The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Inc. Board of Directors is pleased to announce they have selected James T. Callahan, General President of the International Union of Operating Engineers as the Grand Marshal of the 2020 New York City St Patrick’s Day parade.
Mr. Callahan is a long time New Yorker residing on Long Island with his wife Fran and their children. Mr. Callaghan is very proud of his Irish Heritage with grandparents emigrating from County Limerick and County Kerry in the early 1900s.
As President of the International, Mr. Callahan represents over 400,000 workers in the United States and Canada. He is also President of the New York Friends of Ireland.
Mr. James T. Callaghan will lead the marchers up Fifth Avenue on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in the 259th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The Parade is the world’s oldest and largest civic parade and celebrates the faith of Ireland, Irish heritage and culture.
Sean Lane, Chairman of the Parade Board of Directors, said “We are delighted James Callahan has been selected as our 2020 Grand Marshal. He has contributed so much to the United States and New York. As a major union leader, he is representative of many of the hard-working Irish who immigrated to here in search of a better life. Our community has a strong tradition of union pride and he will make an outstanding and popular Grand Marshal.”