Meet Our Guest of Honor – Frank Durkan, Esq.

We are delighted to announce that our special guest this year at the second annual charity banquet and ball is Frank Durkan, originally from Bohola, County Mayo.   Frank immigrated to the United States, making New York his home, graduating in 1953 with a Bachelor of Law Degree from New York Law School.  Since then he has worked as a trial lawyer for the firm of O’Dwyer & Bernstien.  He and his wife Monica (nee Goggin) from Dublin, continue to reside in New York and are the parents of two daughters, Mary Louise and Aisling.  During his career, Durkan proved to be a considerable attorney, representing injured plaintiffs in negligence and malpractice cases.  He has authored several articles on this area of law.   

Durkan has a special interest in the affairs of Northern Ireland, and involves himself in organizations aiming for peace in the six counties.  Durkan provided pro bono services in defense of Irish Americans finding themselves in conflict with the law by reason of problems in Northern Ireland.  Durkan is an active member of the Mayo Society of New York.   He is a trustee of the Irish Institute of New York and a trustee of the Mayo Foundation for the Handicapped.  His many achievements include representing the Mayo Football Club of New York as a delegate to the Gaelic Athletic Association.  Durkan is the current Chairman of the A.N.I.A. (Americans for a New Irish Agenda.) 

We look forward to welcoming Frank to our city, a home to so many sons and daughters of County Mayo.