The New Jersey State Emerald Society was established to unite all professional public safety personnel of Irish Heritage, to preserve the Irish culture and promote the contributions of our ancestors. The Society is comprised of active and retired Irish American Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters. The purpose of our Society is to perpetuate the Irish culture, to develop a spirit of fraternalism and to recognize the accomplishments of the Irish-Americans in Law Enforcement and Firefighting Professions.

The Morris County Emerald Society is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Morris County is forty-five minutes west of New York City. The Emerald Society was founded in 1982 in a local Irish pub by the late Paul Mc Kenna, Jim Flaherty, Brian Farley, and James Gannon.

Today the Society has a total of One Hundred and Thirty members, from the local Police and Fire Department's also the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Morris County Sheriff's Department, Morris County Probation Office and agencies located outside of Morris County.