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Close shave for St. Baldrick's Day
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Close shave for St. Baldrick's Day
The first St. Baldrick's Day saw the three having their heads shaved at Jim Brady's Tavern in the financial district. Since the inaugural event a d...
Breaking the code of silence
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Breaking the code of silence
The geography of Manhattan, coupled with fundamental holes in New York's infrastructure, gave the waterfront an uncontested monopoly on shipping, w...
Supporters rally for stables on Facebook
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Supporters rally for stables on Facebook
The Navan, Co. Meath-born owner of Shamrock Stables is facing a hugely exorbitant move in Manhattan that could put his Central Park horse and carri...
Maguire Hegarty organize Irish Philadelphia trip
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Maguire Hegarty organize Irish Philadelphia trip
The Philadelphia-based businessmen helped initiate this week's trip to the city by two members of Ireland's Western Development Commission. Lisa Mc...
Campion to leave cautionary tales at the door
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Campion to leave cautionary tales at the door
He will leave the cautionary tales, though, to the other 364 days of the year. "It even takes a while to get to in the book," he said, referring to...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Gerry Adams
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Gerry Adams
Playing full back in a challenge game between Old Crocks, of which I was one, and St. Johns senior team, when an 18 stone full forward came at me a...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Hilary Beirne
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Hilary Beirne
I have so many St. Patrick's Day memories, however the one I will remember for the rest of my life was at the 2002 NYC St Patrick's parade. At midd...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Kathleen Biggins
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Kathleen Biggins
The parade! Always the parade. My favorite memory was being taken out of school by my father in the third grade, along with my friend Eileen, to wa...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Seamus Boyle
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Seamus Boyle
Marching with my father in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the 1950's shortly after arriving in the U. S. Have you ever marched in the New York Cit...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Moya Brennan
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Moya Brennan
Following the local marching bands up to church and back down the hill when I was a child in Gweedore, Donegal. Have you ever marched in the New Yo...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Niall Burgess
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Niall Burgess
My first year on the reviewing stand for the New York Parade as the first marchers approached at the head of a seemingly endless line stretching do...
St. Patrick's Day Memories: Chris Byrne
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Chris Byrne
The first year I marched with NYPD Emerald Society Pipe Band, we made the turn onto 5th Avenue, the crowd roared, and I got that feeling that only ...



 



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