connect 2017 • 71 NEW YORK AROUND THE WORLD April, 2017 The Ireland Funds hosted Eileen McDonnell, Chairman & CEO, Penn Mutual; Aedhmar Hynes, CEO of Text100 and Vonnie Quinn, Anchor at Bloomberg for a conver- sation on genderless leadership. Kyle Clifford, Vice President of Development with The Ireland Funds America, opened the eve- ning and introduced Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones who welcomed attendees to Ireland House. Consul General Jones commended The Ireland Funds for bringing together such a distinguished panel and referenced previous distinguished guests who sat in the ‘hot seat’ such as Former President Mary Robinson. Moderated by Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn, topics debated and discussed included the qualities of great leadership, the importance of not being afraid to ask for what you want and the value of mentorship. New York Women’s Group Event 1 2 3 1 Vonnie Quinn, Loretta Brennan Glucksman 2 Guest gathered for the panel discussion 3 Eileen McDonnell, Aedhmar Hynes, Vonnie Quinn Photos: Jim Higgins May, 2017 The Ireland Funds hosted a Leadership Forum breakfast with Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin. Kieran McLoughlin, Worldwide President and CEO of The Ireland Funds welcomed Archbishop Martin. Archbishop Martin spoke candidly on the role of the Catholic church in Ireland today as it evolves. He also discussed key social issues facing Ireland including homelessness, mental health and gangland crime. He highlighted the upcoming gathering of the World of Families occurring in Dublin in August 2018 which will be attended by the Pope The breakfast was attended by Consul General Barbara Jones and Board Directors of The Ireland Funds America along with other key supporters. New York Leadership Forum with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin 1 2 3 1 Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Jim O’Donnell 2 Tara McCabe, Jim O’Donnell, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Kieran McLoughlin 3 Bill Casey, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin Photos: Jim Higgins