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Most Influential US-Irish Business Leaders 2008
Original Source Public Services, Politics & Philanthropy Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney is the wealthiest Irish American of his lifetime. Brought up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, Feeney displayed a flair for entrepreneurship from a young age. Finding himself in France after…
Author: Business & Finance (Ireland)
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It’s All Downhill From 38: Why Ageing Is Not Just for the Old
A new centre for successful ageing aims to address the challenges we all face Nora Dodd, patient at Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing at St James’s Hospital, Dublin with clinical nurse managers Joan Garcia and Ray Donnelly. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill By Paul Cullen How…
Author: The Irish Times
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Cuba's Health Care System Receiving Renewed Attention
Research and Education Facilities on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. Photo: Magnum Foundation For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention. Despite scarcities and the effects of the U.S. embargo, Cuba…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The Atlantic Philanthropies awards $15 million for undergraduate scholarships
By Emily S. Hopkins On June 28, Cornell received a $15 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) to support financial aid for students in the Cornell Tradition program. The gift, which will be paid in three annual installments of $5 million each beginning this…
Author: Cornell University
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Translational Research Institute Queensland receives record $50M gift
Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation’s history. The gift, announced today by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Federal Treasurer Wayne…
Author: UQ/Translational Research Institute
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Meet the man who gives the most
Few people outside of the philanthropic world know who he is, but Chuck Feeney gives more to Australia than any local business player – and he thinks this is wrong. It is difficult to tell James Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Frank Lowy and Richard Pratt that…
Author: Australian Financial Review
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Charles 'Chuck' Feeney Appointed AC
Philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney has been appointed an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for his services to Australian health, research and higher education. Mr Feeney founded The Atlantic Philanthropies more than 40 years ago, which has since donated or…
Author: Australian Government - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet