Halloran Makes Irish 40 Under 40 List

Already having been named one of the, Councilman Dan Halloran, R-Whitestone, has this year been chosen as one of the Irish Echo's 40 Under 40.

Those honored were selected by vote and will be present at a gala dinner at Rosie O’Grady’s Manhattan Club that has already sold out.

“As a proud Irish New Yorker, I’m honored to be one of the Irish 40 Under 40,” Halloran said. “I’ll be Irish for life – but I won’t always be under 40!” 

The councilman was 39 when he was nominated last year.

Halloran has said that he is the fifth generation of his family, which emigrated from Galway during the Great Family, to live in northeast Queens. His great-grandfather of the same name was an NYPD police chief.

The younger Halloran become famously involved in an ancient Celtic-Germanic faith while studying anthropology in County Cork. 

“Irish-Americans have made a huge impact on New York City and the United States of America,” Halloran said. “From Presidents John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan to New York Congressman Peter King and many others, Irish-Americans are a huge part of our nation's fabric. Sláinte!”