Breakfast Meeting at the US Ambassador’s Residence - 18 Sept 2009

On 18th & 19th September, the Irish Government is hosted a Global Irish Economic Forum of the Irish Diaspora in Farmleigh Dublin.  Over 150 senior business executives from around the world are attending.  Some 20 of these are actively involved with The Ireland Funds.

The Forum began at midday on Friday September 18th and that morning The Ireland Funds’ co-founder and now US Ambassador, Dan Rooney hosted a breakfast meeting in the Embassy Residence in Phoenix Park for The Ireland Funds’ supporters.  This was an opportunity to discuss the Forum and also the report prepared by The Ireland Funds entitled A Comparative Review of International Diaspora Strategies which looks at various countries’ Diaspora strategies, especially those in Israel and India, and suggests some initiatives Ireland might consider. 

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Among those who attended this meeting were Ambassador Dan Rooney, Patricia Rooney, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Kip Condron, Bob MacCann, Jack McDonnell, Basil Geoghegan, Jack McDonnell, Nigel McKenna, Oliver Murray, George Moore, Declan Kelly, David Duffy, Hugo MacNeill, Michael Houlihan, Mark Cunningham, Kingsley Aikins and Caitriona Fottrell.

The Ireland Funds’ Philanthropy & Fundraising Toolkit which was launched on 24th September was reviewed. more >

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Photos

1-3. Breakfast Meeting overview
4. Kingsley Aikins, Patricia Rooney & Hugo MacNeill review The Ireland Funds’ Philanthropy & Fundraising Toolkit
5. Hugo MacNeill, Kingsley Aikins and Mrs Patricia Rooney
6. Hugo MacNeill and Kingsley Aikins
7. Group of Ireland Funds supporters who attended Ambassador Dan Rooney’s Breakfast Meeting at his residence on 18th September