Irish Parliamentary Delegation Visit to the New York Stock Exchange - 4.3.08

Members of the Dáil (Parliament), powerful Joint Committee on Finance and Public Affairs of Ireland, visited the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of Thursday, April 3rd.

During their time at the NYSE they toured the trading floor and observed the ringing of the opening bell. Their visit was hosted by a great friend of The American Ireland Fund, Noreen Culhane, Executive Vice President, New York Stock Exchange. Prior to proceeding to the floor, the Irish Delegates discussed the development of finance services in the Unites States, the role of capital markets and the globalization of financial services.

Subsequently, they had meetings with New York Dinner Committee Members and leaders in their industry:

Michael George, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Brendan McDonagh, CEO, HSBC Finance Corporation

The names of the Delegates are as follows:

Michael Finneran, T.D, Dáil Eireann, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Affairs of Ireland
Joan Burton,T.D, Dáil EireannBrendan Kenneally,T.D, Dáil Eireann
Brendan Kenneally,T.D, Dáil Eireann
Richard Bruton,T.D, Dáil Eireann
Chris Andrews, T.D, Dáil Eireann
Sinead McCann, Assistant Principle Civil Servant
Breandán Ó Caollaí, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Ireland
Alan Farrelly, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Ireland
Kieran McLoughlin, President, The American Ireland Fund

Photos
1. Noreen Culhane and Michael Finneran
2. Gregg Reilly, Michael Finneran, Noreen Culhane and Joan Burton
3. Alan Farrelly, Sinead McCann, Kieran, Brendan Kenneally, Joan Burton, Richard Bruton, Michael Finneran, Chris Andrews, Brendan O'Caollai
4. Richard Bruton, Brendan Kenneally, Kieran, Micheal Finneran, Duncan Niederauer

Info
Kieran McLoughlin
T - 212-689-3100
E - kmcloughlin@irlfunds.org