Written by Marketing Intern Rose Provine
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This has always been a fun holiday, but it now reminds me of some of my most cherished memories. Last year I lived in Dublin, Ireland for 11 months. I was studying abroad for the year, and can easily say it was the best year of my life.
In spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, I would like to write about Irish celebrities and the good that they have done. These well-known celebrities started their lives in the Emerald Isle and have since been making a difference in the world we live in, with both their exquisite talents and generous charitable contributions.
Bono has been the lead singer in the well-known band, U2, since 1976. He is also known for being the biggest Irish philanthropist and activist for international development. Bono helped found the HIV/AIDS awareness foundation, Debt AIDS Trade Africa (DATA) and the anti-poverty campaign, Make Poverty History. He also cofounded ONE, an organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.
Colin Farrell is the handsome Dublin native that can be seen in films such as Ordinary Decent Criminal, S.W.A.T., Phone Booth and American Outlaws. Farrell is passionate about stopping bullying, and recently released a statement in support of BelongTo, a youth organization in Ireland that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. He also read personal testimonies from bullying victims on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last year.
Pierce Brosnan is another talented Irish actor, best known from his role as James Bond. Since 2001, Brosnan has been the Ireland ambassador of UNICEF, the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. Brosnan is so passionate about his beliefs that he once boycotted his own GoldenEye premiere in France to support Greenpeace's protest against French nuclear testing practices.
I would like to leave you with a visual of Ireland. These are a couple pictures I took last year:
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