Nov20Fri

Bridging the Atlantic

Georgetown Conference joins together U.S. and Ireland
The Irish Echo

Georgetown University, University College Dublin, and Queens University Belfast this week jointly hosted a virtual gathering on the theme of “Bridging the Atlantic.”

The event was the second of its kind, a physical gathering having taken place on the campus of the Washington, D.C.-based Georgetown a year ago.

This year’s lineup for the conference, which took place on Tuesday, November 17, included remarks from former president  Bill Clinton and a panel discussion featuring Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs,  Simon Coveney, and U.S. House of Representatives members Peter King and Richard Neal in what was likely their final appearance together as co-chairs of the Friends of Ireland on Capitol Hill.

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Nov19Thu

Member News from PA DCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2020
Office of International Business and Development Recognized for Efforts to Link Community, Commerce Across the Atlantic
HARRISBURG, PA — Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin celebrated the nomination of Deputy Secretary of the Office of International Business and Development (OIBD) Joseph Burke for a Golden Bridges Award at the 12th annual Golden Bridges Conference and Awards sponsored by The Irish Echo and Ireland Northwest.

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Nov19Thu

Member News from Mazars

IRS Guidance Issued on Deductions Funded with PPP Loans

November 19, 2020

On November 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2020-27 and Revenue Procedure 2020-51 providing taxpayers guidance on the treatment of expenses related to forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.  This guidance is a follow-up to the IRS’s previous guidance on the disallowance of deductions for expenses related to the forgiveness of a PPP loan, under Notice 2020-32.

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Nov18Wed

Member News from Museum of the American Revolution

The Museum is Temporarily Closed Due to Covid-19

The Museum of the American Revolution is now temporarily closed to the public through Jan. 1, 2021, in accordance with new guidelines released by the City of Philadelphia. All scheduled onsite programs and events during that time will be cancelled or postponed. The Museum will reopen when City restrictions are lifted.

We are committed to providing a safe environment for our visitors, staff, and community and will continue to follow guidance from public health authorities. For updates, visit our health and safety protocols page on our website.

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Nov17Tue

Member News: Female Irish Entrepreneur Launches Bakery Despite Pandemic 

Female Irish Entrepreneur Launches Bakery Despite Pandemic
Washington, DC – Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 

Caroline Johnston, from the beautiful town of Greenisland, was taught from a young age to bake by her mother, a home economics teacher. Caroline’s soon-to-be 100-year-old grandmother was also an inspiration while growing up in Northern Ireland. 

She never thought, as a multi-lingual international business executive, who this past year established a DC metro based women-focused coaching & consulting company called Caroline Sarah Ventures, that she would have an opportunity to launch a brand new Irish & European Bakery in the middle of a global pandemic. GreenIsland Bakery (GIB), named after her hometown in Northern Ireland, has spent the past four months running a pilot test pop-up shop in partnership with Christy & Libby Hughes, owners of The Irish Inn at Glen Echo. 

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