b'BOsTOn THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND ArOunD THe WOrLDBoston is home to the Irish and has been for generations. This week we remember with pride the Irish son of Boston who became President, JohnFitzgerald Kennedy whose young life and brilliance was taken so tragicallyfifty years ago this week. The Irish pride he generated and the confidencewe feel once again with the election of Mayor Marty Walsh. He speaks Gaelic,the language of his immigrant parents and our hearts soar with pride for weknow that this is an outward sign of that other language the Boston Irish use,the language of care for one another and care for Ireland. That care is expressed in many different ways but none more powerful than in the exis-tence and persistence of The American Ireland Fund. The hard-earned dollars of hard working American Irish and their friends have been put to life-changing, history altering use. They have helped to fill the centuries arrearsforging reconciliation between the estranged communities in Ireland, one17heart at a time. We have peace now, we have hope in the future now, and wehave a roadmap to that future. That is thanks to the people who turned outtonight and on all the past nights for the Boston Irishs legendary fundrais-ing dinner. We can only repay them by using this peace well and that pleaseGod, we will do.Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland1 2 3Young Leaders Fall Social 1 Abbey & Tim Redmond OCTOBer 2013 The Boston Young Leaders came together for a Fall Social to catch up after the summer months.2 Margaret Dyer, Caroline Collett, Thank you to everyone who came, especially our Fall Social Chairs: Colleen Carney, michael Collins Jr., Tom Cronin,Stephanie Martin, Kathryn Murphy3 Cara Early, Shane Early Brian Crowe, ellen Donovan, matt gaughan, Tom greeley, Corey griffin, Justin Kelly, and steve sypek. And a specialthanks to Chair, Barry mcmenamin, and our host, the intercontinental Hotel.connect2014 | 79'