Failte 32 Story
Failte 32, an initiative designed to help Irish J1 visa holders (and holders of other types of work visas) find employment in the U.S., was organized by a few business people in the Irish American community in New York, and is supported by a network of affiliated Irish American organizations and Strategic Partners. It has been featured on Morning Ireland, Ireland Calls Radio (Treasa Smyth’s 1460AM/WVOX.com 6pm Saturday), in the Irish Examiner (Ireland), Irish Examiner USA, New York Daily News, and on local and national radio stations on both sides of the Atlantic. It was even given mention on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show.
We are very thankful for the support of the Irish Consulate, in particular the former Consul General, Hon. Niall Burgess, who supported Failte 32 from the beginning which helped get the initiative off the ground.
The idea developed after Paul Hurley read an article in the New York Daily News about the very difficult time young Irish people were having finding employment in the US, and felt that it was his duty to do something about it.
A committee was formed that included the organizers, Paul Hurley, Paddy McCarthy and Maurice Landers, and the heads of the main influential Irish American organizations in New York, to discuss how they could best support our newest arrivals. The result was Failte 32, a voluntary non-profit initiative, where all the organizations in attendance agreed to affiliate with Failte 32 and to collectively use their resources to help J1 visa holders find employment in the tri-state region and beyond. We are very grateful for the support we receive from our affiliated organizations and strategic partners. To view each affiliated organization and their board members, please click on the ‘Affiliations’ tab above. To view our strategic partners, please click on the ‘Strategic Partners’ tab above.
Failte 32 was formally launched by the then Consul General, Hon. Niall Burgess, in May 2010, and shortly thereafter a televised (Channel 11) post-launch meeting/party was held at O’Casey’s Bar and Restaurant which included a large number of J1 visa holders, some of whom were interviewed on the day.
(click on ‘About Failte 32′ tab above for more information)
