Irish America
Irish America
Free outdoor Irish festival features 3 hours of music, dancing, and activitiesThe NY Irish Center presents three continuous hours of music and dance set against Manhattan’s skyline at the annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 2 pm to 5 pm. The free, picnic-style event takes place at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City and is co-presented by … [Read more...] about Queens Irish Heritage Festival
On Tuesday, March 15, Manhattan’s Metropolitan Club opened its doors to the best and brightest as Irish America held its annual Business 100 awards and businessman and philanthropist, Denis O’Brien, was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame. Honorees packed into the venue, with chatter reaching the high ceilings as reunions were abound. Founding … [Read more...] about 2022 Annual Business 100
Niamh Hyland sang “Silent Night” in Irish, and a hush fell over the room – a splendid room with tall windows, looking out over Central Park. So often at Irish events, music is the thread that holds it all together, acting as the link to the ancestors across the generations, and this occasion was no different. It was December 12, and some 250 Irish and Irish Americans were … [Read more...] about Celebrating thePast and Present
