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Emmett O’Connell: Explorer and Commentator

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2015

March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment

“I know you. You’re the boy from the Bronx who went to Ireland and made good,” Hillary Clinton commented on meeting Emmett O’Connell at an Irish America do in the mid-90s. It’s hard to sum Emmett up in a descriptive sentence, but certainly the former First Lady’s words are a good place to start. Named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmett, he was born in the Bronx and he has … [Read more...] about Emmett O’Connell: Explorer and Commentator

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