Sustainable Irish Design, Sculpture & Painting @ New York Design Week 2021 November 14-15 

IBO Member and Rhyme Studio founder Claire McGovern is thrilled to invite IBO Members to an exhibition of design works and fine art at Wanted Design / ICFF at Javits Convention Center on November 14-15. Select Irish wool carpet and tapestry designs from four collections will be presented, alongside the New York City premiere of stone sculptures by Helen O’Connell and storm chaser oil painter Ian Sheldon. A new Irish wool textile and home decor collection will also debut. For our complimentary trade pass click here and more information here. Founder Claire McGovern will also share the stage with notable sustainable design experts for a discussion of Wellness & Healthy Materials on Sunday November 14 at 2.30pm 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rhyme-studio-inc_textile-design-oil-activity-6862375062226399232-6MhL

 IBO-NY’s Dolores Walsh and Tami Ellen McLaughlin attended the October 2021 First Friday at the Consulate and were welcomed by Helena Nolan, US Consul General in New York. Consul General Nolan took up assignment in September 2021 and is one of 13 female senior management head of mission appointments. Learn more about her #VisibleWomen initiative here: www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/belgium/news-and-events/visiblewomen2020/

NEW YORKER FESTIVAL:   SOME VERY FUNNY LADIES Sunday, October 9, 2021, 4-5 P.M. E.T. 

This event is virtual only.

The 22nd annual edition of the New Yorker Festival will take place October 4 to 10, and will be a largely virtual affair this year. 

IBO member Liza Donnelly, the author of “Very Funny Ladies,” joins Roz Chast, Liana Finck, and Amy Hwang to celebrate the history of women cartoonists at The New Yorker. Moderated by Emma Allen. This is a free community event.

https://festival.newyorker.com/some-very-funny-ladies/

The CenterPieceNY podcast, hosted by our very own Paul Finnegan, is back for another season! You can listen to a chat about the podcast between Paul and one of Ireland's premier comedians, Colm O'Regan, and also catch the first full episode of Season Two, dropping Thurs September 30th, featuring the legendary, the notorious, the amazing Adrian Flannelly, the godfather of Irish talk radio in New York. 

Tune in at: CenterPieceNY.com (https://www.centerpieceny.com/)

On both sides of the Ocean, this has been a pretty challenging 12+ months. Many people are seeing this as an opportunity to reflect and consider new possibilities. Join us on this programme, presented by two Award Winning Career Coaches, who will guide you as you begin to create the future you want. 

This engaging & interactive 6 week online programme beginning 27th September at 9.00 EST, which I’m offering with my colleague Niall Heenan, will give you an opportunity to Revive, Renew and Restart!

  You will leave the programme with:

• really knowing your own strengths and values - and what may be holding you back
• tips & tools to manage yourself and your time more effectively
• some easy and useful strategies to add to your resilience toolkit
• having visualised the future you want and created an action plan to achieve it
• feeling yourself move forward with ease towards the future you want

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Aisling Irish Community Center in Yonkers will be running a 6 Week to 6K Walk/Run Challenge in partnership with Clann Health!

Starting on Monday, September 13, you are invited to log on and join from anywhere in the world for this fun and exciting health challenge. Once registered, you will be given expert training, guidance, and support to help you reach Week 6 successfully!

All proceeds will support the redevelopment of the Aisling Center.

https://www.aislingcenter.org/6-weeks-to-6k-challenge/

Join the Challenge

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aisling-irish-community-center-25-year-celebration-6-weeks-to-6k-event-tickets-159525225243?aff=AICC

In Case You Missed It: Our IBO 1st VP Paul Finnegan and his Centerpiece NY podcast were featured in this Irish Echo article this summer by Peter McDermott: https://www.irishecho.com/2021/6/the-long-view-2

HOPe Annual Dinner - October 12, 2021: join former IBO President, Attracta Lyndon, Eileen Collins, and Dolores Walsh at the October 12th HOPe dinner at the Manhattan Manor featuring the Celtic Spirit Award honorees and updates on HOPe projects in Latin America. RSVP: https://hope-charity.org/events/2021/10/12/hope-annual-dinner

#WIN21Global - Claim your Space, Own it, go Global

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

IBO Global Member Samantha Kelly @Tweetinggoddess is hosting her 9th annual Women’s Inspire Network Conference online on crowdcast.. “It’s time to get ready and make sure you are known as the 'Go To' expert in your niche!”

Get your ticket here:  www.womensinspirenetwork.com/events

According to Samantha, “Your mindset is so important when it comes to believing and feeling that you are the best in what you do. It's also important to have the right skills to fine tune everything and make sure that you are managing your time as your star starts to shine.” Speakers include: 

• Samantha Kelly - How to increase your visibility online

• Joe Costello - How to increase your bottom line and avoid burnout

• Emma O’Toole - How I went global with Chair Yoga 

• Anita Wong - How to organize your calendar and automate your meetings for your discovery calls

• Wanita Flourie - How to create a social media strategy for your business 

• Denise McGarry - Denise McGarry - How to confidently increase your prices

• Joselin Mane - How to reach a Global audience using Twitter Spaces

New York New Belfast 2021, Sept. 30/Oct 1. IBO members will be out in force for this annual bridge-building conference, this year in hybrid format online and at the Manhattan Manor above Rosie O’Grady’s. IBO president John Lee chairs the “Culture Counts” panel while advisory board member Suzanne Aquino moderates “A Passport to Tomorrow’s Digital World for Youth Left Behind.” Details at https://aisling-events.com/event/new-york-new-belfast/