Irene Heffernan Ho
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| Irene Ann Heffernan Ho | |
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| Born | 1951 Limerick |
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| Predecessor | Chok-Hung Lee |
| Successor | Harry Eugene O'Neill |
| Spouse | Freddy Ho |
Irene Ann Heffernan Ho (b. 1951) is the former Honorary Vice-Consul-in charge of Ireland to Hong Kong[1].
As of 1 December 2006, Mrs. Ho has retired from her diplomatic position, and joined Underwriters Laboratories, a not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization, based in America.
Ho was born in Limerick, Ireland as Irene Ann Heffernan. The surname Ho was adopted after her marriage to Freddy Ho, a civil servant in the HKSAR. Ho received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Trinity College in Dublin.
Currently, Ho divides her time between her home in Hong Kong and her Chicago-based office.
Mr. and Mrs. Ho have a daughter, Tessa, and three sons, Daniel, Thomas and Patrick.
