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BUTLER – Robert N., M.D., 83, died on July 4. His friends at The Atlantic Philanthropies mourn the loss of a towering pioneer who did so much to make the world recognize what may be the most important development of the last century: the transformation…

By Peter Baker.  WASHINGTON — President Obama pressed Congress on Thursday to adopt a sweeping plan to fix a “fundamentally broken” immigration system, taking on a volatile issue that has inflamed passions in a weak economy heading into the fall midterm campaign. In his first…

It's not due to open until July next year, but the bold new St. Patrick's Hospital and Marymount Hospice site in Curraheen is already taking shape. DAVID FORSYTHE had a guided tour of the new EUR55million complex IF you've driven along the Ballincollig Bypass lately,…

Charles F. "Chuck" Feeney '56, the man who quietly amassed an enormous fortune as a duty-free trader and then secretly gave away more than $5 billion through his charitable foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, stood for the cheers of his fellow Cornellians June 8 at the…

Children from 2 schools in Northern Ireland travelled to St Mary’s Primary School on Rathlin Island as part of a cross-community partnership. The partnership between the three schools is one of 11 schools partnerships in the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s Primary Integrating/Enriching Education…

By Evelyn Ring.  ONE in five hospital patients at the end of their lives could have died at home if there had been enough supports, according to a unique national audit published yesterday. It found that hospital admissions through emergency departments negatively impact on patients…

The Irish LongituDinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was launched in November 2006 to study a representative cohort of at least 8,000 people, aged 50 and over and resident in Ireland, charting their health, social and economic circumstances over a 10-year period. Minister for Health and…

A brand new service for people living with dementia, believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, has been launched in Belfast. The Brain Bus, which has been developed by Atlantic grantee Fold Housing Association, is a revolutionary mobile therapy unit for people…

Nobayeni Dladla has been appointed Country Director for South Africa at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective September 1, Senior Vice President Marcia Smith announced today.  Dladla will be based in Atlantic’s Johannesburg office.  In this newly created role, Dladla will leverage Atlantic’s activities and investments to…

On Wednesday, May 12th, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management at Baruch College, in collaboration with Philanthropy New York, will present “Recovery and Reconstruction in Haiti: The Role of U.S. Philanthropy and Local Groups,” a program focusing on the…