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Larry Kirwan’s IABCN Acceptance Speech
On Friday February 24, musician, writer, and playwright Larry Kirwan received the Irish American Business Chamber & Network (IABCN) 2023 Uachtarán (President) Award in Philadelphia from Irish Ambassador to the USA, Geraldine Byrne Nason at a Union League luncheon. (Photo Tom Keenan) Kirwan, a Wexford native who emigrated to New York at the age of 21, may be best known for being the front man of the rock band Black 47 and a political activist. […] Read More
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Irish Poet Takes New Post at Villanova
Each spring since 2000, Villanova University chooses a distinguished Irish writer to hold its Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Chair of Irish Studies. Named for a Villanova graduate who was former CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb and US ambassador to Sweden, the Heimbold chair has since become one of the most prestigious Irish studies positions in the United States. The 2023 Heimbold Chair holder is Mary O’Donoghue, who has published books of award-winning poetry which include Tulle (Salmon Poetry, […] Read More