held in New York City March 15 were (from left) Dennis Swanson, President-Emeritus of the Ireland-U.S. Council; Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget who was the Guest Speaker; Brian Stack, Council President; and Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of Ibec, who were joint hosts of the Business Summit with the Ireland-U.S. Council.
Ireland-U.S. Council's 2017 Winter Meeting
in Palm Beach, Florida
Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council's 2017 Winter Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida was the Guest Speaker Brian Burns, the next United States Ambassador to Ireland, expected to be confirmed soon for the post by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council's 2017 Winter Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida were (from left) Shane Stephens, Consul General for Ireland for the Southeast United States; Michael J. Gibbons, Chairman of the 2017 Winter Meeting; Brian W. Stack, President of the Ireland-U.S. Council; Guest Speaker Brian Burns, the next United States Ambassador to Ireland, expected to be confirmed soon for the post by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Council's Member-Guest Reception
Held in Dublin December 15
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O'Malley holds on to the Sam Maguire Cup - currently held by All-Ireland Football Champions Dublin
which was on display at the Council reception - with Yvonne Muldoon, Sales Director of Aer Lingus who sponsored the event and Roddy Feely, Council Executive Director.
Also seen at the Council Reception were Ireland Chapter Council President Dr. Michael Somers, Guest Speaker Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of Ibec, Ireland's most prestigious business organization with Yvonne Muldoon of Aer Lingus.
Council’s 54th Annual Dinner
held at the Metropolitan Club in New York
The Ireland-U.S. Council presented its Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2016 to Willie Walsh,
Chief Executive of International Airlines Group, one of the world’s most successful aviation industry companies.
The award was the highlight of the Council’s 54th Annual Dinner held at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on Thursday, November 10, 2016.
Seen at the presentation were (from left ) Ireland-U.S. Council Board Member Diarmuid Hogan, Chief Executive of Global Excess Partners;
Willie Walsh, Brian W. Stack, the President of the Council and Barbara Koster, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc. and a Board Member of the Council.
2016 Ireland Golf Day
The Ireland-U.S. Council's 2016 Golf Day was held at Dún Laoghaire Golf Club on the outskirts of Dublin on Friday September 9. For ten years, the weather for this event had been beautiful – not so the past two years. However, despite inclement weather the event was staged and enjoyed by the full-field contingent of members and their guests. The Golf Day was sponsored by Northern Trust Bank and United Airlines. Seen at the presentation to the winning team were (from left) Michael Stone, Kevin Tuck of Alltech who sponsored the Prize Baskets, Roddy Feely who is the Council Executive Director, Pat Gilroy who is a Board Member of the Council with team-mate Tom Costello.
European Commission’s Ruling on Ireland’s
Tax Treatment of Apple’s Operations
Wednesday, August 31, 2016, New York, NY:
It’s been big news on both sides of the Atlantic. The decision announced with great fanfare in Brussels by European Commission regulators that Ireland’s tax treatment of Apple’s operations in the Emerald Isle violated Europe’s rules on state aids to industry – to the tune of a headline-grabbing $14.5 billion.
The Connie Doolan Memorial Trophy sponsored by Guinness was awarded to the team of 2EVentures - a Council Sustaining Member company headed by Mick Tuohy pictured here at left with his winning fourball - Council Treasurer Kieran Claffey with Council member Bill Falvey, Marketing Director of Guinness with Paul Coughlin and Bobby Collins.
Welcome to the website of the Ireland-U.S. Council. Our
mission is to build business links between America and Ireland. This site contains
detailed information on the organization's programs
and activities in both the United States and in the Emerald
Isle.
We value your interest in the mission of the Council and always welcome new members. We hope that you find the answers here to any questions you
may have about us. If not, please contact us and we
will be happy to tell you more.
It was back in 1962 that, in preparation for the visit of President John F. Kennedy
to Ireland the following year, two organizations were created as a measure to build
institutional form around a structure to improve the relations between America and
Ireland.
One was dedicated to cultural relations - the American Irish Foundation, which has
since merged into the American Ireland Fund. Your Council was the other and was
aimed at building business bonds between America and Ireland.
We cherish the shared commitments that connect us to our Council mission. During
the past year, the Council has enjoyed outstanding support from members and from
many benefactors, patrons and sponsors. On behalf of the Council's Board and the
entire membership of the organization throughout the United States and in all parts
of Ireland, we offer thanks for the support we continue to receive.
