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IRISH EXAMINER | December 11th, 2019
Out & About

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startedoffthisholidayseasonasaguestofGloria Starr Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New
Kins, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher UN Year. Nollaig Shona Dhuit, agus Ath Cliath Abu, All I
ICorrespondent Society & Diplomatic Review, can say is that the Dubs win all the Cups and now
at the United Nations Correspondents Association again another successful event, keep it going boys
dinner dance at Cipriani Wall Street. and girls,” he concluded.
This event took place last Friday and the Guest of Now after all that here is one I will not miss and
Honor was H.E. Antonio Guterres, the United that is the IBO Christmas Party which will be honor-
Nations Secretary-General with actress Ashley Judd ing Siobhan Dennehy with the Inaugural Sean
being the 2019 UNCA Global Advocate of the Year. McNeil Award. The Irish Business Organization of
There were over 600 guests including me, (not to bad New York will bestow its first Sean McNeill Award to
huh?) and it was just fabulous, well somebody has to Emerald Isle Immigration Center executive director
do it. Siobhan Dennehy at the IBO Christmas Party on
Now for one that got away and yes I was invited Thursday December 12.
but I could not make it. Shane Humphries of the Named for the three-term IBO president who
Dublin Society sent me in a little report on it: “Hello passed away this summer after a brief illness, the Sean
all. Just a quick shout out to say THANK YOU to all McNeill Award celebrates people who, like Sean, best
those who attended our 3rd Annual Irish Christmas exemplify the IBO mission to ‘Network,
Brunch.” They had 55 attendees and a grand time Communicate, Reciprocate’.
was had by all. I was so looking forward to this but Sean McNeill touched so many people through his The Irish Business Organization of New York will bestow its
unfortunately, I could not make it. friendship, humor, and quiet effort to help others in first Sean McNeill Award to Emerald Isle Immigration Center
Shane says thanks again to Shay Mac for the musi- need and I can vouch for that as The Irish Examiner executive director Siobhan Dennehy at the IBO Christmas
cal entertainment. Top notch as always, he said and USA made him Man of the Year. Party
he also thanked the maestro himself, Kieran Green “It’s a fitting tribute to his memory that the first admired,” IBO President Nicholas Malito said.
and all the crew at Gossip for a fine job all round, recipient of the Sean McNeill Award is Siobhan Soon after Siobhan joined the Emerald Isle
great food and service. Dennehy. Siobhan exemplifies everything that Sean Immigration Center in 2002, she was named execu-
“Hoping everyone had a great and very Happy believed in and she was a friend whom he greatly tive director and initiated a period of dramatic growth
serving clients from a broad spectrum of nationalities.
For her tireless efforts in the Irish community and
beyond she earned the John F. Kennedy Medal from
the National Boards of the A.O.H and L.A.O.H
among many other honors.
The IBO Christmas Party will be held at
O’Lunney’s Times Square (145 West 45th Street)
beginning at 7 pm. For reservations go to
www.ibonewyork.org/Upcoming-events.
I was at Carnegie Hall on Monday evening for the
Andy Cooney Christmas Celebration and what a
spectacular show is was too. Special guests were The
New York Tenors, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin
Brothers, Brian Kennedy, Hibernian Festival
Singers and The Hims.
What a show with the cream of the crop of talent
led by himself Andy Cooney and I must not forget his
band who were only brilliant. One great thing about
this annual show is that it is for charity and you get to
meet people that you would not get a chance to meet
from one end of the year to the next. I have to hand
it to Andy he knows how to do it and he did because
they came from all over to make it a capacity audi-
ence that clapped for every song, good on yea Andy.
Follow Us On... Irish Tenors who will be performing this Saturday at
Now for another top Irish concert and that is The

the NYCB Theatre at Westbury (960 Brush Hollow
Road, Westbury). I am told it is almost sold out so if
you are interested you need to go to
NYBC.BoxOfficeTicketSales.com now. This is one
performance I am not going to miss
irishexaminerusa Rep has just been extended till January 12, 2020, now
.Just got great news that PUMPGIRL at The Irish

isn’t that just wonderful?
Tickets are available from their Box Office at 132
irishexaminerus West 22nd Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), by
calling (212) 727-2737 or online at irishrep.org.
Happy Christmas to you all, see you next week
when I am Out&About again. C