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IRISH EXAMINER | February 12th, 2020
Out & About

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One more time... as you know by now there is a lot quality care, innovative research and education. The
going on between now and Saint Patrick’s Day and a event is set for Wednesday February 12, with net-
big one is the Annual Installation Reception for the working starting at 6:30 pm, and the meeting at 7:15
2020 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade’s Grand pm in Scandinavia House (58 Park Avenue, NYC).
Marshal and their Aides. The reception will be held What a day I had last Saturday evening at Hofstra
at Antun’s (46-43 Springfield Boulevard in Queens University with none other than Eileen Cronin who
Village) on Sunday February 23 at 3 pm for Grand hosts her The Long Ireland Radio Show on
Marshal James T. Callahan. WRHI.66.7 FM. This lady is a force to be reckoned
Now the reason I am telling you all this is it is the with as what she does promoting Ireland is just superb
last call to send your congratulations via a journal ad and all her music is Irish and Irish American. Eileen
and buy tickets that will certainly be sold out if you has been doing this presentation on radio for a very
wait any longer. Email long time and she is brilliant. The beautiful thing
Journal@NYCStPatricksParade.Org. about visiting Eileen is that she always has tea and
The Irish Business Organization are holding their cake ready for you. Now where else would yea get it.
February event this Wednesday with keynote speaker When I visited the show to be interviewed, I was told
Elaine Brennan, Chief Commercialization Officer for that on March 8 they have a festival call Ireland’s Day
Northwell Health; now that should be interesting. at the University that will feature everything Irish so Elaine Brennan, Chief Commercialization Officer for
Hailing from County Clare, Elaine is one of the lead- do not miss it, and yes, I will be there. Keep it going Northwell Health
ers of True North, a Northwell Health entity estab- Eileen you are doing great job promoting Ireland friend and that is the Francis Pope Memorial
lished to develop and invest in innovative products, through your music. Foundation Friendship Ball. This event has been
technologies and services that will generate revenue A couple of weeks ago I had a little piece in my going on for a good few years and thankfully it has
to support the health system’s mission of delivering Out&About a special event that is hosted by a great proved very successful for this Charity .The honorees
this year are very well known in the Irish community
and are well deserved honorees for all that they have
contributed to the Irish Community.
You have Patricia Houlihan, a native of the Bronx
and a very successful professional licensed realtor The
wife of Jim Houlihan of Houlihan & O’Malley Real
Estate Services, Pat and Jim were instrumental in
helping create the acclaimed “Great Hunger
Memorial” in Westchester County and have been
involved in, and supported a variety of charitable
organizations including Fordham University,
Fairfield University, Fordham Prep, The Irish
Repertory Theater and The Irish Arts Center.
Pat is particularly proud of her involvement with
the Pope Foundation’s support of those families with
the heartache of childhood illness.
The other recipient is none other that Desmond
O’Brien. Des hails from Nenagh, Co Tipperary,
where he was raised on Solsboro, the farm that had
been in his family for four generations. He attended
the Cistercian Brothers boarding school in Roscrea.
Des has been a big supporter of the New York Rugby
Club, as a player, an Old Boys member, and a sponsor.
He is an ardent fan of the New York Rangers, Mets,
Jets and loves golf - but topping that list of ardor are
Patricia Houlihan Des O’Brien his three daughters Charlotte, Phoebe, Daisy and of
course his wife, Amy.
In 1992 he met John Mahon and a partnership
Follow Us On... began that lasts to this day. Together they opened the
New York classic Langan’s in Times Square,
O’Brien’s Irish Pub, Pig N Whistle and Broadstone
Bar & Kitchen in the New York’s Financial District
with great success.
The Friendship Ball is the Francis Pope Memorial
Foundation’s primary fundraiser to enable them to
irishexaminerusa fulfill their mission which is to help families meet
some of the expenses not covered by insurance while
caring for their children with cancer. It’s consistently
a great night of good dining, dancing, singing and fun
while helping families who are going through some
irishexaminerus tough times.
See you all again next week when I am Out&About
once more. C