Seán and Susan (MDs of the Irish Photo Archive and LensmenPhotography respectively) arrived back from New York this morning after
an exciting couple of days in the Big Apple launching our digital book. President John F. Kennedy Visits Ireland in 1963.
The decision to launch the book in New York was made thanks
to Jimmy Deenihan, the newly appointed Minister for Diaspora Affairs. He had agreed to contribute a foreword to ourdigital book, and while filming it (utilisng the option of a video foreword for
a digital book…), the minister suggested the book should be launched at the
Irish Consulate at his welcoming event.
Susan Kennedy, Minister Jimmy Deenihan and Seán Walsh at the launch of President John F. Kennedy Visits Ireland in 1963, 4 November 2014 |
We were very happy to have the opportunity to meet with the
consulate staff in New York; Barbara Jones, Consul General, and Fiona McCabe,
Vice Consul General. To show our appreciation to them for allowing us to launch
our title there, we brought a print of Kennedy addressing both Houses of the
Oireachtas. As you can see from the image below, Kennedy is standing in front
of the flag of the colours of the of the 69th New York, the first Regiment of
the Irish Brigade, which he presented to the Dáil.
Seán Walsh, Consul General Barbara Jones and Minister Jimmy Deenihan with the presented print from the Irish Photo Archive, 4 November 2014 |
We were also happy to meet up with the Irish-American
businesses and organisations that had gathered to greet Minister Deenihan. There
was a wide variety of sectors represented, as you will see from this brief list
of businesses we met:
- Easyshopnyc
- Irish American Cultural Institute
- Xavier Society for the Blind
- Navillus
- Digital Caddies
- The Wild Geese
- Tir na nÓg Irish Bar and Grill
It’s great to see that the Irish and their descendants are still playing a major part in the US corporate and cultural worlds. We hope to be able to work more with our Irish-American counterparts in the future, and bring our businesses closer together.
Some of the crowd at the event in the Irish Consulate in New York, 4 November 2014 |
Great time it seems. Congrats
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