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A warm Irish welcome to the 55th Anniversary Dinner of the Ireland-U.S. Council . As President of the Council it is always a pleasant duty for me to Aextend greetings to this annual occasion when we celebrate, on behalf of the entire Council membership in the United States and throughout Ireland, the Council’s continued engagement of our core mission.

This past year has seen much change in Ireland and in the United States. However, from the vantage point we occupy in the Ireland-U.S. Council , I am happy to report that the business bonds and commercial connections between America and Ireland, North and South, have never ever been stronger, deeper or more durable than they are now. Brian W. Stack It has been ten long years since the calamitous real estate crash which precipitated a financial industry cataclysm that was especially brutal and harsh in Ireland. What a difference can be made in a decade with careful, smart, energetic and prudent managing of a difficult economic problem.

Tonight the Ireland-U.S. Council is delighted to hail, through our honoree Bernard Byrne, CEO of AIB Group, the milestone return to financial health achieved by one of Ireland’s largest banking groups. The sale into private hands of a large chunk of AIB Group stock ownership by Ireland’s Government marks a true watershed event. With the benefit of hindsight we can clearly see the wisdom of the Government in Dublin in rescuing Ireland’s banking system ten years ago. It stands as testimony to the faith which people in Ireland have in the system of free enterprise.

I must always underline how thankful we are for the support and participation received during this past year from Council members and from so many benefactors, patrons and sponsors. The encouragement, assistance and support you have offered has been most heartening. It has also been essential in helping us to sustain the organization’s roster of programs and activities during this past year.

Because of your support, we have been enabled to continue to engage the core mission of the organization in meaningful ways. In working to enhance and strengthen those important business bonds and commercial connections between the United States and Ireland, we hope to make a worthwhile contribution to the betterment of the economic circumstances of all the people in the United States and in Ireland, north and south. Improved and expanded investment, trade and tourism in both directions between America and Ireland is not a zero-sum game – it betters the lives, livelihoods and economic circumstances of everybody.

The very important business links that connect America and Ireland in capital investment, trade, tourism, technology transfer and so much more have flourished during this past year. These are tangible and resilient connections that require smart attention and careful nurturing. Our hope is that in the coming year, we in the Ireland-U.S. Council can assist the process of strengthening and expanding these bonds that bind America aBnd Irriealand eSver ctloasecr.k Brian W. Stack President The Ireland-U.S. Council

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National Secretary National Treasurer James M. Adrian Kieran Claffey Partner Michael Clark Partner Adrian-Cassidy President PwC, LLP & Associates Surmont, LLC.

Vice Presidents Niall Condon John J. Reilly Vice-President Michael J. Gibbons Partner Pharmaceutical President-Emeritus Squire Patton Boggs Manufacturing Operations The Ireland-U.S. Council (U.S.) Pfizer, Inc.

Diarmuid Hogan Cillian Ó Brádaigh Elizabeth Crabill Chairman Executive Director Chief Executive Officer Global Excess Partners, LLC Morgan Stanley CIE Tours International

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James J. Houlihan Eddie Dowling John Fitzpatrick Partner Chief Executive Chief Executive Houlihan-Parnes The Padded Wagon Fitzpatrick Hotel Group Realtors, LLC

David Evans John J. Kelly Managing Director - Jack Foley Managing Partner North America Executive Vice President Hanover Stone Partners, Canyon CTS Aer Lingus LLC

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Thomas J. Moran Carl Shanahan Chairman President Mutual of America Shamrock Building Services Patrick O’Neill

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Joseph P.J. Murray Eoghan O’Mara Walsh Founding Director Chief Executive Siobhán Talbot Ireland-U.S. Council Irish Tourist Industry Group Managing Director Ireland Chapter Confederation Glanbia plc

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PRESIDENT ’’S REPORT

hese are uncertain times in although by the looks of things America’s tax code is likely economic relations between to end up being more business-friendly than it has been. Tthe United States and At least that is the declared intention of those in charge in Ireland. While there are sharp Washington DC. How things turn out could surprise us. differences in Washington D.C. We will have to wait and see. in almost every policy area between the Obama and Trump Having said all of this, from the vantage points which we administrations – the contrast on occupy in Ireland and in the United States, as we see it the tax matters is particularly sharp. shape of the broad and multi-faceted economic relationship Brian W. Stack between America and Ireland is stronger and healthier than ever. President During his two terms in the White Ireland-U.S. Council House, President Obama name- In the past year since we last reported to you, we have seen checked Ireland in a negative and a continuation of the dynamic, positive trends of more capital critical way several times on its investment, more commerce and trade, more tourism and business-friendly corporate tax strategy. These days, the more technology transfer between our two countries than tune heard from Washington DC is the opposite. The has been witnessed in the long history of business Trump Administration is quite open in its admiration for connections between the two countries. Ireland’s successful low-coporate-tax policies. Neither situation is to Ireland’s advantage or comfort. A major current issue that is top of mind within Ireland is the impacts likely to be felt from Brexit – the watershed The current Administration has proposed a sweeping economic event necessitated by the 2016 referendum result and fundamental reform of America’s tax code which, in Britain to exit from the European Union . if implemented will have implications for Ireland’s attractiveness to mobile international industrial investment Here are some likely impacts and issues arising from Brexit : flows sponsored by U.S. companies. The operative phrase there is “if implemented”. The final shape of changes to the • A large chunk of indigenous small business in Ireland U.S. tax code may not be finally revealed for quite a while (especially in the food industry) is over-reliant on the as the legislative machinery grinds through its necessary British market. As tariffs and duties are re-introduced motions before hard decisions are made. As the old these companies will be negatively affected. Part of the Beltway adage goes “ The President proposes - the Congress discussion on this should be to ask why (after 50 years disposes .” And for sure, this is where the uncertainty comes in. of being warned about it) these companies did not diversify into other (bigger) Continental European markets? If one of Ireland’s principal attractions for American investment is its enlightened and long-standing corporate • Many American companies have already started down- tax regime, then any response in Ireland to major changes sizing plans for their British operations before Brexit in American tax policy must be prudent, measured and actually happens. They are moving some or part of their carefully constructed. We in the Ireland-U.S. Council will facilities to other EU countries. Ireland is already be monitoring this matter with keen eyes. Watch this space. benefitting from this trend – and likely could turn out to be the big winner here; By the same token, one often-overlooked component of the dynamic economic relationship between the Emerald Isle • Ireland is the only place where Britain shares a land and America is the flow of job-generating investment by border with another EU country. A major worry is that companies from Ireland into the United States. Indeed, the British will attempt to resurrect land border controls Ireland-based companies employ almost as many Americans between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. in America as U.S. firms employ Irish people in Ireland. This would be major error and would surely endanger and risk the cherished peace that has been so welcome Clearly, big changes in the corporate tax regime in the since the Good Friday Agreement ; United States will have impacts on this process also –

14 • A majority of the citizens of Northern Ireland voted success, staged in the Metropolitan Club in New York clearly to remain within the European Union. This has City on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The Ireland-U.S. longer-term implications for Northern Ireland’s future Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement was presented role within the European Union – although the shape to Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of the International of any distinction between different parts of the U.K. Airlines Group (IAG) . in relation to the E.U. has not come into any coherent focus as yet. 2016 Member-Guest Reception in Dublin March 2017 Business The InterContinental Hotel , in Ballsbridge, Summit on Ireland-U.S. Dublin (formerly The Four Seasons ) was the Economic Relations venue for the Council’s popular Annual This past March 2017, the Ireland-U.S. December Member-Guest Reception held Council undertook a major policy on Thursday, December 15, 2016. initiative in staging a Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. Economic Relations . We had two special Guest Speakers at the A more-detailed report on the event is event. In his final address to the Council included elsewhere in our 2017 Annual Report. In my prior to returning to the United States after his term of report to you here, I want to say that staging this event office as U.S. Ambassador in Ireland, Ambassador Kevin was very important to the members and directors of the F. O’Malley delivered heartfelt remarks which were warmly Council. Planning for this initiative, as we reported last received by Council members and their guests. year, commenced a long time ago. The gathering also heard interesting and thought-provoking The purpose of the Summit was to provide a unique and remarks by Danny McCoy Director General of Ibec . Videos valuable forum for discussion of the state of Ireland-U.S. of both speeches can be viewed at www.irelanduscouncil.com economic relations. The Business Summit was hosted by (click on the YouTube icon on our Home Page). the Council in partnership with Ibec , Ireland’s premier business/employer representation organization. Clearly, the staging of this event was also viewed by us as being an 2017 Winter Meeting: important contributor to the core mission of the Council. Florida The 26th annual edition of the Council’s The colloquium gathered together business leaders, public Winter Meeting series was held in Palm figures and others engaged in influencing public policy on Beach, Florida from February 10 thru 12, business and the economy. The Summit kicked off in style 2016 and was sponsored by CIE Tours with a top-tier Guest Speaker - Mick Mulvaney, the then- International . The Winter Meeting kicked recently-appointed Director of the Office of Management off in style with a splendid opening-night & Budget in the President Trump’s new Cabinet and an dinner party on Wednesday, February 15 important and visible figure in the current Administration. hosted by Council Board Member Bill Finneran at his splendid oceanfront home 54th Annual Dinner of the in Palm Beach. Council in 2016 The 54th Annual Dinner of the Council On Friday February 17th, the Council hosted a luncheon saw another full house in attendance for meeting at The Beach Club at which the Guest Speaker was this important event in the Council’s Brian P. Burns, a nationally-regarded business executive, annual calendar which was a great attorney and philanthropist.

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2017 St. Patrick’s Council President Brian W. Stack, welcomed the 2016 Council Scholars to New York. He also noted that “this Luncheon in New York year’s scholarship awards represent the 33rd year in which The 2017 edition of the Ireland-U.S. the Council has operated this successful and admired Council’s St. Patrick’s lunch in the Big Scholarship Awards program. We are proud of this program Apple this year formed a bookend to the as it exemplifies in a practical way the Council’s interest Council’s successful Business Summit on in building closer links between the United States and Ireland-U.S. Economic Relations . Ireland.”

Ireland’s Consul General in New York Barbara 2017 MidSummer Gala Jones delivered remarks that were appropriate and fitting for the occasion. It was also her last visit with Council Dinner in Dublin members and friends before departing to take up her Dublin Castle was the venue the Ireland- appointment as Ireland’s Ambassador to Mexico. U.S. Council ’s MidSummer Gala Dinner which was held on Friday, June 30, 2017. 2017 Council Spring The Council’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Corporate Lunch in Dublin Award was presented to Joe Murray, Brexit is the hot topic in Ireland these Chairman of Murray Consultants. He is a days and our Guest Speaker was a former founder member of the Council’s Ireland Chapter and was Minister for European Affairs in Ireland’s instrumental in the early days of the organization’s efforts to Government. Lucinda Creighton is an build a presence, profile and activity roster in Ireland. The expert on European Union matters and award also celebrated his notable business achievements spoke at the Council’s Spring Corporate and his contributions to building business bonds between Lunch held in Dublin’s InterContinental America and the Emerald Isle. Hotel (formerly The Four Seasons Hotel ) in April of this year. Also at the event, the Council presented its 2017 edition of In her interesting and well-received remarks she described its Annual Award for Outstanding Portraiture which went to likely scenarios of how Britain’s exit from the European Blaise Smith – a portraitist who is a member of the Royal Union could be likely to unfold. She also detailed how Hibernian Academy . attitudes toward the British referendum decision have hardened within Europe’s political establishment – setting 2017 Council up a likely controversial and perhaps confrontational outcome to this uncertain process. Golf Days in Ireland and in the U.S. 2017 Scholarships Program In 2017, many Lunch in New York members and their The Council’s annual program of Student guests in both Work Experience Scholarships for 2017 was countries enjoyed the celebrated this year at an awards luncheon opportunity to participate in Council-organized Golf held at The Metropolitan Club in New Days. The Annual Golf Day in the United States saw York City on Thursday, June 8, 2017. another successful event staged under sunny skies at Rye Golf Club in Rye, New York – on its usual spot on the calendar - the last Monday in July.

16 SSaavvee tthhee DDaattee On the other side of the Atlantic, the weather conditions were much-improved from a year earlier as a strong turnout of Council members and their guests participated on September 8 at the splendid Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in County Wicklow near Dublin.

Council Membership The Council is a membership organization. We seek and welcome new member candidates for our mission and activities on both sides of the Atlantic.

A Word of Thanks There are clearly improved business conditions in both Ireland’s economy and in the United States. Our goal and our mission is to make whatever contributions we can to ensure that the business bonds and commercial connections between the United States and Ireland continue to flourish.

Here I want to thank all our members, supporters, sponsors and friends in the United States and in Ireland for their participation and support of our programs and activities this past year. In the year ahead, it is our hope that you will sustain that tradition of support, loyalty and commitment. Brian Stack Brian W. Stack Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Council President 5:30pm-7:30pm November 9, 2017 New York City InterContinental Hotel Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland (Formerly The Four Seasons Hotel)

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Business Summit held in conjunction with IBEC, The entire event was staged at the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Ireland’s Premier Business Employer Group home away from home, The Metropolitan Club in New York City in March 2017. The Summit opened with an The Ireland-U.S. Council undertook a major policy initiative evening reception and dinner and was kicked o in in staging a Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. Economic style with a top-tier Guest Speaker - Mick Mulvaney, Relations in March 2017. The event opened with a the then-recently-appointed Director of the O ce of reception and dinner in New York on the evening of Management & Budget in the new Trump Administration – Wednesday, March 15 and concluded with the Council’s whose job might be compared to being the Chief Financial regularly-scheduled St. Patrick’s Lunch the following day. O cer of the Federal Government – a video of his remarks to the Summit can be seen on the Council’s website. The purpose of the Summit was to provide a unique and Indeed, videos of all the speakers at all the Summit valuable forum for discussion of the state of Ireland-U.S. sessions are there - at www.youtube.com/irelanduscouncil.

economic relations. The Business Summit was hosted by the Council in partnership with Ibec, Ireland’s premier The Summit was well-received by members and guests business/employer representation organization. Clearly, of the Council who attended. Council President Brian the staging of this event was also viewed by us as being Stack welcomed all to the proceedings. In his remarks an important contributor to the core mission of the to the opening night dinner OMB Director Mulvaney Ireland-U.S. Council. encouraged dialogue between the new Trump Adminis- tration and the members of the Ireland-U.S. Council. The colloquium gathered together business leaders, public fi gures and others engaged in infl uencing public His remarks touched on a wide variety of topics from policy on business and the economy. The timing of the taxation to immigration policies. Clearly, as the new Summit was deliberate and important. It was planned Administration in Washington DC was barely a few so that it would occur at a time when the Governments weeks old, his remarks touched on issues in broad rather in both countries had recently changed. A General than granular detail. The clear – and welcome – impression Election in Ireland made signifi cant changes to the he communicated was that the Trump Administration structure of the Government there in Spring 2016. The will o er an open-door for dialogue and communication U.S. General Election in November 2016 also brought on matters concerning the Ireland-U.S. economic major change to the political landscape in Washington relationship. He said the Trump Administration is keen to DC. And, of course, Brexit happened. grow and develop this important economic partnership.

On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 the Ireland-U.S. Council hosted an opening night reception & dinner to kick o the 2017 Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. 20 Economic Relations. Seen at the event were (from left) Dennis Swanson, President-Emeritus of the Ireland-U.S. Council; Mick Mulvaney, Director of the O ce of Management & Budget; Council President Brian W. Stack with Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of Ibec. C

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cer of the Federal Government – a video of his remarks t I Brendan Cahill of Dublin law ﬁ rm William Fry, who were one of the sponsors of the Paul Bradley, Eir Group, Angela Meehan, Anne Heraty of CPL Resources with Business Summit with Evanston, IL-based Róisín Hennerty, CEO of Ornua Foods AIB Group’s Colin Hunt. Americas and Chicago-based Jim Galvin, Chief Executive of Lakeview Energy.

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Council Board Members Andrea Mills and Andy Ruane. Mick Mulvaney’s interesting remarks at the event were well-received.

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23 Postive Feedback

Members comment on the Ireland-U.S. Council Business Summit

The Council received many favorable comments and reactions to the event which we co-hosted with Ibec. Here are a couple ..

I greatly enjoyed your Business Summit in New York in March and saw ﬁ rst-hand the scale of the work that the Council does in promoting Irish-US ties right across the business, politics, media, the arts and education. It is a great privilege for me to accept an Award from such Two Thumbs Up: Joe McHugh and Mick Mulvaney were cool with the proceedings. an organization.

AIB fully intends to contribute positively to “building connections” between Ireland and the United States. That relationship has never been more important than it is now. Ireland’s economic recovery has been due in large measure to our trade relationship with the U.S. and I strongly believe that, in the longer-term and in spite of the many challenges, Ireland can present itself as a bridge between two major economic regions on either side of the Atlantic.

Bernard Byrne CEO AIB Group

Thanks for hosting the Business Summit last week. Congratulations on a job well done and for bringing together such a high caliber Martin Wells, Commercial Director of Ibec; Pat Ivory also of Ibec; Tony Smurﬁ t group of speakers on both days. It was very useful for me to be of Smurﬁ t Kappa Group and Tony Condon. sharing the table with Mick Mulvaney as he had a knowledge of our industry and he appeared quite interested in the fact that Irish owners of a US company have invested in biofuels here in the US and more importantly we are employing U.S. people in the heart of rural America where President Trump managed to win (our facilities are in Iowa, Ohio and Missouri). I hope that this helped give the message to the Administration in some small way of Ireland’s commitment to the United States in terms of jobs as had been repeated a number of times during your Summit. I am happy to share our story both here and in Ireland if it helps to advance Ireland-U.S. relations in any way so feel free to reach out at any time.

Thanks again Jim Galvin CEO Lakeview Energy Chicago, IL

Council Board Member Andy Ruane with guest speaker Mick Mulvaney at the Business Summit’s opening night dinner.

24 Congratulations to Bernard Byrne | Diarmuid Hogan | Roy Adair on their well-deserved awards —John L. Lahey, President

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MICK MULVANEY was nominated as Director of the U.S. Federal J Government’s O ce of Management & Budget (OMB) by President Donald Trump in December 2016 and confirmed by the United States Senate in February 2017. c The company earned significant recognition and praise for its w He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011 and was the first Republican since 1883 to represent South Carolina’s 5th congressional H district where he served until his confirmation as OMB director. He had served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 2007–2011, first in the Mick Mulvaney State House of Representatives and then the State Senate. He is a frequent Director visitor to Ireland. The O ce of Management & Budget U.S. Government

STEPHEN MOORE is a distinguished scholar and a noted economist. He is a former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board and has served as chief economist and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

He founded and served as president of the Club for Growth from 1999 to 2004. He is an advocate of free-market policies and supply-side economic theory. He is Chairman of the An inﬂuential voice in the shaping of current U.S. economic policy, he is G best-known for advocating free-market policies and supply-side eco-

Stephen Moore nomics. His work appears regularly in America’s largest newspaper – the The Heritage Foundation Wall Street Journal and he is a frequent television contributor on U.S. and international economic matters. His work continues to appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and various publications including The Weekly Standard and National Review.

MICHAEL BARONE is a distinguished journalist, commentator and a keen observer of the American political landscape. He is the principal author of The Almanac of American Politics, a reference work published biennially by National Journal which has been called “deﬁnitive and essential for anyone writing seriously about campaigns and Congress”. He is also a regular commentator on U.S. elections and political trends for the Fox News Channel. a Michael Barone Nationally-Syndicated a Columnist N a

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JOHN MCLAUGHLIN is CEO and Partner in McLaughlin & Associates, a G national survey research and strategic services company. Mr. McLaughlin’s D company was the opinion polling ﬁrm for President Trump’s winning campaign. The company earned signiﬁcant recognition and praise for its work for the Trump Presidential Campaign.

He has worked professionally as a strategic consultant and pollster for over 30 years, during which time he has earned a reputation for helping some of America’s most successful corporations and winning some of the John McLaughlin toughest elections in the nation. He is a graduate of Fordham College Partner (B.A) and holds an M.B.A. from Fordham University. McLaughlin & Associates

JOHN HEDDENS “JACK” KINGSTON is the former U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 1st Congressional district in Southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He was part of the Republican House Leadership (2002–06) when he served as vice-chair of the Republican Conference.

He currently works as a public policy principal at the global law ﬁrm of Squire Patton Boggs in Washington DC. He is Chairman of the

Georgia Republican Party Foundation and he served as a senior advisor

and spokesperson for the Trump Presidential Campaign. Jack Kingston Consultant Squire Patton Boggs

JOHN REILLY is a Partner in the ﬁrm of Squire Patton Boggs, a full-service global law ﬁrm with over 1,500 lawyers in 46 oces across 21 countries.

A trial lawyer with more than 35 years’ experience, Mr. Reilly serves as lead counsel in federal trial and appellate litigation throughout the United States involving antitrust, price-ﬁxing conspiracies, monopoly, commercial and real estate disputes, RICO actions and class actions, as well as arbitrations in both U.S. and global forums. John Reilly In addition, John has been an arbitrator and counsel in numerous Partner arbitrations involving commercial disputes, international disputes and Squire Patton Boggs New York Stock Exchange proceedings, including several FINRA arbitrations of claims relating to securities and other investments.

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BRENDAN CAHILL is a Partner in William Fry’s corporate department. He joined the firm in 1989, having worked with a leading law firm in the U.K. A 20-year veteran of the organization, he had previously for some years, and became a partner in 1995. He is a former Managing w Partner of the company. He specializes in Irish and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt issues, shareholder disputes, listing obligations, corporate finance, employee incentive plans and corporate and debt restructurings. M Brendan Cahill He advises several international companies with Irish operations and a T Partner number of Irish companies quoted on the Irish, London and New York William Fry Stock Exchanges on Irish and cross-border operations. Clients include, Phillips 66, Paddy Power and Starbucks. He assisted Forest Laboratories in its $25 billion merger with Actavis. He serves of the board of directors of the Ireland-U.S. Council.

BERNARD BYRNE was appointed Chief Executive Ocer of the bank in May 2015. He joined AIB Group in May 2010 as Chief Financial Ocer. He has held several top management roles including, most recently, Director of Personal, Business & Corporate Banking.

He is a chartered accountant by profession, and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 1988. He later served with ESB International, a leading international energy engineering and investment firm. He also served as Finance Director of the Electricity Supply Board, Ireland’s national electricity utility. Bernard Byrne Chief Executive A key challenge he has faced as Chief Executive of AIB Group is to return the AIB Group bank to private ownership and to repay Ireland’s Government the almost $25 billion of State financing which was used to recapitalize the bank following the 2007 international banking crisis. Under Mr. Byrne’s leadership, AIB Group returned to profitability last year as it continues the journey back to normal commercial lending.

PATTIE CUNNINGHAM is national account manager for United Airlines. She is responsible for local marketing activities for Europe including Ireland and the Dublin and Shannon year-round ﬂights. She started her o airline career at Varig Brazilian Airline and served as director of Airline Sales for Virgin Atlantic Airways, before joining to Continental Airlines in 1997.

She serves on the Board of Directors of the Ireland-U.S. Council. She has been named to Irish America Magazine’s Business 100 list and to its rankings of 50 Most Inﬂuential Women. Patricia A. Cunningham United Airlines

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TONY SMURFIT has been Chief Executive Ocer of Smurfit Kappa since September 2015. A 20-year veteran of the organization, he had previously worked in various parts of the Smurfit Group both in Europe and the United States. Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with annual sales of almost $10 billion. The company has 45,000 employees in 370 production sites across 34 countries. Mr. Smurfit is also a non-executive Director of C&C Group. Tony Smurfit CEO Smurfit Kappa

DENNIS SWANSON served as President of the Ireland-U.S. Council from 2008 thru 2013. He has had a distinguished career in American television broadcasting having served as President of ABC Sports, President of NBC Television, President of CBS Television and until recently as President of Fox Television Stations Group. He is a native of Illinois and has served in the United States Marine Corps.

Dennis Swanson President Emeritus Ireland-U.S. Council

BRIAN W. STACK has served as President of the Ireland-U.S. Council since 2014. He was formerly Chief Executive of CIE Tours International, I one of the largest producers of tourists from the U.S. to Ireland. He currently is President of Stack International, a New York-based management consulting ﬁrm specializing in strategic marketing counsel and travel trade representation.

Brian W. Stack President Ireland-U.S. Council

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DANNY MCCOY was named Director General of Ibec in July 2009. Prior P to his appointment he was Director of Policy within Ibec. An economist by training, he had served as Senior Research O cer at the Economic d and Social Research Institute and as an economist in the Central Bank He was previously Head of of Ireland. C

Ibec is the largest and most consequential business representation organization in Ireland with membership by 7,500 companies, institutions and organizations, of all sizes and from all sectors throughout Ireland. Danny McCoy Together these employ over 70% of the private sector workforce in Ireland. Chief Executive Ibec and its trade associations lobby government, policy makers and Ibec other key stakeholders nationally and internationally to shape business conditions and drive economic growth.

ANNE HERATY established Cpl Resources in 1989. As Chief Executive, she has played a key role in its development as Ireland’s leading employment u services company. Cpl ﬁnished the year with 8,223 people working on behalf of Cpl on client projects. The company operates a network of 32 o ces in nine countries.

She currently serves as President of Ibec, Ireland’s business employer representative organization, having been appointed to that prestigious position in September 2016. Ms. Heraty graduated from University College Anne Heraty Dublin with a degree in mathematics and economics. Chief Executive

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DAVID EVANS is based in the New York o ce of Canyon CTS and is focused primarily on assisting US companies in connection with the implementation of their international expansion plans. Canyon CTS is a leading provider of corporate & trust solutions to international organizations seeking to establish operations in various key jurisdictions across Europe, especially in Ireland. Previously, he held the position of European Tax Director at an international David Evans manufacturing company headquartered in Ireland and was responsible Partner for managing their European tax function. He has also worked in a Canyon CTS professional advisory capacity with KPMG LLP. He is a board member of the Ireland-U.S. Council in New York.

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PAUL BRADLEY is Director of Corporate Aairs at eir Ireland, the telecommunications operator, where his responsibilities including directing all external communications, including corporate and consumer public relations across the eir organization. He was previously Head of Communications at Eircom Group.

He is a graduate of University of St. Andrews and also earned a Master’s Degree in Business at University College Dublin.

Paul Bradley I Executive Vice President Eir Group

COLIN HUNT is Executive Vice President of AIB Group where heads up wholesale and institutional banking. He had previously been at the Australian corporate advisory group Macquarie, where he was managing director of its operation in Ireland.

He has also served in Ireland’s Department of Transport where he was an adviser on the privatization of Aer Lingus and on the sale of the State- owned Great Southern Hotels group.

Colin Hunt He also advised Singapore-based STT Group when it invested in Eircom Executive Vice President in 2009 and on the sale of insurance, healthcare and life assets from Seán AIB Group Quinn’s group of companies when they got into ﬁnancial di culties.

Mr. Hunt also previously held senior roles with Goodbody Stockbrokers when it was owned by AIB Group.

31 March 2017 St. Patrick’s Lunch Forms Bookend to Successful Ireland-U.S. Business Summit in New York 2018 St. Patrick’s Lunch

The 2017 edition of the Ireland-U.S. Council’s St. Patrick’s Next year’s Ireland-U.S. Council’s lunch in the Big Apple performed the role of a bookend to Saint Patrick’s Lunch is Friday, the major Ireland-U.S. Council 2017 initiative of staging an March 16, 2018 in New York. Ireland-U.S. Business Summit on Ireland-U.S. Economic Plan on joining us at our usual venue Relations which had opened a day earlier in New York. – The Metropolitan Club! The St. Patrick’s Lunch event, which was attended by Council members and guests – some of whom had also participated in the 2017 Business Summit , was a full-house affair.

It was the ideal end to the successful colloquium that gathered together business leaders, public figures and others engaged in influencing public policy on business and the economy from both sides of the Atlantic.

Remarks at the lunch were delivered by Ireland’s Consul- General in New York Barbara Jones, who is leaving New York this year to become Ireland’s Ambassador to Mexico. She spoke warmly of the excellent relationship between the Government and the Ireland-U.S. Council. She hailed the work of the Council with generous praise and expressed the hope for continuing successful cooperation in the future. She received a standing ovation when her remarks concluded.

Loyal Council supporter Marty Keating with Audrey Phelan the Royal Irish Academy of Music .

32 Michael J. Kelley of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch with Council National Secretary Jim Adrian of the law firm of Adrian Cassidy Associates and Michael Greene who is Of Counsel with the Dublin law firm of A&L Goodbody . Colin Hunt of AIB Group with Angus Miller of UBS . The St. Patrick’s Lunch gift bags are always a popular item.

Mutual of America ’s Alfie Tucker with Lorraine Turner of The Northern Helen Maguire of Aer Lingus with Times Square Construction colleagues Kevin Ireland Bureau . O’Sullivan and Fergal Conefrey.

The Metropolitan Club setting is always alluring. 33 Dublin Visitors : Brendan Cahill of William Fry with Bank of Ireland ’s Royal Irish Academy of Music colleagues Ciara Higgins and Audrey Phelan pictured Derek Collins. with Ireland’s Consul General in New York Barbara Jones and Andy Ruane.

Ibec President Anne Heraty with Adrian Flannelly of Irish Radio and Lynn Bushnell of Quinnipiac University.

Council Lunch Sponsor: Shannon Group’ s Niall Moloney addressed the gathering. The Jacket Rules: Council President-Emeritus Michael J. Gibbons with his wife Cynthia and daughter Laura Romero.

34 The Padded Wagon ’s Eddie Dowling with Jeff Cleary. Tony and Billy Condon with John Hennessy.

Team Mayo : Mike Hannon of the County Mayo Foundation , Anne Heraty, Adrian Flannelly, Áine Sheridan with Lynn Bushnell of Quinnipiac University and Mayo County Manager Peter Hines.

Jimmy Kelly with MaryPat Houlihan, Helen Maguire and Jim Houlihan. The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Ciara Higgins introduced the wonderful entertainment program.

35 Consul General Barbara Jones addressed the lunch gathering. Maynooth University ’s Tom Ledwith with Irish Channel America ’s Andy Ruane and New Ireland Fund ’s Marge Duffy.

Council Treasurer Kieran Claffey of PwC with Andy Ruane. Council member Mick Tuohy of 2E Ventures with his wife Hilary.

36 Alan Brady and Jim Dennehy of AIB New York ; Dara Rowley Chief Credit Officer, AIB Group in Dublin pictured with Conor Hurley of the law firm Arthur Cox . Gene & Sheila McCarthy, Jim Khani and Aer Lingus ’ Helen Maguire. Irish America Magazine editor Patricia Harty with Brendan P. Farrell, Jr. of SunGard .

Council member Patrick McGowan of McGowan Builders with Donal Byrne of Big Red Barn Company in Ireland.

Gary McSharry of law firm of McCann Fitzgerald with Alastair Blair, Country The St. Patrick’s Lunch is a popular must-attend on the calendar for Managing Director for Accenture Ireland. Council members.

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2017 Student Scholarships Program Is Scholars based in New York City. Council scholars are accommodated in the residence halls of the Lincoln Center Council’s 33rd Year Presenting Work campus of the college during their time staying in Manhattan. Experience Awards In New York We thank Council member Dr. John Kezel, Dean of Students at Fordham University, for his enthusiastic and always-generous The Ireland-U.S. Council’s program of Student Work support of this Council program. Experience Scholarships for 2017 was celebrated this year at the regularly-scheduled annual scholarship awards luncheon Mr. Stack added “Through these Student Work Experience held in the imposing Library at The Metropolitan Club in Scholarships we hope to highlight the excellent educational New York City on Thursday, June 8, 2017. infrastructure that has been developed throughout the island of Ireland. This year colleges in Belfast, Dublin and Galway Council President Brian W. Stack, in announcing details were represented in the program, while students living in of this year’s scholarship awards, had said "This is the 33rd Derry, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Mayo and Wicklow participated." year in which the Council has operated this successful and admired scholarship awards program. We in the Ireland-U.S. Students selected by their colleges as the Council's 2017 Council are proud of the role that this program has played participating scholars are detailed on the following page. over the years as part of the Council’s broader mission to build closer business and economic links between the United The Ireland-U.S. Council is the premier transatlantic States and Ireland – North and South. Today, I am delighted business organization that encourages and promotes business to announce details of the recipients of the Council’s Student between Ireland and the United States. It was established in Work Experience Scholarships for this year.” the Fall of 1962 by American and Irish business leaders in preparation for the visit of President John F. Kennedy to The 2017 student scholars traveled to the United States and Ireland in the Spring of 1963. worked temporarily during the Summer months in American corporations. Our aim is where possible to link the work Commenting on the Council’s beginnings, Brian Stack said: assignments to the fields of study and academic disciplines “The Council’s founding was designed as an initiative to build which the undergraduate scholars are pursuing in Ireland. institutional form around a structure to improve business, Typically, the Council's scholarship candidates are undergraduate economic and commercial relations between the two countries. university students in their next-to-final or junior year – usually, The organization assists in the exchange of information, views the third year of their four-year bachelors' study programs. and opinions between the two countries. Through its various membership activities, the Council provides a platform to meet This year, the Council was delighted to again partner on and communicate for representatives from business, Government this program with Fordham University for those Council and other key policy makers from both sides of the Atlantic.”

40 The Council’s 2017 Student Work Experience Scholarships awards luncheon was held at The Metropolitan Club in New York City on Thursday, June 8. Seen at the presentations event were (from left) Shane Cahill, Ireland’s Deputy Consul General in New York; Niall Condon, Pfizer’ s VP for Worldwide Manufacturing; 2017 Ireland-U.S. Council Scholar Claire Riordan, who hails from Killorglin, County Kerry; Council President, Brian W. Stack with Pfizer’s Carmel Keane. • Patrick Hession is a native of County Mayo • Reuben McCollum is from and is a student at University College Dublin Coleraine in Northern Ireland and is where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Com - enrolled at Queen’s University Belfast studying puter Science. He traveled to New Jersey to take for a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance up his work assignment at Council member-firm having finished his third year of the four-year Prudential Financial in Jersey City. degree course. He journeyed to New York City to take up his appointment to work at Mutual of America .

• Claire Riordan, who lives in Killorglin, • Kieran Scally lives in Galway and is County Kerry, is studying for a degree in studying for a Bachelor of Commerce degree Chemical Engineering at University College in Economics at the National University of Dublin . She was nominated to work with Ireland Galway . He worked in New York City at Pfizer in New York City. the world headquarters of 21st Century Fox .

• Peter Hanly who is from Foxrock in County • Sean Hickey , who hails from Delgany, Dublin is studying for a Bachelor of Science County Wicklow, is studying Medicinal degree in Mechanical Engineering at University Chemistry with Chemical Sciences at the College Dublin . He worked at Prudential Dublin Institute of Technology . He traveled Financial in Jersey City. to Morristown, New Jersey where he was based at the offices of CIE Tours International .

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Dan Callahan, CEO of Lavelle Fund For the Blind and Marge Duffy, Board Chair Dooley Rent-A-Car ’s Attracta Lyndon with Peter Hooper. of The New Ireland Fund with Pfizer ’s Niall Condon.

First Data ’s Dr. Rebecca Murphy with colleague Steve Coogan.

Albert Connolly of the New York Fire Department Pension Fund with Tom Cassidy The flags were out in the Library at The Metropolitan Club . of Squire Patton Boggs and Bill Wall of LS Cable .

42 Council President Brian Stack at the podium. John Reilly with Stephanie Niehaus.

Team Pfizer Rules OK : Niall Condon, Chriselle Banaag, Council Scholar Claire Pfizer ’s Chriselle Banaag with Council Scholar Claire Riordan and Pfizer Riordan, Carmel Keane and MacDara Lynch. colleague Carmel Keane.

The Flax Trust ’s Sister Mary Turley, 2017 Ireland-U.S. Council Scholar Reuben Council President Stack with Council Scholar Patrick Hession and Deputy McCollum who hails from Northern Ireland with Mutual of America ’s Aferdita Consul General Shane Cahill. Gutierrez.

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Brian Stack with 2017 Council Scholar Kieran Scally and Annalise Stack, the Shane Cahill, Ireland’s Deputy Consul General in New York; CIE Tours Scholarships Program Director. International ’s Gene Folsom; 2017 Ireland-U.S. Council Scholar Sean Hickey with Council President, Brian W. Stack.

Christopher J. Connor with Shane Cahill, Ireland’s Deputy Consul General in Shane Cahill, Ireland’s Deputy Consul General with Mutual of America ’s New York and Council Board Member John Reilly. Aferdita Gutierrez and Council Scholar Reuben McCollum who spent this Summer working at the Mutual of America headquarters in midtown Manhattan.

John Reilly and Squire Patton Boggs colleagues Tom Cassidy and Pam 44 Robertson with Bill Wall of LS Cable ; Stephanie Niehaus also of Squire Patton Boggs and Albert Connolly, New York Fire Department Pension Fund . Our 2016 Student Scholars recount their experiences.

Patrick Hessio Reuben n - U niversity College Dublin McCollum - Queen’s U niversity Belfast

”I was very fortunate “This summ to be accepted into the er which I spent in New York can only Ireland-U.S. Counci be describ l Student Work Experience ed as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Scholarship progra Through m during the summer months of the Ireland-U.S. Council scholarship I 2017. Having resear was placed ched the program, I was not with the Fortune 1000 firm, M utual of prepared for how s America ignificant and remarkable the Life Insurance Company, and worked as time there would be part of the . Working in America at a ir Planning and Analysis team. The job major corpora was tion such as Prudential Financial immensely enjoyable, with helpful and was valuable ex friend perience. ly colleagues constantly guiding me to achieve my full potential. I I made friends both in the Council a really feel like I nd at work. Finding an internship learned a lot and developed so much in is not easy, never mind findin such a short space of time. g a worthwhile internship that provides you with some valuable Working the r hands-on work experience. I did not ex ole meant learning to take initiative an the experience t pect ways d find new o be as good as it was. The Council eve to be efficient. This was challenging at invited nts we were times and it often felt to presented a wonderful opportunity to like being thrown in the deep end. B a meet interesting ut, I feel it was certainly very nd successful people. It proved to be an effective and I have benefited overall amazing learning greatly from it. Every week the interns opportunity both personally and profess and I were presented with op ionally. portunities to meet senior members of the firm, or attend classes to help us d I was placed in Prudential Fi evelop our professional skills, nancial in Newark, New Jersey. While such as networking and present there, I worked as pa ing. This gave us time to get to know rt of the Process Improvement and Tech more about the senior m team inside t nology embers and talk to them face-to-face. he Global Business and Technology Serv Throughout my t Prude ices function of ime in Mutual of America, I built up a ntial. I got an insight into what the wo of friend good network rking world expects from s, colleagues and business contacts. I you. It also shaped some ideas for t w still keep in touch he role I might seek after I ith them. An important lesson I learn graduate in 2020. The practic ed was that having a good al experience gained while in working in network is important to success. the real world is so much m ore valuable than what you will learn in any classroom, in my opinion. Living in New York Cit y was quite an experience. The city cer has a reputati tainly On on for its ‘hustle and bustle’ and its rep e other part of the scholarship I found upheld utation was that added to the overall during my time there. Walking to wor amazing experience I had was livin k in the morning was g in Fordham with the other Irish another experience entirely, being abl students on the programme e to see the sheer scope of . We all made great friends and we have different people going about t planned to stay frie heir day was eye-opening. Though the nds for the future. While living in Fordh streets were always bu sharing a ro am I was sy, no matter what time it was, I really om with one student who was studying being a part of enjoyed he k at Fordham and it all. Every weekend was spent seeing new New York very well so he showed m taking the sights and e around at the start. part in the local activities, and we bare The accommodation that was provid ly even scratched the ed by Fordham was in an ideal surface of what there is to do in New Y location. We were located j ork. ust two blocks from Central Park where the other Irish students and I spent a The Ireland-U.S. Council Sch lot of our spare time. Living olarship also provided us with summer with Americans added to the exp accommodation in For erience and the learning I did over dham University’s McMahon Residence the summer as I experien dorms at its Li Hall ced other cultures that I had not exper ncoln Center campus. We couldn’t have before this. Livin ienced with a been provided g in the middle of New York City was ex more convenient living situation. Bein as there tremely fun g situated 5 minutes was always new places to try new food from the south corner of central park t and always something and a short walk to Times o do no matter what time of day it was. Square was wonderful. It mea It really is the city that nt that we could take in all the scener never sleeps. the city had to offer. L y iving in the dorms was also a lot of fun were put into r . We I ca ooms with other Fordham students stu nnot thank the Ireland-US Council enou program dying in summer gh for the once-in-a life- s or also on summer internships. This time experience. It was truly a summ was a great way to er that will not be matched. make friends outside of work and get t I am very grateful for the ex o know other people our own perience and it has really added to my age in America. CV which will hopef ully help me secure a job in the future.” The entire Irelan d-U.S. Council Scholarship was a brillia and one nt experience that I am privileged to have received.”

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Claire Ri Kieran Sc ordan - U niversity College Dublin ally - N ational University of Ireland Galway

“This past “Before recou summer, I was privileged to nting my experience over the summer I’d take part in firstly begin b the Irish-U.S. Council Summer y thanking the Ireland-US Council for the Internsh opportunit ip Program. As I am originally from ies gratefully afforded to me through this New Yor scholarshi k, it was a wonderful opportunity p program. Like other award winners this to return year I was home while also gaining valuable born in the United States to Irish parents work exp and fortuna erience. tely through this gained US citizenship. My family le ft the US for the final time just shy of my Pfizer kindly hosted my intern fourth ship this birthday. Although I had returned on a co summer. It was an eye- uple opening experience as of occasions my experience in the US pr I was exposed to the corporat summe ior to this e environment for the first time. r was entirely confined to the state of Ca I was given opportuni lifornia where I was born. ties to work with Pfizer employees in many departments, from HR Therefore, through this scholarshi to in-house consultants to Corporate p program it allowed me to visit the east Responsibility. In additio coast of the United States for n, I collaborated with colleagues all the very first time and experience a very over the world to complet different side of the United Sta e my projects over the summer. I was tes, literally and metaphorically. I was also fortunate to be able t granted the chance to work at o visit both the Pfizer Pearl River site the 21st Century Fox headquarters in and a site this side of th Midtown. Here I gained expe e Atlantic in Ringaskiddy, Co.Cork. rience in my chosen field of finance at a These site visits deepened my Fortune 100 company and one of t corporate experience, making he largest multinational media companies the internship a well-roun in the world. I had worked in a ded success for me. similar role in Dublin previously but the differences in my experience be Fordha gan before even entering the office. The m University Lincoln Centre generou elevator journey to m sly provided my y desk each morning climbs 8 storeys abo accommodation. The apartmen tallest b ve Ireland’s t-style dorms were centrally uilding, the 17 story Elysian in Cork City. located, ensuring that w e were never far from work as well as shops and tourist attractions I’d summarise my time working at . It also provided a great way to 21st Century Fox as being very beneficial socialize with Fordham stude and enjoyable. I learned a huge am nts, who helped me familiarize ount working alongside extremely helpful, myself with the City and le kind and talented co-workers. arn to live like a local. Furthermore, the 21st Century internship program warrants envy for be I h ing one of the most fun. Among other th ad the pleasure of attending two Co interns at the co ings, uncil events during my mpany got to travel to Connecticut to tou stay in NYC. The first was a (cre r Blue Sky’s welcome luncheon held in the ators of ICE Age movies) incredible office stunning Metropolit s, visit the YES Network studios an Club. I had the chance to meet o and see the live production process members o ther going into presenting the Yankees games f the Council working in different b and a trip north to the Br usiness sectors, onx where we helped refurnish an elemen such as finance. Secondly, I attend school befor tary ed the Golf Day in Rye, New e the students returned from their break. York. It was a great escape from the City and, more importantly, I had the opportunity to Perhaps the most useful thing reconnect with some of the Council I’ve gained from the entire experience is members I had a greater network previously met at the luncheon. throughout the US. Naturally members of sprin the Council g to mind but it’s also true that I’ve come Overall, this past sum away from this program with mer was a powerful and educational brilliant contacts from 21st Century Fo experience t x and other likeminded students from hat would not have been possible w our accommodation at Ford C ithout the ham University. For instance, friends I ma ouncil’s scholarship. A heartfelt tha the summer le de over nks to all the people d me to enjoying a game from the Directo involved in making this p S rs Box at Yankee rogram a reality. I hope it continues tadium within earshot of the owners’. for many years to come, so that other lucky students can have the same opportunity that I The accommodation at Fordham Un had.” iversity could not have been more perfect for me. So close to my work th at my commute consisted of a generally pleasant morning walk. Furtherm ore, its location a block from Central Park was incredible. Having a gym o n the floor directly below me was also a welcome and debatably necessa ry surprise given the extent I enjoyed the city’s cuisine! So, to conclude, I thoroughly enjoyed my time working and living in New York City this summe r. It’s an opportunity which I’ll always be extremely grateful for being gr anted and an experience I’ll never forget. Someday, following my time at university I’m sure to return.”

46 Pete Sean r Hanly - U niversity College Dublin Hickey - D ublin Institute of Technology

“This summer, t S he Ireland-U.S Council provided ean Hickey, who hails from Delgany, me with the opportunity t C o gain valuable ounty Wicklow, is studying Medicinal experience in project ma nagement within the Chemistry with Chemical financial services Sciences at the industry. The summer work Dubli experienc n Institute of Technology. He travele e was truly valuable and it would not d have be to Morristown, New Jersey w en possible without the generosity of here he was based the Coun at the offices of cil and its donors. Here I would like C IE Tours International. to tha nk the Ireland-U.S Council, the PGIM Contro llers Group at Prudential Financial and Fordham University. I worked for 10 weeks at Prudential Financial in their asset management business, PGIM and was part of their financial controllership team. The team tailored my work around my abilities and allowed me the flexibil ity to join multiple projects that gave me exposure to many of th e functions within Pru. I worked on the change management of PGIM’s controllership function. My main role was to take part in interviews with employees to find opportunities to improve the efficiency of the Group’s quarterly close process. I also did e xtensive research into best practices for this process and create d on online library for management to access to compare their c urrent processes to the best practices used in other companies. While at Prudential I was part of the summer internship group, which consisted of 280 interns. Throughout the summer the internship program staged several financial seminars, networking and social events and gave students the opportunity to meet the leaders of the company. I me t the CEO of PGIM, David Hunt, for an hour-long “coffee chat”. Mr. Hunt is an inspiring businessman and I gained useful insi ghts into the asset management busin the talk. ess from

During the Summer, we live d at the Fordham University dorms at the Lincoln Centre. Living in t he heart of Manhattan was a once-in- a-life time experience. The dorms encouraged all of the scholars to socialize with each other and with other students in the dorm. I never once felt I was alone in the city and I formed lifelong friendships with the sch olars and with a number of Fordham students. I wou ld like to thank Fordham for their gen allowi erosity in ng us to stay in the accommodations. The internship and the ma ny networking events made available by the Council played an in tegral part in my career and personal development. After the gr eat experience in New York I plan on returning to work and liv e in the city and be part of the strong Irish network.”

47 Congratulations to Bernard Byrne, Diarmuid Hogan, and Roy Adair, on their Awards.

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Diarmuid Hogan, Bernard Byrne, and Roy Adair, on their well-deserved Awards. 2017 G ALA MID SUMMER DINNNNEERR IINN

2017 Gala MidSummer Dinner Held in Music introduced by the Academy ’s Deborah Kelleher who Dublin Castle Celebrates Connections updated the audience on Academy activities and priorities. The Royal Irish Academy’s outstanding young bass-baritone Robert between America and Ireland McAllister wowed the audience with a splendid performance of some traditional Irish songs and popular opera arias. He was Murray Consultants’ Joe Murray Receives accompanied on piano by Lorna Horan. Lifetime Achievement Award Joe Murray has had a distinguished career in the communications Excellence in Art and Music Also Hailed industry in Ireland. A former financial journalist, he served as Dublin Castle was the venue for the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Business Editor of the Irish Press newspaper and later of the MidSummer Gala Dinner on Friday, June 30, 2017. The glittering Sunday Independent newspaper. A native of Dublin, he is a occasion saw Murray Consultants ’ Joe Murray receive the graduate of University College Dublin with a degree in economics Council’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award marking his notable and social science. He played a crucial role in assisting the career achievements and his role in building business bonds Ireland-U.S. Council to establish its Ireland Chapter serving as between America and Ireland. a founder director and offering crucial direction, counsel and support over many years. Also at the event, the Council presented its 2017 Annual Award for Outstanding Portraiture to Blaise Smith, a Dublin artist. The In 1974, he founded Murray Consultant s with his long-term Award for Outstanding Portraiture is sponsored by the Ireland-U.S. business partner Jim Milton. The firm, now known simply as Murray , Council , in conjunction with The Irish Arts Review and the Royal is one of Ireland’s largest and most-respected communications Hibernian Academy . It is presented in Ireland to an artist whose consultancies for Irish and international clients. In an industry work is judged to be of outstanding merit. This Award is an where international behemoths routinely gobble up local market important part of the Council’s program to support the arts leaders, Murray has remained an independent, Irish-owned and arts education in Ireland. entity that services some of Ireland’s largest corporate names and brand identities, including many American corporations The winning painting is a portrait of eight female scientists, with operations in Ireland. chosen as representatives of a generation of outstanding young female scientists working in Ireland today. The evening also Joe Murray has earned a well-deserved reputation as a professional included an excellent music recital by the Royal Irish Academy of adviser who can shape strategies, even in the heat of crisis

Prudential Financial is the principal sponsor of our Award for Outstanding Portraiture . Seen at the presentation of the award were: (from left) John Mulc - 50 ahy, Editor of the Irish Arts Review ; Dr. Lydia Lynch, one of the scientists pictured in the painting who accepted on behalf of the artist, Blaise Smith, who was overseas on a long-planned family vacation; Ciaran Harvey of Pramerica who manages the company's operations in Ireland in Letterkenny, County Done - gal and in Dublin; and one of the evening’s sponsors Anne Nolan, Chair of the Irish Aviation Authority . situations, which bear the hallmarks of integrity, honesty and transparency. Over the past decade, the management and ownership of the company has passed to the senior management team led by Chief Executive Pat Walsh. Joe retains his connection with the company in his role as non-executive Chairman. In a relentlessly competitive industry, the firm has continued to drive growth and build market share. Most recently, Murray managed the financial communications in New York and Ireland for the public listing of its long-term client Ardagh on the New York Stock Exchange .

Among his achievements are important communications roles in President Ronald Reagan’s visit to Ireland on behalf of the White House and in Pope John Paul II’s Galway visit. He has also been acknowledged for the coup of ensuring that the pint of One of the evening’s sponsors was Council Board Member Anne Nolan, Chair of Irish stout which President Bill Clinton sampled on his first visit the Irish Aviation Authority , who addressed the gathering. to Dublin was Murphy’s and not that of its more famous rival. He managed the official opening of Apple Computer ’s first plant outside the United States in Cork, presided over by Steve Jobs. This included the arrangements for Apple ’s first-ever Board Meeting outside the U.S., selecting Dromoland Castle for the event. He also managed the Murphy’s Irish Open Golf Championship for 10 years in venues as distinguished as Mount Juliet, Fota Island, Ballybunion and Druids’ Glen.

The company’s client roster includes a host of Ireland’s leading publicly-quoted and private enterprises across a wide spectrum of business activity including financial, food, energy, natural resources, technology, construction and retail. It has also included public bodies, professional and sector interest groups. Joe and his wife Maire have five adult children and two grandchildren. Council Board Member Martiena Milton of H.R. Holfeld with Richard Holfeld also of H.R. Holfeld and Bronagh Skerrett of Value Retail Ltd .

Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation : Dr. Michael Somers; Joe Murray and his wife Maire. 51 2017 G ALA MID SUMMER DINNNNEERR IINN

Debra and Ciaran Harvey. Seana Davey with Reece Smyth who represented the U.S. Embassy at the MidSummer Gala Dinner .

Roisin and Kevin Tuck with their daughter Sarah. Len O'Hagan and Maureen O'Hagan.

Roddy Feely with Siobhan Byrne-Learat, Kasao Learat and Anne Nolan. Valeria Metcalfe of FCM Travel Solutions with Aer Lingus ’ John Keogh and his wife Jayne.

52 Council Executive Director Roddy Feely with Aoife Gregg of United Airlines , who Adrian Patterson of Pramerica with his wife Leeane. sponsored the evening, with Rita Kelly of Corporate Masters and Siobhan Gregg.

Team Holfeld : Carmel and Brian Conroy; Geraldine and Colm Deignan; Martiena Milton; Richard Holfeld; Anthony and Mary Collins; John Lowe and Bronagh Skerrett.

Catherine and David Petherbridge of RKD Architects. Betty Manning with Matheson partner Elizabeth Grace.

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Team PwC : Dario Chimisso, Lyndsey Wakeham, Patrick Almas, Mark Rochfort, Council Member Brian Fitzgerald with Paul Doran from the Southeast Meath Meaghan Almas, Brendan Wakeham and Lorraine Carroll. Chamber of Commerce.

Roddy Feely with Aoife Gregg of United Airlines and Reece Smyth Chargé Deborah Kelleher, Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music introduced the d'affaires ad interim of the United States Embassy in Dublin. excellent entertainment program.

The Royal Irish Academy of Music ’s Deborah Kelleher, Robert McAllister and Michael Greene of A&L Goodbody with PwC ’s Patrick Almas and Deborah Kelleher. Audrey Phelan with Council Board Member Eddie Dowling of New York-based company The Padded Wagon .

54 Team RIAM : Deborah Kelleher, Robert McAllister, with Veronica Dunne the Pat Walsh, Chief Executive of Murray Consultants introduced the Honoree. legendary soprano and international opera star with Lorna Horan.

One of the evening’s sponsors - United Airlines ’ Aoife Gregg addressing the Designer Group colleagues Patricia Kearns and Michael Stone with David Dublin Castle dinner. Petherbridge of RKD Architects .

Conor Brogan of AIB Group ; Yvonne Gilroy, Pat Gilroy of Designer Group with Council Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Joe Murray delivered interesting Roddy Feely. remarks at the dinner.

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The Ireland-U.S. Council’s 2017 In 1999 he completed “Roadworks” , a set of 24 paintings Award For Outstanding Portraiture depicting the men and machines of Cork County Council for their Centenary. The following year he painted 10 Presented To Artist Blaise Smith paintings for Kilkenny County Council entitled “ The Prudential Financial’s Sponsorship Supports This Millenium Landscape ”. He has had eight solo shows in Important Arts Program the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin.

In remarks with the announcement of the winning portrait work, Council President Mr. Brian W. Stack noted “This annual competition and prize is now in its 12th year and has been an important career marker where many of today’s Blaise Smith is the winner of this year’s successful portrait painters in Ireland received their initial Award for Outstanding Portraiture , support and encouragement. It is a tradition that we are sponsored by the Ireland-U.S. Council , delighted to sustain with the Irish Arts Review on the in conjunction with The Irish Arts Review prestigious platform of the Royal Hibernian Academy ’s and the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) . Annual Exhibition“. The award is presented in Ireland to an artist whose work is judged to be of The Award program is undertaken with generous financial outstanding merit. The Award is an sponsorship from Council-member firm, Prudential Financial , important part of the Council’s program a U.S.-based life insurance company which is not affiliated to support the arts and arts education in Ireland. in any manner with Prudential plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The Irish Arts Review , the quarterly The winning painting is a portrait of eight scientists, publication devoted to Irish culture, art and design chosen as representatives of a generation of outstanding throughout the ages, manages the judging process with young female scientists working in Ireland today. Their the support of the Royal Hibernian Academy , an all-island areas of expertise include light and solar panels, genetics, institution that is celebrating its 187th Anniversary. The human aging, immunology and bio-medical engineering panel of judges included John Mulcahy and Sonya Perkins among others. The winning portrait work was chosen from from the Irish Arts Review . among the entries at the opening of the Royal Hibernian Academy ’s Spring Exhibition held recently in Dublin where As part of the sponsorship program associated with the Mr. Smith was presented with the Council’s €5,000 award Award, every Council member in the United States and in bursary. A formal presentation of the Award citation will be Ireland receives a copy of the excellent quarterly Irish Arts made by Council Ireland Chapter President Dr. Michael Review . Other benefits for Council members include a Somers at the Council’s Midsummer Gala Dinner on Friday, program of discounts available through the Irish Arts June 30, 2017 at a dinner in Dublin Castle. Review to many arts events in Ireland. Also included are calendars of upcoming arts activities throughout the year Blaise Smith was born in 1967 and attended Ireland’s plus online information on prices of Irish art and results National College of Art & Design . He was elected an of auction sales. Associate Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2012 and has won many awards and has been selected in About the Portrait numerous juried exhibitions. These have included notably the RHA Annual in Dublin and the BP Portrait Award at the The winner of the Award for Outstanding Portraiture for National Portrait Gallery, London . The Irish Times newspaper 2017 is by Blaise Smith. It is a portrait of eight female has described him as “a realist painter who has shown a scientists, chosen as representatives of a generation of particular empathy for rural Ireland – rural Ireland as it is, outstanding young female scientists working in Ireland rather than any of various idealizations of it.” today. Their areas of expertise include light and solar

56 panels, genetics, human aging, immunology and bio- synthetic materials, including medical medical engineering among others. sutures, pacemakers and water filters; • Professor Lydia Lynch (Harvard Medical School moving to Blaise Smith says of the painting: “A group portrait is TCD): whose research has found that a type of anti-tumor always interesting because you have to capture the immune cell protects against obesity and the metabolic individuals and their personalities but also make the syndrome that leads to diabetes; painting of the group work. The fact that they are all eminent women scientists provides an opportunity to mark • Professor Debra Laefer (UCD): Her research aims to prevent the positive change that has happened in society over the damage to buildings above tunnel excavation, by developing last hundred years. It really is a landmark painting about a 3D modelling system that can predict what buildings are our life and times … and as the painter chosen to do it, most likely to sustain damage during tunneling; I feel privileged to have been given this responsibility’. • Professor Emma Teeling (UCD): is a world authority on bat genetics. She studies bats for insights into human diseases About the Portrait’s Subjects such as blindness and deafness as well as ageing; • Professor Sarah McCormack (TCD): whose research • Dr. Maria McNamara (UCC): is a world expert on the explores photovoltaic panels which convert solar energy fossilization of color in animals and has conducted ground- into direct current electricity; breaking work on the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs; • Professor Aoife McLysaght (TCD): is one of Ireland’s leading • Professor Caitríona Lally (TCD): is the principal investigator geneticists and was on the team that analysed the initial on a project focusing on developing a means of early sequence of the human genome in 2001. She was also diagnosis of degenerative cardiovascular diseases. These involved in a major discovery about how genes are formed; studies are highly-relevant to stroke patients and those • Dr. Aoife Gowen (UCD): investigates how contact with with vascular disease. water contributes to fouling or degradation of various

57 Congratulations

Bernard Byrne Diarmuid Hogan Roy Adair Chief Executive Chairman Chief Executive AIB Group Global Excess Partners, LLC Belfast Harbour Commissioners AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

almost $25 billion of finance which was used to recapitalize the bank following the 2008 international banking crisis. Bernard Byrne Under his leadership, AIB Group has returned to Chief Executive profitability; has already repaid €6.8 billion to the State; has resumed normal commercial lending and has been AIB Group made ready for a return to the market by way of a 25% share sale through an initial public offering in June 2017. The Ireland-U.S. Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2017 is presented to Bernard Byrne, Chief Executive of Bernard Byrne’s success in reversing the commercial AIB Group to mark his important contributions to building fortunes at such a renowned and historic banking business bonds between America and Ireland. The Award franchise in Ireland attests in a very real way to his celebrates the success he has achieved in turning around personal commitment to excellence in business. It is one of Ireland’s legendary banking franchises and most also emblematic of the strong recovery that has occurred important banking institutions. in the broader national economy in Ireland following the harrowing events of the international financial crisis that The Council is pleased to also celebrate the unique and devastated Ireland’s banking, construction and real estate positive contributions he has made to improving the sectors ten years ago. historic and deep relationships between Ireland and the United States. The members and directors of the Council The happy tale of Bernard Byrne’s success story at AIB are delighted to honor such an outstanding and worthy Group is also a validation of the bold and courageous recipient with an award which is richly deserved. measures which successive Governments in Ireland undertook to remedy the very serious problems caused by Mr. Byrne was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the the financial panic of 2008. As many will have already bank in May 2015. He joined AIB in May 2010 as Group noted, this year will see a large chunk of AIB Group stock Chief Financial Officer. Since then he has held several top sold back into public hands from State ownership. This management roles including, most recently, Director of is a positive move which will repay Ireland’s taxpayers and Personal, Business & Corporate Banking. He is a chartered Government for the capital infusion made in those days accountant by profession, and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers of crisis almost a decade ago. (PwC) in 1988. He later served with ESB International, a leading international energy engineering and investment This Council’s mission is to promote closer commercial firm. He also served as Group Finance Director of the connections and deeper business links between Ireland Electricity Supply Board , Ireland’s national electricity utility. and the United States. Our 2017 Recipient of the Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement has made A key challenge as Chief Executive of AIB Group has such a huge contribution in this area. It is a pleasure been to return the bank from 99.8% State ownership to for the Ireland-U.S. Council to acknowledge and celebrate the private sector and repay Ireland’s taxpayers the his achievements.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

He started his career with AIG in Toronto as President of their Canadian operations. He has worked with some other major insurance industry companies over the years, including Johnson & Higgins , The Home Insurance Company , and has served as Chairman of the Commonwealth Insurance Company .

He has been a generous supporter of many charitable organizations and public service projects including Boys Hope Girls Hope ; the Gaelic Players’ Association and the American Ireland Fund . For example, in the past year alone, he has contributed substantial financial resources that have enabled four former Gaelic Athletic Association amateur players to return to university in Ireland with full tuition and education costs covered to complete MBA programs. This major donation also enabled 30 former Diarmuid Hogan Gaelic games amateur players to return to education. The Chief Executive program is administered by the Gaelic Players’ Association in Ireland and is based on the concept that education, Global Excess Partners training and skills development should play a main role in a personal development plan as players transition from The Ireland-U.S. Council is delighted to present its 2017 their amateur playing days to life’s other challenges. Lifetime Achievement Award to Diarmuid Hogan, Chief Executive of Global Excess Partners to mark the highly- Diarmuid Hogan’s philanthropic support directly assisted successful business career he built in America. The Council 30 of those players who are from all parts of Ireland, north is also pleased to present this much-deserved accolade in and south, in career disciplines ranging from accountancy recognition of his enduring and sustained commitment to to healthcare, technology and a wide range of other enhancing the business bonds and cultural connections educational pursuits. Notably, he had also supported between America and the Emerald Isle. It is also a unique the long-running and highly-successful television show opportunity to celebrate his consistently-generous support Out of Ireland on public television for some 23 years. of worthy social and philanthropic causes in America and in Ireland. We are delighted this year to present the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Diarmuid Hogan. Diarmuid Hogan was born and educated in Dublin and The members and directors of the Council are delighted to at Columbia University Graduate School of Business in honor such an outstanding and worthy recipient with an New York. He moved to New York as a young man and award which he greatly deserves. has spent over 50 years in business in the United States principally in the insurance and re-insurance sectors. Diarmuid Hogan’s success is the story of a young He founded Global Excess Partners which he recently immigrant from Ireland who arrived here a half-century agreed to sell. His other business interests include a ago with little money, lots of hope and ambition, an variety of enterprises in the insurance, real estate and appetite for hard work and a belief in the possibilities hospitality sectors. and opportunities that America holds out to one and all. He built a successful business career in the United States, Through this Lifetime Achievement Award , the members started many companies that created employment and and directors of the Council are delighted to mark the wealth for so many people. His success is familiar to those enduring and positive contributions which Diarmuid of us who admire the way America rewards an enterprising Hogan has made to strengthening those ties that bind the spirit and hard work. We are delighted to salute and United States and Ireland ever closer. celebrate his success.

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Roy Adair by the recent completion of the $26 million Belfast Harbour Studios making Northern Ireland the best Chief Executive regional film production location after London in the Belfast Harbour Commissioners UK and on the island of Ireland – U.S. Hollywood titan Warner Brothers has just signed on as its first The Ireland-U.S. Council is delighted to present its major tenant. Cúchulainn Award in 2017 to Roy Adair, Chief Executive of the Belfast Harbour Commisioners . In addition, he has also served in several non- For more than 12 years Roy Adair has managed an executive roles locally, nationally and internationally extremely successful development phase of Belfast including Chairman of Business in the Community Harbour delivering 12 consecutive years of growth. and serving on the Board of the Ireland-U.S. During this time, the business has diversified Council. In 2015, he was made Commander of through investment in both Port and Property the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his activities. Since 2005, Belfast Harbour has invested services to the international port community and almost $350 million in capital projects. This has his work for charities. included the single biggest capital investment the Port has ever made in the form of the $70 million The Ireland-U.S. Council’s Cúchulainn Award wind turbine renewable energy terminal. This Award is designed to mark significant achievement During his period in charge of the business he has in building relations between Northern Ireland and overseen continued growth in Port trade activities America. Cúchulainn is an Irish mythological hero and the expansion of the real estate side of the business who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle in the which has seen the City Quays development emerge pre-Christian era. Born Sétanta, he gained folklore along the waterfront delivering much needed top- fame when, it is said, he successfully defended Ulster quality office space and hotel rooms for Belfast and single-handedly against the armies of Queen Maeve the regional economy. The Harbour has also invested of Connacht in the famous tales of the Táin Bó in new and emerging industries exemplified Cúailnge or "Cattle Raid of Cooley".

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54th Annual Dinner in New York billion takeover as part of its plans to use Aer Lingus to Honors Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of expand its transatlantic services via Dublin. At that time he said “Aer Lingus will remain an iconic Irish brand with its International Airlines Group – parent base and management team in Ireland but will now grow as holding company of Aer Lingus and a part of a strong, profitable airline group. This means new giant in world aviation routes and more jobs benefitting customers, employees and the Irish economy and tourism," he said. Ireland’s central role in the world’s aviation industry was highlighted at the Ireland-U.S. Council ’s 54th Annual Dinner Willie Walsh was born in Dublin, Ireland and attended his which was held at the Metropolitan Club in New York City local secondary school Árdscoil Rís . At age 17 he became a on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The Council’s 2016 pilot at Aer Lingus , joining as a cadet in 1979. He earned a Award for Outstanding Achievement was presented to Willie Master's degree in management and business administration Walsh, Chief Executive of International Airlines Group from Trinity College Dublin during his pilot years, while (IAG) , the parent company of Aer Lingus , British Airways , advancing to become a Boeing 737 captain. Iberia and other airline industry players. The award marked his outstanding and successful career in world aviation and He joined Aer Lingus management serving in various his notable success in building the business bonds and positions and in October 2001 was appointed CEO at commercial connections between America and Ireland. a time when the airline was in financial difficulty. Walsh eliminated 2,000 staff positions, reduced the number of Council President Brian W. Stack led the podium proceedings aircraft types and sold non-core assets, including an art for the evening. The Council’s 54th Annual Meeting of collection at the company headquarters. He reconfigured Members and Directors was held earlier, immediately prior to Aer Lingus as a low-cost airline. His turnaround recipe the Annual Dinner. Council President Stack said “The worked and company operating profits rebounded. Ireland-U.S. Council is pleased to present its Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2016 to Willie Walsh, Chief Executive At that time, Aer Lingus was a state-owned airline. Officer of International Airlines Group (IAG) . Throughout his A management buyout he proposed was rejected by the successful career, he has been a superb manager of strategic Government which led to his resignation from the company change in an industry where change has become a byword.” in January 2005. He worked briefly at Virgin Atlantic but left to land the CEO job at British Airways in October 2005. In September 2015, IAG which includes British Airways In 2011, he managed the merger of British Airways and Iberia and Spanish airline Iberia, purchased Aer Lingus in a $1.8 forming a new holding company International Airlines Group.

64 The ladies and gentlemen of the Council pictured after the Council’s 54th Annual Meeting of Members and Directors held just prior to the 2016 Annual Dinner. Council members Marie Atchason, Garry Cronin and Peter Hooper.

The ornate ceiling of the Great Hall at our home away from home The Irish Aviation Authority ’s Anne Nolan, Roddy Feely and the Irish Channel – The Metropolitan Club in New York City. America ’s Andy Ruane.

Council Board members Martin Murphy with Pattie Cunningham of United Airlines. Roddy Feely with Council Honoree Willie Walsh, Council National Treasurer and PwC Partner Kieran Claffey and Council President Brian W. Stack.

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Presenting the Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement were (from left) Diarmuid Hogan of Global Excess Partners ; Willie Walsh; Brian Stack and Barbara Koster of Prudential Financial.

Waterford’s best - the 2016 Award for Outstanding Achievement. Bill Mahoney with Karla Nickell of Mahoney & Associates in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Mari Atchason of Travel Professionals Inc .; Billy Condon of Tourism Ireland and Paula Carroll of Ashford Castle .

Mark Henry – Central Marketing Director, Tourism Ireland with his colleague, New York-based Alison Metcalfe, Executive Vice President U.S.A. & Canada for 66 Tourism Ireland ; Elizabeth Crabill, Chief Executive of CIE Tours International with Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, Chief Executive, Irish Tourist Industry Confederation Northern Ireland Bureau colleagues Norman Houston and Lorraine Turner Diarmuid Hogan with Willie Walsh. with Council Board Member Dr. John Fitzpatrick.

Council Board Member John Kelly of Hanover Stone Partners with Ed Kenney of Pattie Cunningham of United Airlines and Hank Bunnell. Mutual of America ; Patricia Harty, Editor Irish America Magazine and Sr. Mary Turley of The Flax Trust .

(Back Row) Alexa Casciari; Jerry Kennelly and Rosemary Dooley. (Front row) Ruth Croke, President, Croke Communications ; Ireland Chapter Council member, Noel McSweeney; Sheila Lynott and Council Board Member Michael Brewster with Chelsea Woods. Renowned virtuoso violinist Greg Harrington played beautifully and was a big hit with the full-house audience. 67 54 TH ANNUAL DIINNNNEERR IINN NEW YORK

Council members Garrett Doyle and Michael Brewster with Leigh Downing.

Willie Walsh with Council Board Member Jack Foley of Aer Lingus . PwC Partner Martin Kehoe with Aer Lingus’ Myles Kehoe.

Marty Connor (left) with Council Members Kevin Dignam and Dermot Dolan.

68 Mutual of America ’s Justin O’Connor with Jack Haire, CEO-Emeritus of Concern Worldwide . Council Member Dermot Dolan (right) with County Mayo Foundation ’s Mike Dooley Rent-A-Car ’s Attracta Lyndon with Willie Walsh. Hannon and Margaret Molloy.

Noel McSweeney, Sheila Lynott with Diarmuid Hogan. Council Board Member Ann Nolan, Chair of the Irish Aviation Authority with Honoree Willie Walsh.

Team Aer Lingus: Jeff Wright, AnnaMarie Weismantel, Willie Walsh, Jack Foley, Kate Kiernan, Helen Maguire. 69 COOUNCIL ’S 2017 S PPRRIINNGG LUNNCCHH IINN

With Brexit Looming, Council’s 2017 Spring and served from 2007 to 2016. A native of County Mayo, Corporate Lunch in Dublin features Europe she received an LLB from Trinity College Dublin and later a BL degree from the King’s Inns in Dublin. She was called to Expert Lucinda Creighton as Guest Speaker the Bar in 2005. In 2003, she qualified as an attorney-at-law The 2017 Spring Corporate Lunch was sponsored by: in the state of New York. Vulcan Consulting is headquartered in the heart of Dublin, and has a significant presence in Brussels.

In her important and most interesting remarks, video high - Businesses and Government in Ireland are becoming lights of which are viewable on the Council’s YouTube channel increasingly concerned at the precise level of impact that on our website (https://www.youtube.com/irelanduscouncil), Britain’s exit from the European Union - or Brexit as it has she outlined likely scenarios of how Britain’s exit from been nicknamed - will have on Ireland’s national economy. the European Union might unfold. She also described All appear to believe that nothing good will happen as a result how attitudes toward the British referendum decision have of this major economic policy shift that is happening almost hardened within Europe’s political establishment – setting up beyond the control of people in Ireland – North and South. a likely controversial and perhaps confrontational outcome Many believe that many indigenous small businesses that to this uncertain process. are over-reliant on the British market alone will be severely damaged by the impending change.

And, so being a top-of-mind issue and very much in the news, a former Minister for European Affairs in Ireland’s Government – former TD (member of Ireland’s Parliament - the Dáil ) Lucinda Creighton was the Guest Speaker at the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Spring Corporate Lunch held in Dublin’s InterContinental Hotel (formerly The Four Seasons Hotel ) on Friday, April 7 of this year.

Lucinda Creighton is Chief Executive of Vulcan Consulting which she founded to offer specialist advice to growing businesses and multinational companies on complex domestic and EU regulatory matters. She is a former Minister of State for European Affairs and was elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Spring Corporate Lunch in Dublin's InterContinental Hotel were Michelle Healy of Northern Trust Bank with Martin Codyre of GiantLeap Biotechnology and Rachel Young, also of Northern Trust .

70 Podium Party : Dr. Michael J. Somers; Lucinda Creighton; Derek Collins and Alan Molloy. Aidan Smyth, Labplan with Kevin Roland of Teneo Strategy and Roddy Feely, Also seen at the Spring Corporate Lunch were Council Board Member Martiena Executive Director of the Ireland-U.S. Council . Milton of H.R. Holfeld with Richard Holfeld also of H.R. Holfeld and Bronagh Skerrett of Value Retail Ltd .

Team PwC : Colleagues John Soler, Stephanie Sheehan and Matt Kendrick – all Oonagh Desire of The Abbey Theatre with Tony Condon. from PwC .

Paul Gilligan with Marina Giblin of Key Capital Private pictured with Council Kevin Tuck of Alltech with Paul O'Neill of Kendall Jackson Wines . member David Cantrell, of the law firm Eugene F. Collins .

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Also there were Michael Greene, A&L Goodbody ; Michael Donohoe, Colliers Derek Collins, Executive Vice President, Bank of Ireland Corporate Finance , International ; Council Guest Speaker Lucinda Creighton of Vulcan Consulting who was a co-sponsor of the event, spoke at the lunch. and Roddy Feely.

Dr. Michael J.Somers, the Council’s Ireland Chapter President who is also Vice- Sara Cummins of Valeant with Olive Kavanagh of Kerry Group with Kevin Chairman of AIB Group with Diarmuid Hegarty, President of Griffith College . Shannon of Odyssey International Ireland .

Also at the Spring Corporate Lunch in Dublin were PwC colleagues Stephanie Sheehan with Matt Kendrick and John Soler pictured with Guest 72 Speaker Lucinda Creighton and Council Board Member Marie O'Connor also of PwC . At the Spring Corporate Lunch in Dublin were (from left) Con Clarke, Mike Kevin Tuck, Alltech ; Kurt van der Walde, U.S. Embassy; Ciara Hanley, Hannon of the Mayo Foundation with Karen Hennessy of the Design & Craft InterContinental Hotel Dublin and Cormac O'Connell, Dublin Airport Authority . Council of Ireland and Alan Molloy of Lunch Sponsor Aer Lingus .

Tim McGrath and Kevin Roland of Teneo and Wayne Raller from Amgen Also at the event were Leo Clancy of IDA Ireland with Paul O'Dwyer of Equifax.

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Council’s 26th Winter Meeting is staged in Honoree was Tim Gannon, founder of Outback Steakhouse . 2017 in Palm Beach, Florida. Also featured was the Council’s usual golf day at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club which has become a member-favorite during the Winter Meeting. he 2017 edition of the Council’s Winter Meeting series was held in Palm Beach, Florida from February 15 thru 17, T2017 and was sponsored by CIE Tours International . The Winter Meeting was kicked off in style with a splendid opening- Join us at the The 2018 Winter Meeting night dinner party on Wednesday, February 15 hosted by in Plam Beach Florida Council Board Member Bill Finneran at his delightful Palm The Council’s 2018 Winter Meeting is scheduled Beach oceanfront residence. to open in Palm Beach, Florida on the evening Michael J. Gibbons, President-Emeritus of the Council and of Wednesday, February 14 and will run through Chairman of the 2017 Winter Meeting, welcomed participants Friday, February 16, 2018. and noted that this was the 26th year for the Council to host a Winter Meeting in Palm Beach for Council members in the United States and in Ireland.

On Friday, February 17th, the Council hosted a luncheon meeting at The Beach Club at which the Guest Speaker was distinguished Irish-American who is a long-time resident of Palm Beach. President Donald Trump had announced earlier this year that he intended to nominate Mr. Burns as his Ambassador to Ireland. Subsequently, however, Mr. Burns withdrew his name from consideration because of some serious health issues that had arisen. Brian P. Burns is a nationally regarded business executive, attorney and philanthropist. He is the chairman of BF Enterprises , a publicly-owned real estate holding and development company. He is the grandson of an Irish immigrant with roots in County Kerry. He was the leading fundraiser behind the effort to restore the world-famous Marsh’s Library beside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, the oldest public library in Ireland. He also founded an American Law Library at Pictured outside Bill Finneran’s home where Ireland-U.S. Council members and University College Cork in honor of his late father. He has been their guests were welcomed by a bagpiper – Susan Anable and Jack McCarthy a resident of Palm Beach for almost 25 years. with Bill Paul on the pipes.

A graduate of Harvard Law School , he is former chairman and chief executive officer of Boothe Financial Corporation and of Robert Half International . He has had a distinguished career as a practicing attorney, principally in San Francisco, CA. Burns also is the founder and principal benefactor of the Honorable John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College , which is also named for his father. He has served as director and lifetime trustee of the American Ireland Fund . In 2001, Burns was named as one of the Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century by Irish America Magazine . In 1996, Burns also was named as one of American Top 100 Art Collectors by Art and Antiques Magazine .

The 2017 Winter Meeting also featured Council Support of the John Kelly, virtuoso violin supremo with Council members Mark and American Ireland Fund Dinner in Palm Beach where the 2017 Karen Finlay.

76 Nice way to spend a Winter night in February – the Palm Beach residence of Also at the opening night dinner were Maurice and Debbie Bullick from Bill Finneran for the opening night dinner of the 2017 Winter Meeting. Belfast with Andy Ruane from Dublin.

Sheila O’Malley Fuchs with Mike and Peggy McGarth and Joe Fuchs. The Host with the Most : Bill Finneran was a most welcoming host.

Christie and Tim Gannon, founder of Outback Steakhouse , among other ventures, Mike & Cynthia Gibbons. were at the opening night dinner. Mr. Gannon was the honoree at the American Ireland Fund dinner on the following night at the Breakers Hotel .

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Esther Murray and Bill Finneran attended the Ireland-U.S. Council lunch at The Don Bushnell and Quinnipiac University ’s Lynn Bushnell with the Royal Irish Beach Club . Academy of Music ’s Audrey Phelan and MaryBeth & Gil Landy.

Council Board members Bill Finneran and Andy Ruane. Bill Murphy with Council Board member Michael Brewster.

Renate and David Cronin were at the opening night dinner in Palm Beach. MaryBeth Landy with Joan Adair and Debbie Bullick.

78 Donaghy Clan : Council Board Member Pat Donaghy and his wife Mary with his Council National Secretary Jim Adrian with Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley son Brian Doanghy with wife Lauren. Bagley, Marie Atchason and Council Executive Director Roddy Feely.

Mayacoo Country Club member John O’Neill, the University of Limerick Foun - Winners Alright : Ed Burns was the big winner as usual! dation ’s David Cronin with The Padded Wagon ’s Eddie Dowling.

Dr. John Fitzpatrick with Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and Kieran Ireland’s Consul for the Southeast Paul Gleeson with Mike Gibbons, Council McLoughlin, Chief Executive of the American Ireland Fund . President Brian Stack and Guest Speaker Brian Burns.

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Winter in Florida is Nice : Roddy Feely with former Irish Government Minister Brian Burns with Maynooth University ’s Tom Ledwith. for European Affairs , Lucinda Creighton, Chief Executive of Vulcan Consulting and Jim Adrian.

Does this Ferrari belong to a member of the Ireland-U.S. Council ? Pictured Brian Burns delivering his very interesting remarks to the Ireland-U.S. Council’s during our 2017 Winter Meeting in Palm Beach. 2017 Winter Meeting .

Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council’ s lunch at The Beach Club were (from left) Bill The President of University College Cork Dr. Patrick O’Shea with Brian Burns Plunkett with Charlie McCabe, Brian Burns and Richard Callahan. and Ireland’s Consul Paul Gleeson.

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Economic Renewal Is Major Theme at opportunities for enterprises and by conducting research. It lobbies Council’s 2016 December Member-Guest the Irish Government, European Union and international legislators on a wide range of policy priorities for business. Reception in Dublin IBEC is headquartered in Dublin, has over 180 staff with other IBEC Chief Danny McCoy Sketches Macro View offices in Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick and Donegal. It also maintains an office in Brussels, Belgium. of Challenges Facing Ireland’s Economy The Ireland-U.S. Council was also pleased to hear remarks U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O’Malley from Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley at the event. These were Delivers Farewell Address to Gathering his farewell remarks to Council members and guests as his term of office was scheduled to expire within the following The InterContinental Hotel , in Ballsbridge, Dublin (formerly month. He was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland in The Four Seasons ) was the venue for the Council’s popular September, 2014. Ambassador O’Malley is an attorney Annual December Member-Guest Reception held on Thursday, and was a partner at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. , in December 17, 2016. The President of the Council’s Ireland St. Louis, Missouri. He also served as an adjunct professor Chapter, Dr. Michael Somers, welcomed the two speakers both at Washington University School of Law and St. Louis for the occasion – keynote remarks were delivered by Danny University School of Law . Ambassador O’Malley is known as a McCoy, Director General of Ibec which is the largest business talented leader, expert manager, and forthright public speaker. representation group in Ireland. Before entering private practice Ambassador O’Malley was Following the 2016 U.S. General Election, as a new President an Assistant United States Attorney in St. Louis, Missouri and Administration takes office in the White House in Washington and a Special Attorney of the Organized Crime Section of the DC, the U.S. Ambassador post in Dublin becomes vacant until United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., a successor is nominated and confirmed. Our December Los Angeles, California and Phoenix, Arizona. He has also gathering heard farewell remarks from the popular Kevin F. served as an officer in the United States Army Reserve. O’Malley, United States Ambassador to Ireland as he prepared to return to America after his tour of duty ends in January, 2017. Ambassador O’Malley earned an A.B. in 1970 and J.D. in 1973 at St. Louis University where he served on the editorial board of The Council’s December-Member Guest Reception heard its law journal. He has strong Irish roots. Both of his parents impressive keynote remarks from Danny McCoy who sketched were Irish and his paternal grandparents emigrated from out some of the macro challenges and opportunities facing Westport in County Mayo approximately one hundred years Ireland. A full video of his address is recommended viewing and ago. Ambassador O’Malley came to Ireland with his wife, is available on the Council’s website –www.irelanduscouncil.com. Dena. They have two sons, Brendan and Ryan. He was named Director General of IBEC in July 2009. Prior to his appointment he was Director of Policy within IBEC. An economist by training, he has served as Senior Research Officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute and as an economist in the Central Bank of Ireland .

He has held lecturing posts at Dublin City University, University College London , the University of Oxford and Trinity College Dublin . He was Manager of the European Forecasting Network comprising ten European research institutes in a joint project for the European Commission. IBEC is the largest and most consequential business representation organization in Ireland with membership by 7,500 companies, institutions and organizations, of all sizes and from all sectors throughout Ireland. The organization works to promote business interests by lobbying and advising governments, by creating networking Aidan Prendergast of Cardinal Consulting with Frank Murray - The Linkage Partnership and Dr. Michael Casey.

84 Also at the event were (from left) Ellen Gunning - Irish Academy of Public Ambassador Kevin O'Malley, because of his Mayo roots (where Sam Maguire is Relations with Ian Talbot - CEO Chambers Ireland ; Roisin Fitzpatrick - The Artist much sought-after), was pleased to hold the trophy with Yvonne Muldoon and of the Light and John Rankin - Every 121 . the Ireland-U.S. Council’ s own Roddy Feely.

Some of our 2016 Council Student Work Experience Scholarships were in Also there was Dr. Charles Browne who is the Papal Nuncio and Ambassador of attendance: Gavin Kiely; Danny McCoy, Director General of Ibec ; the Vatican in Ireland. Molly Haskins; Council President Dr. Michael Somers and Evin McKay.

Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council 's 2016 December Member-Guest Reception in Dublin's InterContinental Hotel were (from left) Muriel Cooke - Aer Lingus ; 85 Don Harris – Talkback; Yvonne Muldoon, Director of Sales at Aer Lingus with her colleague Mark Tinney. 22001166 DD ECEMBER MEMBER -G UESST

The Sam Maguire Cup was the hit photo-op prop of the night: Derek Collins of Ibec colleagues Carla Timoney and Sarah-Jane Willoughby. Bank of Ireland with Yvonne Muldoon of Aer Lingus .

Friendly competitors : Alan Molloy of Aer Lingus pictured with Brian Hughes of Gerard Lawless seen with Guest Speaker Danny McCoy of Ibec ; Dr. Michael Casey United Airlines and Andrea Hunter, also of Aer Lingus . and Cliodna Buckley of Buckley Properties .

86 The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Trophy – the famous Sam Maguire Cup was on display on the night. Pictured with the Cup were Paul O'Donovan with his colleague from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) Barry Barker; Yvonne Muldoon - Aer Lingus ; Elaine Roche – DAA ; Gary Cooley - Aer Lingus and David Nugent - DAA . Council Member Joseph Rafferty of Bridgend Bureau de Change ; Danny McCoy, The winner of the two Trans-Atlantic Aer Lingus tickets was David Nugent from and Cormac McQuaid. Council member-company, the Dublin Airport Authority being presented with his prize by Yvonne Muldoon and Dr. Michael Somers.

Tony Condon with DAA Chair Anne Nolan. Aer Lingus ’ Yvonne Muldoon addressing the group. Aer Lingus was a sponsor of the evening’s event.

Danny McCoy and the Irish Channel America ’s Andy Ruane.

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Holding Sam : from the law firm of Eugene F. Collins were colleagues Ronan Peter Hagan with Dr. Michael Somers and his wife Dr. Deirdre Somers and O'Neill and Jonathan Lynch. Dr. Noel Whelan.

Nick Papaioannou of Eaton Industries Ireland with Aidan Smyth of Labplan . Former Council Ireland Chapter President Brian Goggin of Apollo Partners with BNY Mellon ’s Carol Andrews.

Seen at the Ireland-U.S. Council 's 2016 December Member-Guest Reception in Dublin's InterContinental Hotel were Dublin Airport Authority colleagues (from left) Barry Barker, Elaine Roche and Cormac O'Connell.

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JANUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Wednesday, February 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 – Friday, February 16, 2018 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Council’s Winter Meeting 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Palm Beach, Florida 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 MARCH Friday, March 16, 2018 MARCH APRIL Saint Patrick’s Luncheon Metropolitan Club, New York City S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 APRIL 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Friday, April 13, 2018 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Spring Corporate Lunch 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 InterContinental Hotel 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 (formerly the Four Seasons Hotel) Dublin, Ireland

MAY JUNE JUNE S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Thursday, June 14, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Scholarships Awards Lunch 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Metropolitan Club, New York City 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Friday, June 29, 2018 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Midsummer Gala Dinner 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 Dublin Castle Dublin, Ireland JULY AUGUST JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Monday, July 23, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Council Golf Day in New York 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rye Golf Club, Rye, New York 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SEPTEMBER 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 Friday, September 7, 2018 Council Golf Day in Ireland SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Ireland S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 NOVEMBER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Thursday, November 8, 2018 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 56th Annual Dinner of the Council 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 The Metropolitan Club, New York City 30 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Wednesday, December 12, 2018 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Member-Guest Reception 1 InterContinental Hotel 1 2 3 (formerly the Four Seasons Hotel) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dublin, Ireland 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 2017 G OOLLFF DDAY IINN NEW YYORK

2017 Council Golf Day To Support Council Student Work Experience Scholarships Program Featured Connie Doolan Memorial Trophy Council’s 15th Annual Golf Day Sponsored by

his year’s enjoyable and successful Ireland-U.S. Council Golf Day in New York was held under sunny Tskies and featured The Connie Doolan Memorial Trophy , sponsored by Diageo (our thanks to Council Board Member Bill Falvey). Eddie Dowling of The Padded Wagon was the Chairman of the event.

The Trophy commemorates Council member and long-time Guinness executive Cornelius F. Doolan. This marked the 15th successive year when a full field of Council members and guests teed it up at Rye Golf Club in Westchester County, a few miles north of Manhattan on the last day of July in 2017. Mother Nature played a starring role this year – maybe to make up for last year’s late-in-the-day rain.

The Council’s 2017 Student Work Experience Scholarships Program , which benefits from the New York Golf Day surplus revenues, was also highlighted during the presentations at the post-golf dinner part of the proceedings. Billy Condon, Vice President of Marketing at Tourism Ireland , which was a sponsor of the event, addressed the gathering.

The Council acknowledges the valuable support of Diageo Guinness USA and The Ireland-U.S. Council’s Student Work Experience Scholarships Program is a Bill Falvey. beneficiary of the Council’s various Golf Day Programs held in New York, in Florida and in Dublin. Some of this year’s participants joined us at the Golf Day. Pictured were (from left): Peter Hanly, Claire Riordan, Patrick Hession, the Program Director Annalise Stack and Reuben McCollum. 92 Conor Landy won a nice prize presented by Council member Attracta Lyndon We appreciate the support of our sponsors, Tourism Ireland supported the of Dooley Rent-A-Car . event.

Audrey Henley with Tourism Ireland ’s Alison Metcalfe. Great venue - always welcoming and accommodating.

Council National Secretary Jim Adrian (right) was a big supporter of the Council’s Golf Day - seen here with (from left) Doctor Eric Millar, Pete Anderson, Peter Mann.

Guinness was a sponsor. 93 2017 G OOLLFF DDAY IINN NEW YYORK

Tourism Ireland Fourball : Stephen Thomas, Emmanuel Dowdall, Billy Condon The Padded Wagon was a supporter. and Shane Cookman.

IDA Ireland’s Emmanuel Dowdall with Council Board Member United Airlines ’ Guests of The Padded Wagon : Bill Colbert, Brendan Farrell and Conall Tomkins. Pattie Cunningham.

Aer Lingus Fourball : Bill Kane, Jack Foley, Ryan Foley and Peter Loquercio. The Connie Doolan Memorial Trophy was a highlight.

94 Peter Hanly – one of the 1017 Student Scholars spoke about the Council’s Council President-Emeritus Mike Gibbons took a bow. Student Scholarships Program.

Council Member Mick Tuohy of 2E Ventures won a United Airlines prize – Paddy McCarthy of The Irish Examiner was a winner – Attracta Lyndon did the presented by Pattie Cunningham. honors.

Defending champions defend successfully : The winning team taking home the Connie Doolan Memorial Trophy sponsored by Diageo Guinness USA was hosted by Council member Mick Tuohy of 2E Ventures . Council Golf Day Sponsor Guinness was represented by Owen Higgins (left) did the honors at the 95 presentation to Mick Tuohy; Bobby Collins, Philip Sheridan, Council Treasurer and PwC partner Kieran Claffey; and Council President Brian Stack. 22001177 GG OLF DDAY IINN NEW YORK

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he Ireland-U.S. Council Golf Day in Ireland, with a full-field turnout, was held on Friday, September 8 at Tthe picturesque Dún Laoghaire Golf Club . In planning The signs pointed to a great day. this year’s event, all the fingers were crossed that we would not get a third straight year of lousy weather. Looking on the bright side, whatever weather turned up would have to be an improvement because it could not have been worse than last year. So it turned out to be a mostly sunny day – with brief bouts of Winter and Spring also showing up to remind all that this was, after all, golf in Ireland!!

The club’s course – three separate nine-hole layouts featuring the most attractive elements of both American and Irish golf course design – intelligent bunkering, deceit of the eye from the teebox and greens that are challenging but not unfair. It is a popular venue for our annual golf day in Ireland with Council members and their guests.

The course is located in the lower range of the Dublin Northern Trust bank was a sponsor. Mountains, just above the village of Enniskerry with majestic views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain in County Wicklow. Dublin Bay sits in the distance and is visible from most parts of the course.

The Council’s Golf Day in Ireland this year was generously supported by Aer Lingus and Northern Trust Bank . The Council’s Ireland Golf Day is a regular September calendar event. Next year’s has been set for Friday, September 7, 2018. Mark your calendar now. The occasion features great prizes, a splendid venue, great fun – always ingredients for a successful outcome.

In Ireland these are called “ buggies ”………in America “ golf carts ” - two nations separated by a common language!

104 The rules were plain and simple. Aidan Smyth of Labplan with John Olden, James Mulhall of Murphy-Mulhall and Michael Cannon of Cannon-Kirk Homes .

Team Northern Trust : Northern Trust’ s Liam Butler with Brian Collins, Ladies enjoying the warm sun : Martha Jones, Dr. Deirdre Somers with Lorna Keith Jordan and Liam Manahan. Hood of Bacchus Vinos .

Team DAA : Dublin Airport Authority ’s team comprised Finbar Whelan, Team Bank of Ireland Corporate Finance : The team of Conor Agnew, John Ryan, Tom Kerrigan, Barry Barker and Cormac O'Connell. Clint Lewis and Derek Collins.

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The team from the law firm of Eugene F. Collins comprised Peter Fitzgerald, Liam Butler from Northern Trust Bank – principal sponsor of the event - David Cantrell, Peter Davy and Gavin Doherty. delivered remarks to the group.

University of Limerick Foundation team : George Hayes, Dr. Clare McInerney, Designer Group Fourball : Pat Gilroy, Robbie Dolan, Tom Costello and David Conway and Prof. Tom Coffey. Michael Stone.

VHI Team : Declan Power, Trevor Montgomery, Fionan O'Sullivan and Kevin Butler. Mason Alexander : Team members Bobby Gamble, Megan Shannon, Susan Dwyer and Andrea O'Caoimh.

106 One of the Aer Lingus fourballs: Dara McMahon, John Burke, Richard Byrne Enjoying the post-golf, pre-dinner reception were Dermot Lee of Aer Lingus ; and Jenny Rafter. Róisín Fitzpatrick, the Artist of the Light ; event sponsor Yvonne Muldoon of Aer Lingus with her colleague Alan Molloy.

Council Board Member and event sponsor Yvonne Muldoon of Aer Lingus Council Board Member Aidan Prendergast of Cardinal Consulting with Dessie delivered remarks at the event. Farrell of Compete with Compassion .

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Northern Trust fourball : Des McCormack, Paul Kirwan, John Sheridan and Cannon-Kirk Homes Guests : John Olden and James Mulhall. Matt Williamson.

Always tons of prizes. The Goodie Bags were popular – especially the nice Golf Shoe Bag , provided compliments of event sponsor Aer Lingus .

108 Winners Alright : The winning team from New York-based Global Excess Partners were (from left) Mick Galvin, Council Board Member Diarmuid Hogan, Council Executive Director Roddy Feely, Stephen Walsh and Kieron Hogan. The Winners’ Prize Baskets were sponsored by Council member Kevin Tuck of Alltech . Derry~Londonderry DETERMINED

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