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Aine Sheridan, a native of
Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford , emigrated to New
York in 1984 where she became executive vice
president of Tintawn Carpets USA, the US
subsidiary of Irish Ropes in Newbridge Co.
Kildare, traveling and overseeing the US and
Canadian operations. She was then recruited by
Enterrpise
Ireland
to carry out market research.
In 1991
Sheridan joined Irish Radio Network
USA, as executive vice
president where she expanded the Adrian
Flannelly Show by initiating international
broadcast links with numerous stations in Ireland and the US while establishing
www.irishradio.com website as the premier
Irish American news and entertainment audio
channel for listeners worldwide.
As president of
the Madison Avenue-based PR company Flannelly
Promotions Ltd., Sheridan has coordinated
numerous political campaigns including “Irish
for” New York Governor George Pataki, New York
City Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg
and, more recently, the first of the 2008 Irish
American Presidential Forums with candidate
Hillary Clinton.
She
serves son the board of the
Emerald
Isle
Immigration
Center and her cherished
award is Woman of the Year from the Longford
Social Club of New York.
Sheridan attended “Goeff Street
Business
Academy” in
Ireland
with honors in Business Administration.
Sheridan’s hobbies include
golf travel and reading.
“Only
in the US can our Irish culture and traditions be
fostered with an unmatched sense of pride” Sheridan feels.
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