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After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
March 4, 2013

March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There was a brief moment back in November, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when John Brennan questioned whether he should still hold the 38th annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade at Rockaway Beach. But Brennan, a Limerick-born 30-year Rockaway resident and Vice-President of the parade committee, told Irish Central it didn’t take long before the committee … [Read more...] about After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency

The Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by 1 Comment

The devastation of the Rockaways has been well-documented in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In many stories in local papers and international news, Irish Americans featured large. In spite of the destruction, the message they sent was one of determination to rebuild. And lending a hand in the rebuilding effort are many Irish immigrants. The Locals There’s James Brennan, one of … [Read more...] about The Irish Rebuilding the Rockaways

Monsignor Martin T. Geraghty: Helping Rockaway Heal

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Monsignor Martin Geraghty, pastor for 13 years at the St. Francis de Sales Church in Belle Harbor, presided over 12 memorial services for the members of his church who perished on September 11. Belle Harbor and neighboring Rockaway, a middle-class seaside enclave of police officers, firefighters, nurses and civil servants, was hit hard by the attack on the World Trade Center. … [Read more...] about Monsignor Martin T. Geraghty: Helping Rockaway Heal

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