Danny O’Connell Appointed to Ohio Ireland Trade Commission

By KC Ellis | August 5, 2025

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed former AOH President Danny O’Connell and Youngstown native to a three-year term on the Ohio Ireland Trade Commission.

Interviewed on August 1st by TV station WKBN 27, Danny said, “It’s a really exciting day for me. They called me yesterday, and so I knew it was going to happen today, so I was pretty excited.

I’ve worked with Governor Mike DeWine for more the 18 years on Irish American issues beginning when he served on the Senate Judiciary Committee and am absolutely honored  to represent the Governor on the Ohio-Ireland Trade Commission."

The Ohio State Senate, House, and the Governor each select three individuals for the nine-member Commission.

Ohio's imports from Ireland totaled $18.5 billion between 2016 and 2020 and exported $5.8 billion in services and $539 million in goods to Ireland.

In comparison, in 2023 New York exported over $106 billion in goods.