Angela Frawley

Originally from Slane, Co Meath, Angela moved to New York four years ago and hasn’t looked back since. “I find myself heading back to Ireland a lot for weddings, especially in the summer, which is nice to keep in touch with family and friends, but I love the crazy life in New York,” she says.

How does she escape the hectic New York lifestyle? “You have to have a good balance between work, fitness and the inevitable partying that happens when you live here,” she says. “I like to run along the East River to get a bit of headspace, away from the craziness. It’s important to take time for yourself or you will get worn-out so quickly in this environment.”

Before moving abroad, Angela worked in marketing for 98FM and she was captivated by the media industry. “I love the variety in working in media and its fast pace and exciting environment,” she says. “I couldn’t imagine sitting in an office doing the same job every single day.”

Angela is the events and partnerships manager for DailyMail.com in North America. When I meet her in the busy East Village, she tells me that she had a 5am start that day for an exclusive shoot. “You’re never off the clock — it’s too fast-paced. When you walk out your door every day, you don’t know what’s ahead of you, or what way your day will go. It has that magic spark to it,” she says. Angela travels a lot for work, as she oversees all of the media site’s event partnerships. “We have had the likes of Martha Stewart and Lindsay Lohan at our events, which is really exciting,” she says.

Thanks to cheaper transatlantic flights, Angela welcomes lots of visitors from home these days. “People’s work can sometimes land them in New York for a few days, too,” she says.

Married to Rob Mahon (pictured on opposite page), Angela was born for the New York lifestyle, and while she doesn’t rule out moving home, she can’t see it being any time soon, saying, “I love the energy, the excitement and the endless possibilities. There is something going on all the time.”