New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Irish Heritage and Culture celebration at Surrogate’s Court on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Pictured (back, l to r) are: William J. Flynn, Chairman Emeritus, Mutual of America; Thompson; Karen Duffy, American Model, Television Personality, Actress and Author; Máirtin Ó Muilleoir, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, Irish Echo Newspaper; (front, l to r) Father Brian Jordan, OFM, Immigration Counselor and Labor Priest, Church of St. Francis of Assisi Parish; John P. McCarthy, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of History and Former Director, Institute for Irish Studies, Fordham University; Siobhan Dennehy, Executive Director, Emerald Isle Immigration Center; Sister Regina Murphy, Property Director, Sisters of Charity; Irish Consul General Niall Burgess; and, Robert Dunne, Incoming President, Brehon Law Society. Photo Credit: Marla S. Maritzer