#IrishChamberMemberNews: Over Labor Day weekend, our president, Lisa Maloney, and her daughter Sarah visited the EU Parliament in Brussels as a guest of Maria Walsh. Maria has strong ties to #IrishPhiladelphia as a former Philadelphia Rose Of Tralee and Rose of Tralee International Festival winner.
Sarah is a second year student at Dublin City University and earned a scholarship through the IDEA scholarship program for Irish American students to attend full time university in Ireland.
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Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Senate has passed legislation to establish an Ireland Trade Commission in the commonwealth.
The announcement was made by Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Allegheny, co-chair of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus and sponsor of Senate Bill 1121.
“This bill will strengthen the thriving relationship between Pennsylvania and Ireland,” Robinson said in a statement. “Members appointed by the governor, bipartisan legislative leadership, and business leaders with a vested interest in Ireland will drive this initiative.
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