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, VP, InkHouse Media, Boston, MA

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

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

Brendan Cremins, Director, ABM, Harrison, NY

Flannery Cunningham, Composer, South Setauket, NY

Aoife Delargy, Immigration Attorney, Washington DC

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

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

Jessica Houghton, Agent, ReMax, Atlanta, GA

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

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

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

Thomas McNamara, Player NYC FC, West Nyack, NY

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

Sean O’Mahoney, Senior Director Hertz Car, Florida

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

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

John Ryan, Attorney, Buffalo, NY

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

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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