Jimmy Fallon says he’s a 'stubborn, very pale begrudging Irishman’

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Jimmy Fallon with Loretta Brennan Glucksman, chairman of the American Ireland Fund

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 The American Ireland Fund will give $10,000 of the evening’s proceeds to Partners in Health, a group that’s working in Haiti, on the honoree Fallon’s behalf.

The AIF is a charitable group that donates money to worthy causes in Ireland, and in particular helps to pay for integrated education in Northern Ireland.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was also there and she told listeners this was a crucial week for Irish politics. 

 “On Tuesday, against very formidable odds, and what appeared to be a defeat, we won a major victory. In Stormont, we were able to get an affirmative vote that there will now be a final devolution of power on policing and justice in the North to a minister from the North,” Quinn said.

 “It is a huge and significant step forward that would never occurred without the ongoing commitment of the American-Ireland fund to the peace process.”

 In addition to the support the fund gives to Ireland, it seems even more is needed. Fiona Colclough, from a charity called Gra (Irish for “Love”) was hoping to make contacts there. Gra helps disadvantaged Irish people get an education.

 “Many people are seeing the recession but they never saw the benefits of the boom,” she explained. “There’s a lot of hopelessness back home. There’s a lot of unemployment.
 

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