2010 NYNB

The New York-New Belfast conference put the spotlight on the vibrant, emerging Belfast to an audience of leading Irish Americans in New York on 9-10 June 2010. As well as showcasing the business, cultural, academic and investment partnership opportunities in Belfast, the conference also looked at what makes New York a great city and ask what Belfast can learn from its progress. Headlining the conference was civic leaders from Belfast, bringing a fresh perspective on their dynamic, changing city while rolling out the red carpet and giving a taste of the Big Apple was a who’s-who of city dignitaries including New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Commissioner of Small Business Services Rob Walsh and Twenty Minutes in Manhattan author Michael Sorkin.

Patrons: John Connorton, Hawkins, Delafield and Wood LLP. Shaun Kelly, KPMG. Geraldine Hughes, actor-playwright. John J. Reilly, Squire Sanders.

Partners: Irish Business Organisation. Irish Business Association. Irish Network-NYC.

Moderators: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Irish Echo/Belfast Media Group. Mark Finlay, Presidents Club, Belfast.

Columnists May 18, 2012

Lock us up and swallow the key!

I was in Donegal at the weekend and I asked a man how he planned to vote in the south’s up-coming referendum. “Well,” he told me, “ if Sinn Féin say no about something, I say yes”.

Liam Murphy May 14, 2012

Big man of GAA celebrates in style

Veni, Vidi, Vinci . I came, I saw, I conquered, was the powerful message sent back to Rome by Julius Caesar when he won a war in Zela (currently known as Zile in Turkey. After spending two days with the Gaels of Glengormley, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh might well have sent a similar message back to headquarters. Throughout the two days he won the hearts of all who met him as he demonstrated his love and passion for the Irish language and Gaelic games.

Columnists May 13, 2012

That’s not the way to do it as summer nears

THERE’S nothing funnier for children to watch than a long-suffering wife getting battered with a cudgel by a short-tempered violent husband – or so you’d think if you watched a seaside Punch and Judy show.

Colin Millar May 12, 2012

Blues make it a double

Linfield replicated their end of season celebrations from 12 months ago as they lifted their second trophy in the space of a week, defeating Crusaders 4-1 in Saturday’s Irish Cup final.

Andersonstown News May 11, 2012

My marathon highs and lows

HIGHLIGHTS 1. Sheltering in City Hall with marathon veteran from New York Fr Brian Jordan — chaplain to the trade unions of the Big Apple — before the 9am start while thousands were getting drenched outside waiting for the Lord Mayor Niall Óg to sound the starting horn (gun for off apparently decommissioned).

Columnists May 11, 2012

Who calls the shots in Europe?

I enjoy elections. I enjoy them so much, I was delighted when the Fianna Fáil wheeze of introducing electronic voting machines backfired, leaving them (and the taxpayer, of course) with machinery that couldn’t be used and cost a packet to store.