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The American Ireland Fund Palm Beach honors William B Finneran with Business Leadership Award

Love was in the air at Emerald Valentine Celebration, the 23rd annual black tie dinner dance


Honoree William B Finneran and American Ireland Fund CEO Kieran McLoughlin
Honoree William B Finneran and American Ireland Fund CEO Kieran McLoughlin
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The gala evening raised nearly $400,000 and drew guests that included Paul Gleeson, the Consul General Of Ireland in Atlanta, members of the Irish American US Council, US Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley, Dr. Maeve Hillary, Mila and The Right Honorable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s former Prime Minister; Michele and Howard Kessler,  Ambassador Nancy Brinker, former Ambassador to Hungry; Dennis Swanson, Hillary and Wilbur Ross, Peggy and Kip Condron, Suzanne and Bob Wright, Rebecca and Bill Dunn, Jackie and Jim Higgins, Mary Higgins Clark and John Conheeney, Pat Cook and Bob Nederlander, Darlene and Jerry Jordan, and Emilia and Jose Pepe Fanjul.

The American Ireland Fund is a philanthropic network that supports worthy causes in Ireland promoting programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development throughout the island of Ireland. Founded in 1976, The Worldwide Ireland Funds currently operate in 12 countries and have raised over $430 million for more than 1,200 outstanding organizations.

For information about The American Ireland Fund, visit www.theirelandfunds.org.


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