First Twenty of our Young Guns named ahead of Irish 40 under 40

By Irish Echo Staff

With just two weeks to go, until the biggest celebration in the nation of young Irish America, the Irish Echo can reveal the names of our first twenty outstanding honorees for the Irish 40 under 40.
Over 200 guests will gather in Rosie O’Grady’s on Seventh Avenue in New York on 26 February for the ninth annual Irish 40 Under 40 when guest speaker will be State Representative Ed Braunstein of Queens.

This year’s band of high-achievers include Irish Americans making a difference across the country, from San Diego to Syracuse and from Albany to Atlanta.
Sponsors of this year’s event include Kalikow and Tourism Ireland.
Our first 20 confirmed recipients are:

Clodagh Boyle

Clodagh Boyle, VP, InkHouse Media, Boston, MA

Rory Cameron

Rory Cameron, Executive Vice President - Litmos, Clicktools & Corporate Development @ CallidusCloud

Kelley Coughlan

Kelley Coughlan, Associate, Tritec Real Estate, Port Jefferson, NY

Brendan Thomas Cremins

Brendan Cremins, Director, ABM, Harrison, NY

Flannery Cunningham

Flannery Cunningham, Composer, South Setauket, NY

Aoife Delargy

Aoife Delargy, Immigration Attorney, Washington DC

Shane Greer

Shane Greer, Co-Owner Campaigns & Elections, Washington DC

Eilish Rosanna Harrington

Eilish Harrington, Research Specialist, Seton Hall University, Montclair, NJ

Jessica Houghton

Jessica Houghton, Agent, ReMax, Atlanta, GA

Kevin Lowe

Kevin Lowe, Head of Sales, Newship, Jersey City, NJ

Brian Macken

Brian Macken, Operations Manager, Netflix, Los Angeles, CA

Ryan Mahoney

Ryan Mahoney, Executive Director, Irish Heritage Museum, Schenectady, NY

Thomas McNamara

Thomas McNamara, Player NYC FC, West Nyack, NY

David Moylan

David Moylan, Asset Manager, Berenberg Bank, Chicago, IL

Sean O'Mahony

Sean O’Mahoney, Senior Director Hertz Car, Florida

Brigid Quinn

Brigid Quinn, Asst Director of Development, Cristo Rey High School, New York, NY

Claire Rumpsa

Claire Rumpsa, Director of Engagement, Washington Ireland Program, DC

John Ryan

John Ryan, Attorney, Buffalo, NY

Aisling Toolan

Aisling Toolan, Physical Therapist NYC FC, New York, NY

Thomas Walsh

Thomas Walsh, Attorney, Denver, CO

Six special awards will be presented to selected honorees at the gala celebration in New York including a People’s Choice Accolade to be chosen by internet vote.
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