John Lahey was appointed president of Quinnipiac College in Hamden, Connecticut, in 1987, after previously working at Marist College in New York. In the past ten years, Lahey has been an integral part ...

Thomas Flanagan is one of the finest historical novelists of our time. When The Tenants of Time was published in 1988, it was hailed in a front page review of The New York Times Book Review: “It is a ...

A consummate actress, Fionnula Flanagan’s portfolio includes a litany of stage and screen performances, including the highly-acclaimed James Joyce’s Women, which she adapted for the stage and went on ...

Three nights a week, Lauria Fitzgerald loads up a van on Ogden Avenue in the Bronx with 40 or 50 hot meals. Then she drives to the most desolate corners of the Bronx, working the shadows and eaves of ...

One of New York State’s most effective advocates and educators in the area of domestic violence and justice for people with disabilities, Mary Lynch takes fierce pride in her Irish heritage. Her ...

Patricia Ireland is one of the most influential feminist leaders in America. Since assuming the presidency of the National Organization for Women in December 1991, she used her experience in corporate ...

Thomas Kane is founder and chairman of the International Telephone Group, a communications marketing and consulting firm. After serving as a Marine pilot in Vietnam in 1965, Kane began his financial ...

After the success of his Oscar-nominated screenplay for In the Name of the Father, Terry George is once more in the spotlight, this time for his directorial debut in Some Mother’s Son. George was born ...

A governor of the American College of Health Care Executives, Horan has held several positions with a number of institutions during his 25 years in the health-care field. Immediately prior to joining ...

Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston made headlines recently with her directorial debut. Bastard Out of Carolina, the story of a young girl’s struggle in a world of emotional and physical violence, ...

Congressman Peter King (R-NY) is currently serving his third consecutive term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A staunch friend of ireland in Congress, he was first elected to represent New ...

It is not easy to pinpoint the origin of Colman McCarthy’s fierce idealism and pacifism. Perhaps it was growing up in Old Brookville, New York, and observing his father, a lawyer, provide free legal ...