Patricia Harty is an
Irish-American
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journalist, author and editor. She is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of ''
Irish America Magazine
''Irish America'' is a bi-monthly periodical that aims to cover topics relevant to the Irish in North America including a range of political, economic, social, and cultural themes. The magazine’s inaugural issue was published in October 1985. ' ...
''.
Biography
Patricia Harty co-founded
''Irish America Magazine'' along with publisher
Niall O'Dowd
Niall O'Dowd (born 18 May 1953) in County Tipperary, Ireland, is an Irish American journalist and author living in the United States. He was involved in the negotiations leading to the Northern Irish Good Friday Peace Agreement. He is founder ...
in October 1985. Among Harty's many interviews in the past 25 years are Nobel Prize-winning poet
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. , Wall Street guru Peter Lynch, best-selling author
Pat Conroy
Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books '' The Water is Wide'', ''The Lords of Discipline'', ''The Prince of Tides'' and '' The Great Santini'' w ...
, Hollywood legend
Gregory Peck, 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient
William Campbell, and corporate titan
Jack Welch
John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001.
When Welch retired from GE, he receive ...
.
In 2017 Harty was honored with the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish abroad and in 2009 she received the Ambassador Award from the St. Patrick's Committee of Holyoke, Massachusetts for her work "to promote the relationship between the people of the Republic of Ireland and the people of the United States."
She was twice honored by the Office of the Comptroller of the City of New York for her "outstanding journalistic contributions to the Irish community in New York and throughout the United States."
And in 2000, she was made a Citizen of the Bronx by Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrer, the Bronx Borough President.
Harty, who is a native of
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
, also serves on the board of
Glucksman Ireland House,
NYU
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
's center for Irish studies. She serves on the Irish Repertory Theater's Advisory Board, and on the committee for the annual Women of Concern Luncheon which raises funds for the Irish relief organization
Concern Worldwide.
In addition to her book, ''Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century'', Harty contributed essays to ''Being Irish: Personal Reflections on Irish Identity Today'', edited by Paddy Logue, and ''The Irish Face in America''
by Julia McNamara.
References
External links
Interview with Patricia HartyIrish America Magazine at Irishcentral.comPatricia Harty's blog on Irishcentral.com
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Living people
American people of Irish descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
American women journalists
21st-century American women