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IRISH EXAMINER | October 9th, 2019
Out & About

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It was one of the saddest moments when I night. Jim Gavin and members of the team will be
heard my great friend Joe Murphy passed away there to meet and greet, and of course Sam will
on Saturday night after putting up a big fight dur- also be present. Tickets are $120 per head, which
ing a long illness. I am so proud that I crossed includes a four hour open bar, buffet dinner and
paths with Joe who had worked with the Irish live music. For tickets please contact Keith
Echo newspaper as a columnist and in marketing Murray at (646) 239-3864 or Deidre Maher at
and advertising. This man had a wealth of experi- (914) 224-1274 or
ence in the media business. Joe was also a found- email DeidreMaher@aol.com. Mention the
ing member of the Irish Voice newspaper. Joe Dublin Society when you call.
was just one of the ones who stood out and he Here are some short reminders of some other
was the man that introduced me to the media events upcoming in the next week. The HOPe
business and coached me with his experience. I Annual Dinner will be held on October 15 at
have learned a lot. Thanks Joe for everything. I Rosie O’Grady’s from 6.30 pm to 10 pm. Make a
would extend my condolences to his wife Judy donation at the door, $50 or above. Their guest
and his extended family in Ireland. speaker will be Loretta Brennan Glucksman. For
He will be sadly missed by all the members and more information visit hope-charity.org.
friends at the Cork Association of New York and The UCD Alumni are hosting two events
around the world as he was so well liked by every- beginning with an evening reception on October
body. Maureen O’Hara once said to me that Joe 15 at Mutual of America (320 Park Avenue). They Conor Twomey
was her man as she loved him as one of her best will also hold the Business Alumni Breakfast on Tokyo and Newry, Co. Down) during his 10+
friends, we will all miss you and thank you again October 17 at Bank of NY Mellon (240 years with the company specializing in building
for everything you have done for me. RIP. Joe. Greenwich Street). For more information and to bespoke trading and risk systems. He has a Bsc. in
Now this is what was sent in to me from the register, visit ucd.ie/alum. Financial, Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences
United Irish Counties Association, now I don’t The IBO October Business Breakfast with from University College Cork and a Msc. in
believe it either, ha. It said “before I get to Dublin Kevin McKenna - Deputy Business Editor at The Computational Finance from the University of
Society business I want to stop a rumor going New York - will be held on Tuesday, October 15 Limerick where he graduated top of his class.
around before it gets worse. There is absolutely from 7.30 am to 9 am at the Fitzpatrick Manhattan For more information on both events you
no truth to the story that Met Eireann, the Irish Hotel (687 Lexington Avenue, between 56th and should email info@IBONewYork.org.
Weather Service is changing the name of Storm 57th Streets). The great Mary Courtney will be performing
Lorenzo, to Storm “The Dubs” because of the Following that will be the IBO October at a new Irish establishment in New Rochelle. She
hammering it gave County Mayo.” Now here is Evening Meeting with Conor Twomey - will be playing a solo dinner concert at Hurley’s
what I am saying do not underestimate Mayo for Managing Director, Kx/First Derivatives North Steak House & Pub (15 Division Street, New
one minute. America. This event will be held on Wednesday, Rochelle NY). Please call (914) 738-6000 to reserve
On December 8, the Dublin Society will hold October 9, at Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, your table. This should not be missed as she is one
its Third Annual Christmas Brunch from 1 pm between 37th and 38th Streets) with networking of the most outstanding Irish folk singers and
to 4 pm, and maybe a little after, at Gossip (9th starting at 6.30 pm and the meeting proper begin- musicians to come out of Ireland and has a big fan
Ave, at 49 Street). There will be a full Irish ning at 7.15 pm. base on this side of the Atlantic so make sure you
brunch, open bar (beer & wine) live music and Conor Twomey is the Managing Director of go and see her as Mary Courtney is a star.
mighty craic. Dublin Society annual 50/50 tickets First Derivatives North America. First Derivatives Oh, I also have a correction on something I
are also available. Only 100 are printed, with up to are the largest indigenous software company on wrote in last week’s column and that is I should
$2,500 in prize money if all sold. These tickets are the island of Ireland and one of the island’s top have said OKTOBER Fest, instead of October.
$50 each and the winner will be drawn at the graduate recruiters. The Group employees over Well, we all can’t be right all the time, ha ha.
Christmas brunch though you do not need to be 850 staff across 12 cities in the US, Canada and See you all again next week when I am
present to win. Mexico. It’s biggest location is New York City Out&About again and come on Ireland in the
The five-in-a-row All Ireland Winning Dubs with over 330 employees where Conor is based. Rugby World Cup! C
are set to visit New York in November. There is a Starting as a software engineer, Conor has
celebration planned for November 15 at Tito worked in a number of locations and roles for Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum:
Murphy’s (346 West 46 Street) from 8 pm to mid- First Derivatives around the world (London, www.ighm.org
Glucksman Ireland House Radio Hour at NYU:
Follow Us On... Emerald Isle Immigration Center: www.eiic.org
www.nyuirish.net/radiohour
The Irish Repertory Theatre: www.irishrep.org

Irish International Business Network:
www.iibn.nyc
The New York Irish Center: www.nyirish.org
American Irish Historical Society:www.aihs.org
irishexaminerusa Origin Theatre Company: www.origintheatre.org

The Irish Arts Center:www.irishartscenter.org
Aisling IrishCenter:wwww.aislingcenter.org
irishexaminerus New York Irish History Roundtable:
www.irishnyhistory.org
WB Yeats Society of NY: www.yeatssociety.org