The Irish America Hall of Fame was founded by Irish America magazine in November 2010. It recognizes extraordinary figures in the Irish American community who have had a profound effect on the Irish in America and strengthened the bonds between the United States and Ireland.
Contents
- 2010 Inductees
- 2011 Inductees
- 2012 Inductees
- 2013 Inductees
- 2014 Inductees
- 2015 Inductees
- 2016 Inductees
- References
The Irish America Hall of Fame is the centerpiece of the Dunbrody (2001) Famine Ship's new Emigration History Visitor Center in New Ross, Co. Wexford. It was developed in collaboration with publishers Niall O'Dowd and Patricia Harty of Irish America Magazine. The exhibition celebrates the lives, works, and achievements of noted Irish individuals such as: President John F. Kennedy and the Kennedys, Henry Ford, Donald Keough, and President Clinton.
2010 Inductees
Donald Keough : Chairman of the Board of Allen & Company Inc.; Former president, COO, and a director of The Coca-Cola Company — Inducted November 2010 [1]
2011 Inductees
Dr. Kevin Cahill : Medical Doctor and Chief Medical Advisor for Counterterrorism — Inducted March 2011
Bill Clinton : 42nd President of the United States — Inducted March 2011
Mary Higgins Clark : World-renowned author of suspense novels — Inducted March 2011
Charles Feeney : Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Humanitarian — Inducted March 2011
Michael Flatley : Lord of the Dance — Inducted March 2011
William Flynn: President and CEO of the Mutual America and chairman of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy — Inducted March 2011
Denis P. Kelleher : Founder, chairman and CEO of Wall Street Access — Inducted March 2011
Jean Kennedy Smith : American diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Ireland, founder of Very Special Arts — Inducted March 2011
James D. Watson : Nobel Prize winner for mapping the structure of DNA — Inducted March 2011
Maureen O'Hara : Irish actress and legend of the American silver screen — Inducted July 2011 [2]
Bill Ford, Jr. : Executive chairman of Ford Motor Company — Inducted December 2011
2012 Inductees
Loretta Brennan Glucksman : Advocate for Ireland — Inducted March 2012
Ray Kelly : New York City Police Commissioner — Inducted March 2012
John Lahey : President of Quinnipiac University — Inducted March 2012
Tom Moran : Chairman, president, and CEO of Mutual of America — Inducted March 2012
Kevin Roche : Architect — Inducted March 2012
2013 Inductees
Joe Biden : Vice President of the United States — Inducted March 2013 and addressed immigration reform in his keynote speech.
Brian P. Burns : Chairman of BF Enterprises, Inc. — Inducted March 2013
Robert M. Devlin : Chairman of Curragh Capital Partners — Inducted March 2013
John Fitzpatrick : President and CEO of Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America — Inducted March 2013
Bruce Morrison : Former U.S. Congressman and head of Morrison Public Affairs Advocacy Group — Inducted March 2013
2014 Inductees
Christine Kinealy: author and founding director of the Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University
2015 Inductees
Hillary Clinton : Politician - Inducted March 16, 2015
Robert J. "Bob" McCann: CEO of UBS Group Americas and Wealth Management Americas
Patrick Quinn: creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge, which has raised over $100 million in donations for ALS research