The Irish government has announced two significant staffing changes at its consulate in Boston.
Consul General Breandán Ó Caollaí will leave his post this month to return to Dublin to become a counsellor to the corporate services division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFA). Ó Caollaí has served in Boston since August 2013, and was expected to remain in the post for two
more years.
The promotion places the popular Irish diplomat in a position with responsibility on issues including security. The move comes just after it was announced that vice consul Jillian O’Keeffe is leaving for a new assignment, also in Dublin. The names of their replacements for the Boston consulate have not yet been announced.
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In related diplomatic news, former Boston Consul General Michael Lonergan has been promoted to a new position at Ireland’s embassy in Washington. He has been named deputy chief of mission, and will begin the new assignment by the end of August.
