Out & About

You know who you are and it would take up the whole column if I had to name all the names; great work though as I know it will benefit a lot of charities here and in Ireland.

The Adrian Flannelly Show - the voice of Ireland and Irish America - which is now in its 40th year promoting everything Irish from music, news, views, interviews and sports; how does her do it?

Well that's an easy question: experience, as he has been doing it so long he is a the consumate professional and he always gets the cream of the crop and never misses an opportunity to interview guests of importance.

For instance last weekend Adrian's guests last Saturday included Dr. Miriam Nyhan and Professor Marion Casey at Glucksman Ireland House NYU who discussed the role of county societies in Irish New York, focusing in particular on the twentieth century in advance of "The Fifth Province: County Societies in Irish America" Exhibition at New York's Consulate General of Ireland which runs from November 16th to January 25th, 2011.

He also chatted to Robert O'Byrne, one of Ireland's best-known writers on architecture, fine art and design and a former journalist with The Irish Times.

His latest work: 'The Dictionary of Living Irish Artists' profiles 200 Irish Artists and 400 full-color images with an introduction by Curator Turlough McConnell.

Next week John Murphy of the Irish Network organization here in New York, who's also a great supporter of The Irish Examiner newspaper will join UBS as Director and Counsel in the Investment Bank's Litigation and Investigations Group.

While his cell phone remains the same, his e-mail contact is now johnomurphy75@gmail.com.

Congratulations from all the staff at The Irish Examiner newspaper.

The NYPD Finest Gaelic Football Club has chosen Dubliner Paul Hurley as its Heritage award recipient.

Paul has been a member of the NYPD Gaelic football club for many years and has also served on the board of officers.

He immigrated to the United States in 1985 and brought with him his family's traditional Irish values.

Paul has played Gaelic football in the minors and later in college and is currently an active member of the New York Dublin football club.

Promoting GAA games at his business establishments along with Irish music and arts, Paul continues to preserve Irish tradition.

He's has also traveled to Ireland in support of NYPD Gaelic football games during international matches.

The Finest Gaelic football clubs motto is "Keeping the Heritage Alive", something that Paul has demonstrated here in New York since his arrival. Paul continues to keep the Heritage Alive here in New York.

Congratulations Paul on being named the NYPD Gaelic Football Heritage Award recipient.

He'll be honored on December 11th at the Manhattan Club, located on Seventh Ave and West 52 Street in Manhattan.

If you're interested in attending, please contact Detective Luke Waters, NYPD at (917) 693-0985.

Coming this Saturday, November 13th from 10am to 5pm, to Glucksman Ireland House NYU is a day-long program that examines how the narratives of Irish-American experience are being imagined and re-imagined in works of fiction and memoir.

Why do some writers chose the novel form and some choose the memoir to tell a family history or an immigrant story?

What is the relationship between the two genres? What stories are being told in these works and how do they impact our understanding of the immigrant experience?

Has Irish America come to a moment in time when telling these stories is critical and why is that so?

Given our reliance on the printed word for historical research what impressions will future writers form from this work?

How do these narratives relate to Ireland and to Irishness?

These and many more questions will be discussed and debated by a group of distinguished writers including: Charles Fanning (Mapping Norwood), Thomas Fleming (Mysteries of My Father), Carole O'Malley Gaunt (Hungry Hill), Kathleen Hill (Who Occupies This House), Kathleen Lawrence (Becoming Irish) Michael Patrick McDonald (All Souls, Easter Rising) Peter Quinn (Looking for Jimmy) and Gemma Whelan (Fiona, Stolen Child) with introductions by Eileen Reilly.

Tickets to the full day of talks are $20 for general admission. Members of Glucksman Ireland House receive a $5 discount.

Please contact Glucksman Ireland House for the discount code via ireland.house@nyu.edu or by calling (212) 998-3950.

This Monday as we went to press, the New York St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee announced their 250th Grand Marshal at the Irish Consulate: world renowned writer and novelist Mary Higgins Clark.

Now we can finally move ahead and celebrate this great occasion and everyone can walk no matter who you are and celebrate one of the greatest Irish parades in the World and be proud that you're Irish.

So come on and stop the negativeness and let's all march under our County or Religious banners as you should all know by now that thats what it is and be proud of it. There are lots of events happening this month as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports, Mary Hanafin is in New York for a few days.

On Thursday you have The Ireland-US Council Dinner that is happening at the Metropolitan Club (60th Street in Manhattan).

On Friday you have two lunches; one for the Dublin Contemporary 2011 reception at 12.30pm and at the same time you have another reception at The Norwood Club for Northern Irish Connections sponsored by the Belfast Harbour and later that night the Self Help Ball is on.

Now isn't that some week; I hope I can make some of them. I'll give it a try.

The Irish Business Organization will be having their November IBO Evening Networking Event this Thursday evening (at 7pm) in the Irish Consulate (345 Park Avenue).

This event is a joint event with IIBN. You'll need to RSVP.

The featured speaker is Dr. Hugh O'Donnell, CEO of Kentz International, who is one of Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs. His company Kentz is a global engineering specialist solutions provider.

This is an evening not to be missed! Please rsvp to irishbusinessorganization@gmail.com or to the IBO Executive Committee President Niall O'Leary at nialloleary@ireland.com.

See you all next week.