Tom Beirne for NY State AOH Treasurer
Posted by Jim on May 21, 2019
• 35 Year member of Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 9, NY County
• Past Division President, Past NY County President, Past NY State Director, Past National AOH Hunger Chairman, Past member of National AOH Charities Board, Current NY State AOH Chairman for Catholic Action
• A dedicated Hibernian, family man, a worker, and a proven leader.
• Helped organize the 2015 Papal Mass in Madison Square Garden in September 2015, with close to 100 Hibernian volunteers present.
• Chairman of 200th Anniversary of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral 2009 through 2015 (Cornerstone laid 1809, Cathedral dedicated 1815)
• Chairman of National 175th Anniversary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, May 2011, NYC.
• Initiated and Organized (2) multi-state solo runs by Hibernian Ultra Endurance Runner Tom McGrath, with fundraisers every night o A (250) mile run from NYC to USNA at Annapolis, Maryland in July 2012 raising money for the Barry Monument; o A (225) mile run in December of 2017 from Boston to NYC to benefit The American Wheelchair Mission.
• Executive Board Member of Archbishop John Hughes Memorial Committee, erected a 15’ tall Bronze monument in November of 2015.
• Co-Chair of National AOH, 100th Anniversary of 1916 Rising Commemoration, April 2016.• Chairman of Month’s Mind Mass for Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, April 24, 2017.
• Co-Chairman of Knock visionary John Curry reburial. John Curry died in 1943 and was buried in an unmarked grave on Long Island. Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated a requiem Mass in May of 2017 with relatives of John Curry and hundreds of pilgrims from Knock at the reburial in the cemetery adjacent to Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral.
• Eagle Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout Dad, married to Virginia and Proud father of Sean, Margaret, & Audrey Beirne.