Irish American Partnership

Only three weeks until our 33rd Albany Golf Tournament at the spectacular Schuyler Meadows Club! Thank you to the Partnership Golf Championship Series Sponsors Tourism Ireland as well our official travel partner Aer Lingus for their support.

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"I am delighted that the important work of the Irish American Partnership, to support children and young people from all communities to come together in Northern Ireland, continues unabated."
- Sir Bruce Robinson, Board Member

Partnership members are committed to investing in the future of Northern Ireland - its youth. Read the stories of these young people and the impact your generosity has across the region.

Focus On Northern Ireland: bit.ly/4d0kj9Q

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We are celebrating the official opening of the new Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast last month. Thanks to the generosity of Irish American Partnership members, we were honored to support making this exceptional experience a reality.

The new centre honors the legacy of one of Ireland’s greatest poets with a large venue space, a scriptorium, offices and creative spaces for students and staff. A new public exhibition area will also display the Seamus Heaney archive for the very first time. The new space showcases the rich literary history of Queen’s and creates a fitting space for Irish writing talent of today and tomorrow.

For more information, or to visit the public exhibition space: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/

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We were lucky enough to wish our Patron Pádraig Harrington the very best of luck in person yesterday at the practice round for the Senior Open Championship at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. The club also hosts the Irish American Partnership’s Newport Invitational for more than 30 years.

Past winner in 2022, Pádraig will be looking to add to his Major haul on the Seniors tour on Sunday! 🇮🇪 🏌‍♂️

We were lucky enough to wish our Patron Pádraig Harrington the very best of luck in person yesterday at the practice round for the United States Golf Association - USGA Senior Open Championship at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. The club also hosts the Irish American Partnership’s Newport Invitational for more than 30 years.

Past winner in 2022, Pádraig will be looking to add to his Major haul on the Seniors tour on Sunday! 🇮🇪 🏌‍♂️

We are proud to support the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Physician Associate program, introducing the PA role to the Irish healthcare system.

Congratulations on a successful inaugural Cross Border Physician Associate Student Conference along with our friends at Ulster University. 👏👏👏

Our Young Partners gathered at Cisco Brewers in the Boston Seaport for their annual Summer Social, held this year in support of St. Muredach's College in Ballina, County Mayo.

Joined by over 75 Partnership friends and supporters, our Young Partner’s participation helped the Irish American Partnership send a grant of $10,000 directly to St. Muredach’s College, providing much-needed support for the school. The appreciation for this support is deeply felt, as Principal Wayne Walsh describes:

“In 2023, as the new principal of St. Muredach’s, I was taken aback by the poor condition of the buildings, the equipment, and the general deterioration of the school over time. Any support the Young Partners can provide would be a huge help to our students. It will also play a part in protecting the school’s future, putting pride back into the school.”

Thanks to the Young Partners for their kind support. To learn more, and receive updates on future events visit https://www.irishap.org/young-partners-join-us

The Irish American Partnership is delighted to launch SparkStart Digital; an education program to support the work of U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joe Kennedy III.

The Partnership has developed and invested $100,000 in SparkStart Digital, in partnership with FIT - Fastrack into Information Technology - which will support 350 participants for three years and is directed towards unemployed marginalized young people in Belfast.

"There are hundreds of people who will be helped by this investment, and I'm so moved that the Irish American Partnership would think to do so in collaboration with our efforts," said U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joseph P. Kennedy III.

Special Envoy Kennedy met with President & CEO Mary Sugrue, and FIT CEO Peter Davitt at the Portview Trade Centre where they presented the tailored digital skills initiative for disadvantaged young people in Belfast.

For more information please reach out to Clodagh Boyle or visit: https://lnkd.in/eeExhMD3

*Last tickets remaining* Join our Young Partners chapter in this Thursday, June 13 for our annual Summer Social at the Cisco Brewers beer garden in the Boston Seaport neighborhood. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eyJXBRiv

You are directly supporting St. Muredach's College in Ballina, a secondary school in County Mayo, which has requested our support for resources from the Irish American Partnership's Outdoor Play & Learning initiative.

More than 50 of our New York chapter came together at the beautiful American Irish Historical Society for the annual Summer Social in partnership with Queen's University Belfast. *Full gallery:* https://lnkd.in/eY2ifsCi

We were delighted to welcome current Queen's University Belfast students who were visiting New York as part of the Future Ready Skills for Leaders program, led by Development Officer Ruairi McGrillen. We also enjoyed warm welcomes and remarks by Executive Director Elizabeth Stack and Vice Consul Ellen Flanagan.

We announced a $10,000 grant to the Widening Participation scholarship program at Queen’s, which expands access to higher education for young people from the beginning of their educational journey at the primary school level and onwards.

To learn about the Young Partners group, receive updates on future events, and find out how you can support the Irish American Partnership join us at: https://lnkd.in/eSqHs_eD

Thank you to our supporters and sponsors who helped make the Irish American Partnership’s annual Newport Golf Invitational a great success for the 33rd year running. Our golfing community enjoyed 18 holes in perfect conditions on May 29, ahead of the USGA Senior Open which takes place later in June.

Our congratulations to the 2024 Low Net winning team - Danny McGuinness, Charles Donahue III, Mark Allara, and Aengus McAllister!

Our sincere thanks to our golf committee for their support and incredible work in ensuring the success of the outing again this year. Thank you to Synergy, our Leadership Sponsor, to Golf in Ireland, to our Luncheon Sponsor Gibbons PC, and to our official travel partner Aer Lingus.


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“It is fitting that a local school should now benefit from such philanthropy and goodwill after many years of hard work and dedication took place in Paddy Harte’s own office on the Market Square in Letterkenny throughout the 1980s and 90s.”

Donegal visionary, Paddy Harte TD, was instrumental in the creation of the Irish American Partnership and achieving seed funding from the Irish Government in the mid 1980s.

Last week, CEO Mary Sugrue and VP Clodagh Boyle were welcomed back to Scoil Cholmcille in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, where they presented a grant as part of the Irish American Partnership's Outdoor Play and Learning Program. The school community of almost 650 students (and 50+ nationalities) looks forward to this outdoor classroom and sensory garden, designed to promote outdoor play, physical activity and holistic learning.

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We wish former President Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders a very happy 80th birthday today.

Mrs. Robinson has shattered many glass ceilings in her long career, including most notably as the first woman to be elected President of Ireland in 1990 (- 1997) and also serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 – 2002).

The Irish American Partnership is incredibly proud to partner with The Mary Robinson Centre to ensure ongoing engagement with her remarkable legacy.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3WQl9Rj

We were delighted to attend the inaugural Global Economic Summit 2024 hosted in Killarney, Co Kerry, where President & CEO Mary Sugrue attended a series of talks and panels with industry leaders sharing their thoughts on and more.

We enjoyed keynotes from Governor of New York State Kathy Hochul, European Commissioner for Financial Services Mairead McGuinness, and Head of Meta Ireland Anne O'Leary, and Glamour's EIC Samantha Barry on impactful leadership.

Thank you to our hosts Sarah Murphy, Megan Cassidy, Enda O'Coineen, IQuest & Business Post LIVE and The Business Post.

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Join our Boston Young Partners for our Summer Social at Cisco Brewers Seaport on June 13! All proceeds will directly benefit St. Muredach's College in Co. Mayo.

We look forward to an evening of networking and connection, all while giving back. Register now: https://www.irishap.org/events/2024/yp-bos-summer

It was a homecoming of sorts for United States Ambassador Claire Cronin who spent a celebratory morning in Moville, Co. on Tuesday, alongside Principal Liam McDermott at Scoil Eoghain National School.

The IIrish American Partnershipgranted a $10,000 gift to the school in honor of Ambassador Cronin’s forebears who hailed from the Peninsula.

The Ambassador was delighted to meet with 240 pupils and the teaching staff, touring the school, enjoying Irish dance, choral, and poetry recitations by the Scoil Eoghain pupils. Said Ambassador Cronin, “It is wonderful to be back on the Inishowen peninsula, the home of my grandfather. The Irish American Partnership builds upon the vital connections between the United States and Ireland through generous donations that empower Ireland’s young people. I am delighted to see the partnership’s impact across the island, and today in Donegal with this grant to Scoil Eoghain in Moville.”

Partnership CEO Mary Sugrue and Vice President Clodagh Boyle also visited schools that had received recent funding in the region, including Scoil Mhuire Creeslough, Scoil Naisiunta Glasain, Craosloch, and Scoil Cholmcille in Letterkenny. These grants are part of their hallmark O’Neill School Grants program, which has supported more than 600 Irish schools.

Read on: https://www.donegaldaily.com/2024/05/15/us-ambassador-arrives-home-to-moville/


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Join our New York Young Partners on Tuesday, June 4 for our annual Summer Social, in partnership with Queen's University Belfast! All funds raised will directly support Queen's Widening Participation scholarship program, which increases access to higher education for young people.

Come join us at the American Irish Historical Society for an evening of networking and connection, all while giving back! Register now: https://www.irishap.org/events/2024/yp-nyc-summer

Having achieved the remarkable goal of winning the Robotics All-Ireland Championship held at Technological University, Cork, Ms. Roche’s and Mr. Flannelly’s 5th class robotics team from St. Joseph’s Primary School in Ballinrobe are representing Ireland at the prestigious IQ World Championships, in Dallas this week! 👏👏👏

Irish American Partnership are proud to support these young STEM enthusiasts on their journey from Mayo to Texas and wish them the very best in the Championship! 🇮🇪

Having achieved the remarkable goal of winning the Robotics All-Ireland Championship held at Munster Technological University, Cork, Ms. Roche’s and Mr. Flannelly’s 5th class robotics team from St. Joseph’s Primary School in Ballinrobe are representing Ireland at the prestigious VEX Robotics IQ World Championships, in Dallas this week! 👏👏👏

Irish American Partnership are proud to support these young STEM enthusiasts on their journey from Mayo to Texas and wish St.Josephs VEX Robotics Team the very best in the Championship! 🇮🇪

A great read from Image Magazine Ireland about an incredible program:

Co-edited by Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy and Professor Pat Dolan, IONBHÁ: The Empathy Book for Ireland, is part of the Activating Social Empathy initiative, a transition year curriculum developed by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre University of Galway, and funded by Irish American Partnership.

“The trick seems to be to work on it. To activate it. To make a connection. To listen. Like learning an instrument, or writing a story…like a good meditation. All of these things can be taught and can be learnt, and the same is true of empathy.” – Cillian Murphy

Read on >> https://bit.ly/44izYOd

As , Irish American PartnershipChairman Mike Clune, Board Members Sir Bruce Robinson, Lorna Martyn, and President & CEO, Mary Sugrue enjoyed the opening night of ‘Agreement’ from the Lyric Belfast at the Irish Arts Center New York earlier this month.

"'Agreement,' with its universal title, is a meditation for this moment: because peacemaking is a human emergency, very much ongoing."—New York Times

We were delighted to see Lyric Belfast showcase the thrilling story of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in !
Tickets until May 12: lnkd.in/e6eNmNs7

The Partnership is a proud supporter of the Irish Arts and the Lyric Belfast. For more on the Irish American Partnership's impact across Northern Ireland visit: www.irishap.org

Thank you to all our many supporters and sponsors who helped make the Irish American Partnership annual Business Leaders Breakfast a great success for the 5th year running. EVENT GALLERY: https://lnkd.in/e-wZPSC2

More than 300 of our supporters and friends came together to celebrate Irish leadership and ingenuity in business at the Union League Club on April 18. We presented this year’s New York Business Leadership award to Paul Geaney, President & Chief Commercial Officer at Avolon, and enjoyed a candid interview by Brian Ruane with BNY Mellon and Partnership Board Director. Thank you to Paul who spoke about his journey from Cabra in Dublin to New York, and the huge role that educational opportunity has played in his life.

Our thanks to the Consulate General of Ireland, New York, and to Consul General Helena Nolan for her kind and thoughtful remarks. Our supporters also heard from Tadhg Leader of Leader Kicking, an incredible organization supported by the Partnership that creates a pathway for young Irish athletes to access a college education in the United States.

We are most grateful for the support of our Co-Chairs Brian Ruane, Tommy Dwyer, and Sean Clune, and our incredible sponsors:
Avolon, Paul Geaney & Family, Brian A. Ruane & Family, Clune Construction, Aer Lingus, Rivco Construction, LLC., Tourism Ireland, J.T. Magen & Company Inc, Invest Northern Ireland, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Adrian Jones & Goldman Sachs, JANTILE INC., Options Technologies, Sovereign, Mark Hamm, Tagwall, Penguin Air Conditioning, Corp., Arnold & Porter, Anfield Interiors, EC FRAMING LLC.

We invest in education, community development, and peace initiatives across the island of Ireland, North and South, providing targeted grants to schools, university access scholarships, education centers for homeless youth, peace and reconciliation initiatives in Northern Ireland, and championing Gaelic games, Irish arts, culture, and more. Join us in empowering and educating the next generation of global leaders – irishap.org.

Huge congratulations to Stephen White and Sarah-Jo Sinnott on finishing the 128th Boston Marathon as part of Team Irish American Partnership!

We couldn’t be more proud.👏👏👏

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The 128th is underway! 👏 👏 👏
Join us in cheering on the inspirational Team today. Stephen White and Sarah-Jo Sinnott are traversing the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in support of schools and communities across the island of . 🇺🇸 🇮🇪

100% of every dollar goes directly to Ireland and your support will help push them forward this morning!
Sarah-Jo: https://t.co/EJYlgzU2Ad
Stephen: https://t.co/IYcufPvG4e

The 128th Boston Marathon is underway! 👏 👏 👏
Join us in cheering on the inspirational Team Irish American Partnership this morning. Stephen White and Sarah-Jo Sinnott are traversing the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in support of schools and communities across the island of . 🇺🇸 🇮🇪

100% of every dollar goes directly to Ireland and your support will help push them forward this morning!
Sarah-Jo: https://t.co/EJYlgzU2Ad
Stephen: https://t.co/IYcufPvG4e

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