Irish Arts Center
Raises $1.1 Million

The Irish Arts Center Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala, Cipriani 42nd Street, Friday October 10, 2014. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano.
By Irish America Staff
December / January 2015
From left: Irish Arts Center vice chair Pauline Turley, Martin Hayes, special guest Sting (whose grandmother is Irish), Robert McCann, and Irish Arts Center executive director Aidan Connolly, pictured at the 15th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala in October. The Center honored musician Martin Hayes and Bob McCann, CEO of UBS Americas. A record $1.1 million was raised for the Irish Arts Center in New York, which is planning a building expansion project on Manhattan’s West Side.