March Evening Meeting

Wednesday, March 8
at 6:00 PM ET 

Bank of Ireland, 140 E 45th Street, 41st Floor, New York

Join us for an in-person meeting
or watch us on our Facebook page!

We'll be awarding the 2022 Sean McNeill Award
to Turlough McConnell

The IBO is delighted to award Turlough McConnell with the Sean McNeill Award in recognition of his excellent contributions to the Irish community in New York. 

Turlough McConnell is a producer and writer with over two decades of experience as a creative program executive in the Irish-American market. He has developed an extensive network of contacts in the US, Ireland and United Kingdom. As President and CEO of Turlough McConnell Communications, Turlough’s body of work includes exhibitions such as 80 Years of Service, at the Consulate of Ireland in NY; multi-media products and documentary films, including The Brian P. Burns Collection of Irish Paintings: Portrait of a People; and live events like the inaugural tour of the Jeanie Johnston, a replica famine ship. He acts as Special Advisor for the Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT.

In his role as Contributing Director of Special Features for Irish America Magazine, Turlough produces special supplements, overseeing content, design and all aspects of production. Recent subjects have included the John J. Burns Library at Boston College and Titanic Belfast. For Quinnipiac University, he co-published the book, "Celebrating 250 Years of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade".

About the Sean McNeill Award

In honor of Sean McNeill and the legacy he leaves behind, the Sean McNeill Award celebrates individuals who exemplify the values of three-term IBO president Sean McNeill: his extraordinary generosity, his commitment to community, and his support of the IBO 'Network, Communicate, Reciprocate' ethos.

We'll also be installing Nicholas Malito as our IBO Grand Marshal!

The IBO will be proud to be marching up Fifth Avenue behind Nicholas Malito, who has demonstrated his commitment to the Irish community by dedicating six years to the Executive Board of the Irish Business Organization, including serving for three years as President. He continues his outstanding leadership and dedication to the IBO as Chair of the IBO Board of Advisors. Nicholas is a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP. 

Please only register if you can attend in person - and remember, you can watch on the IBO Facebook Page! We'll go live on Facebook at around 6:30 or so. 

As ever, we'll further our mission to

"Network, Communicate, Reciprocate!"