b'AROUND THE WORLDTHEAMERICANIRELANDFUNDNEW YORK1 2 34 5TheAmericanIrelandFundBoardofDirectorsRetreatDinnerOCTOBER,2014Thirty Directors of The American Ireland Fund from ten cities gathered in the 21 Club for dinner on the evening of the Board Retreat. It was an opportunity for Board Directors to reacquaint themselves with each other and enjoy a little down time in advance of the rigors of the following day. However to help frame the conversation, Scott Nichols, possibly the most celebrated fundraiser in the US, spoke of the rapid growth on The American Ireland Fund in recent years. He has seen the organization evolve from being a movement to becoming a sophisticatedinstitution to compare with the best anywhere. The camaraderie of the night was a perfect curtain raiser before the Board Retreat the following day.61Guests2John Fitzpatrick3Kieran McLoughlin4Scott Nichols5Kip Condron, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Craig Sullivan6Guestsconnect2015 | 68'