May07Thu
TASTE OF THE IRISH
And now, this exploration into the “depth and diversity of Irish whiskey.”
Philadelphia Weekly
By Erin Flynn Jay
This past St. Patrick’s season, the Irish American Business Chamber & Network (IABCN), Drinks Ireland, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States and Tourism Ireland held an event to “explore the depth and diversity of Irish whiskey.”
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May06Wed
Jefferson CEO battling COVID-19 on multiple fronts, expects ‘immense’ impact on health care providers
Philadelphia Business Journal
The coronavirus pandemic slammed Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University on multiple fronts.
“We are among the largest health systems in Philadelphia and our university has two campuses in the city and a third campus in Rome,” said Dr. Stephen Klasko, the health system’s CEO and the university’s president. “We are also the second-largest employer here. During the pandemic you are seeing employers have issues, you’re seeing health systems have issues and universities have issues. We have them all.”
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May05Tue
Almac Group is featured in Invest Northern Ireland’s “Rising to the COVID-19 challenge”
Craigavon based, Almac is supporting 34 separate crucial research projects to accelerate COVID-19 treatment for a variety of global pharmaceutical, biotech and research institutions, and in discussions to support an additional 40 programmes.
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May05Tue
Irish Return an Old Favor, Helping Native Americans Battling the Virus
New York Times
In 1847 the Choctaw people sent $170 to help during the potato famine. Irish donors are citing that gesture as they help two tribes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
DUBLIN — More than 170 years ago, the Choctaw Nation sent $170 to starving Irish families during the potato famine. A sculpture in County Cork commemorates the generosity of the tribe, itself poor. In recent decades, ties between Ireland and the Choctaws have grown.
