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Jun25Thu
UPDATE: Grace Flanagan’s mass (11 AM) will be held at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2400 N. Providence Road. Media PA 19063.
No change in location for viewing on Friday evening (6 – 9 PM)
Jun19Fri
Bernard Birkett Recognized as 2020 CFO of the Year Award Winner by the Philadelphia Business Journal
The CFO of the Year Awards honor CFOs in Greater Philadelphia who have shown outstanding performance in their role as corporate financial stewards. The nominees were evaluated by an independent panel of judges who examined their financial management, strategic thinking and overall contribution to their company’s reputation.
Bernard received this award in recognition of his senior leadership ability and strategic thinking cultivated over more than 25 years in Finance and Corporate Accounting roles in the manufacturing and medical device industries. Since Bernard joined the West team nearly two years ago, he has worked tirelessly to greatly strengthen our financial position, which has resulted in West’s stock price more than doubling (as of May 2020) and our recent addition to the S&P 500.
Jun18Thu
New York initiative explores links between black identity and Irishness
The Irish Times
As preparations begin for St Patrick’s Day in the United States, an event in New York this week explored an often overlooked aspect of Irish-American identity.
The Irish consulate in New York hosted a gathering to mark the launch of the African-American Irish Diaspora Network, a new forum that aims to explore the links between Irish and African-American identity.
Though precise figures are difficult to establish, it is estimated that up to 38 per cent of African-Americans have Irish ancestry.
Jun18Thu
Ireland’s ambassador to the UN, Geraldine Byrne-Nason, will represent the country on the Security Council.
IRELAND has been successful in its bid to take a seat at the United Nations Security Council, the top table of international diplomacy.
A ‘mammoth campaign’ to win the prestigious role culminated this evening with a vote involving more than 190 countries at UN headquarters in New York.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the result sees Ireland once again “taking our place among the nations of the world and sitting at the top table.”
He said he believes the result was a vote for the values Ireland represents on the world stage – multi-lateralism, freedom , human rights and the basic concept that countries of the world should work together to build a more peaceful prosperous and stable world order.”
As a result of the coronavirus crisis social distancing was practiced during the voting process which lasted more than four hours.
