History of the Consulate General of Ireland in New York
Ireland in New York
The Consulate General of Ireland was established in New York City in 1930, when the world was in the midst of the Great Depression. In Ireland, the 1930s was a period of significant political and constitutional changes that culminated in the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. The first Consulate General of Ireland in New York was located in the newly opened Graybar Building, near Grand Central Terminal on Lexington Avenue.
List of Consuls General in New York
| William Macaulay | 1930-1934 |
| Leo Thomas McCauley | 1934-1946 |
| Sean Nunan | 1946-1947 |
| Garth Healy | 1947-1954 |
| John M. Conway | 1955-1961 |
| Joseph F. Shields | 1961-1962 |
| John O’Brien | 1962-1966 |
| Frank A. Coffey | 1966-1968 |
| Charles V. Whelan | 1968-1970 |
| Kevin Rush | 1970-1975 |
| Gearoid O Clerigh | 1975-1980 |
| Sean O Huiginn | 1980-1983 |
| Jim Flavin | 1983-1987 |
| Daithi O Ceallaigh | 1987-1993 |
| Donal Hamill | 1993-1997 |
| Barrie Robinson | 1997-2001 |
| Eugene Hutchinson | 2001-2005 |
| Tim O’Connor | 2005-2007 |
| Niall Burgess | 2007-2010 |
| Noel Kilkenny | 2010-2014 |
| Barbara Jones | 2014-2017 |
| Ciarán Madden | 2017- |