By Paddy McCarthy Was this one of the best NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parades in a very long time? Yes, it was and the weather could not have been better as we had plenty of sunshine. From start to finish...
By Paddy McCarthy I am so happy to be speaking to Mark Phillips, Director of Marketing at Guinness/Diageo about celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. He is so excited to be getting involved with the Irish community, especially here in New York...
By Paddy McCarthy I have had a busy week Out&About. I traveled in the new LIRR train from Huntington station into Grand Central Station on Thursday afternoon for the first time and was just fabulous. The new extended terminal in...
By Paddy McCarthy On Friday last I was a guest at the NYPD Emerald Society’s 69th Annual Dinner to honor Irish Man of The Year, Assistant Chief Joe Kenny. The function was held at Leonard’s Palazzo on Northern Boulevard in Great...
By Paddy McCarthy It’s all happening right now as one the biggest pre–Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations will begin at Antun’s, the in place to be right here in Queens Village. I am invited and so looking forward to it as...
By Paddy McCarthy I hope you all had a nice Saint Valentine’s Day, and I hope you all got your cards, flowers, champagne and probably a nice dinner? Oh how romantic, those were the days, ha ha! I am just...
By Paddy McCarthy It’s happening! Yes, I do mean that the festivities have already started leading up to the big day that of course is Saint Patrick’s Day on Friday March 17th. But, before we get there we have one...
By Paddy McCarthy Now that they’ve nearly got Penn Station fully up and running, the new construction is looking beautiful, I might tell yea. This is one of the greatest cities in North America and it should always be a...
By Paddy McCarthy I got a call from the man himself, yes that’s Steve Duggan, Steve is the owner of Paddy Reilly’s Pub, a place I’ve frequented many a time, that is located at Second Avenue and 29th Street. Steve is...
By Paddy McCarthy What a turn out there was for the Grand Council of Emeralds’ 2023 Irishman of the Year Patrick Lynch, as there must have been at least 500 guests at the dinner last Wednesday. Yes, of course I...