IBO November Virtual Breakfast Meeting

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Building a Global Irish Ecosystem: The Power of Connection, Visibility, and Community

Presented by We Are Global Irish

 Jackie Gilna - Founder & CEO

Jordan Millar - Head of Media & Marketing 

Join We Are Global Irish for a powerful discussion on how they’re uniting Irish businesses, organizations, and networks to build a collaborative global Irish ecosystem. Discover how this growing global network is connecting Irish entrepreneurs, professionals, and organizations across borders - and how your business can get involved! 

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Join us on Zoom for our lively monthly gathering. As always, we'll network with each other and enjoy the wisdom and insight of our featured guests. Everyone is welcome! No cost to attend.

Zoom link provided with RSVP confirmation and again on the morning of the meeting.

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ABOUT WE ARE GLOBAL IRISH

Launched in February 2024, We Are Global Irish is a B2B Economic Development Corporation creating a community where businesses, the Irish abroad, the Irish diaspora, and those interested in our goods and services can come together to strengthen the Global Irish ecosystem. By joining together, we create a community where our businesses can trade, share knowledge, establish valuable relationships, forge new pathways to success, and support one another by creating new opportunities! 

● Website: https://weareglobalirish.com 

● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-global-irish 

● Get Involved: https://weareglobalirish.com/supporters/ 

Join us for a wonderful Christmas celebration! Enjoy a delectable fare, complimentary drink tickets, live music and merriment galore.

Please register to secure your place for an evening of festive fun with great music, amazing food, and your IBO friends...

IBO January Evening Event

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Bank of Ireland NYC Hub

2 Grand Central Tower, 140 E 45th Street, 41st Floor

Members FREE | Nonmembers $20

Photo ID Required at Check-In | Must Arrive by 6:30 PM

A Fireside Chat with

Gerald Angley, Consul General of Ireland in New York &

Tony Dunne, Bank of Ireland’s US Country Manager

Join us for our January in-person evening event with our special guests and the swearing in of our 2026 Executive Board officers.

ABOUT GERALD ANGLEY:

Gerald Angley serves as Consul General, based in New York City with responsibility for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He leads a dedicated team at the Consulate General and works closely with Ireland’s trade, investment, and tourism agencies, all of which are co-located in the new Ireland House at 200 Park Avenue in the heart of Manhattan.

He relocated from Ireland to New York in late August 2025 for his fourth diplomatic posting, having previously served at the European Union in Brussels, in Paris, and most recently as Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Before joining Ireland’s diplomatic service in 1999, he worked in banking and insurance after earning a business degree from University College Dublin.

Born in Dublin to parents from Munster, with family roots in Tipperary and Cork, he also spends considerable time in the West of Ireland.

ABOUT TONY DUNNE:

Tony is Bank of Ireland’s US Country Manager; he joined the Bank in 2011 after moving to New York.

Bank of Ireland Group operates in the US through its branch in Stamford, CT and representative offices in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. As Country Manager, Tony has overall responsibility for all the Group activities in the US. He is based in Stamford and holds the positions of the US Branch’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. At a Group level, Tony is part of the Specialist Lending executive management team.

Tony has almost 30 years of global banking and financial services experience in the US and Europe, having previously worked for DZ Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Halifax Bank of Scotland. Tony is a qualified accountant (FCCA) and CFA charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin. 

Tony is the vice-chairman of the Institute of International Bankers, as well as serving as chair of the US Advisory Board of Barretstown, a residential camp based in Kildare, Ireland, which runs therapeutic recreation programmers for children with serious illness. 

Tony lives in Manhattan with his wife Andrea and their two daughters, but originally hails from Athlone, Co. Westmeath.