Representative Brendan Boyle, pictured here at Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018.Getty Images

Representative Brendan Boyle is among the "Democratic Party's rising stars" to deliver a keynote address during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.

Representative Brendan Boyle, whose father immigrated to the US from Co Donegal, will be delivering a keynote address during the second night of the Democratic National Convention tonight, August 18, at 9 pm EST.

Announcing the news on Twitter on August 16, Representative Boyle said: “Honored to have been chosen as one of the speakers to give the Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Some of my favorite speeches of all-time were previous keynote addresses. So it is moving to me to now join that proud history.

“I would like to thank @JoeBiden for selecting me. In the address, my fellow speakers and I will make clear why his leadership is needed in the White House, now more than ever. @DemConvention"

According to the DNC, Representative Boyle will join sixteen of the "Democratic Party's rising stars from all across the country" for the keynote address.

"These young electeds will offer a diversity of different ideas and perspectives on how to move America forward, but they will all speak to the future we’re building together—a future with Joe Biden at the helm."

You can watch Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention right here beginning at 9 pm EST on August 18:

For St. Patrick's Day 2017, Boyle penned an op-ed for IrishCentral about protecting immigrants in the US.

Though Boyle's father immigrated to the US from Ireland over 50 years ago, the  Congressman who represents Pennsylvania's 2nd District remains very much in touch with his Irish roots.

Boyle's Irish roots have influenced his political career. He sits on the committee for the bipartisan Friends of Ireland Caucus and last year, he was part of the US Congressional Delegation that traveled to Ireland and Northern Ireland:

In the wake of Brexit, Boyle has been vocal about the United States’ role as a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, which dictates that no hard border will ever again be introduced between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland:

In 2019, he introduced legislation that doubled American funding to Northern Ireland:

Boyle's pro-Irish attitudes in Congress have seen him honored with several awards, including one from the Douglas Hyde Foundation in October 2019, and one from the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) in July 2020.

In accepting the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Medal for 2020 from the AOH, Boyle said: "From my first day in the halls of Congress, I have made it a priority to use my position to address Irish-American issues and to further the U.S.-Ireland relationship."