New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Irish Heritage celebration at City Hall on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Pictured (back, l to r) are: Ciaran Staunton, Vice President, The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform and Owner, O’Neill’s Restaurant; Carol Anne Riddell, Education Reporter and Anchor, WNBC NewsChannel 4; Rev. John Moran, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers; Thompson; John Stahl, Esq., Director of Legal Services, Emerald Isle Immigration Center; (front, l to r) Elaine M. Walsh, L.C.S.W., Ph.D., Associate Professor Urban Affairs, Hunter College Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, CUNY; Nuala O’Faolain, Author, “Are You Somebody?” and “The Story of Chicago May”; and, Mary Elizebeth Bartholomew, First Vice President, The Brehon Law Society.