Biography

Born in County Donegal, Turlough McConnell has lived in New York for 35 years. Since 1995 Turlough has been an important contributor to Irish America Magazine, both as a writer and as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.  He is also Executive Director of the US-Ireland Forum.

In addition to Irish America Magazine, many prominent U.S. companies and organizations have come to rely on Turlough for his special talent for mixing creative planning with traditional and interactive media into communications services, exhibitions, live events, and multimedia shows.

Over the years, Turlough has worked with such national and international organizations and institutions as Pfizer Inc.; The John F. Kennedy Center; The Governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland; the United Nations; Boston College; and the South Street Seaport Museum.

He makes his home in New York City and is the proud father of  Darragh and Paul, who both work in the arts and creative management in New York and London.

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