{"id":32410,"date":"2026-02-12T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:22:15","slug":"outabout-345","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410","title":{"rendered":"Out&#038;About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1767821787471blob-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32411\" width=\"837\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1767821787471blob-1.png 576w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1767821787471blob-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1767821787471blob-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption><em>Michele Cusack<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Paddy McCarthy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Saint Valentine\u2019s Day<strong> to all our dear readers \u2618 Thank you for your continued support and for being part of our community. On this Saint Valentine\u2019s Day, we\u2019re sending a little Irish warmth your way \u2014 may your hearts be full, your smiles plenty, and your day touched with love and good cheer \u2618\ufe0f\ud83d\udc96. From all here at The Irish Examiner USA we love you all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We have a big event, or I should say, a lot of big events coming up especially for the whole Saint Patrick\u2019s Day festivities, ah I\u2019m looking forward to it so much and I am sure you all are as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now here is one that is very close to my heart, <\/strong>The Cork Association<strong>, yes, I am from Cork City. So here goes, <\/strong>The County Cork BP&amp;P Association of New York<strong> would be delighted if you could join them as they celebrate the St. Patrick\u2019s season at their\u00a0<\/strong>141st Annual St. Patrick\u2019s Ball &amp; Dinner Dance<strong> taking place on\u00a0Saturday, March 7 at\u00a0<\/strong>Antun\u2019s <strong>(96-43 Springfield Blvd., in Queens Village). This special evening will honor their outstanding 2026 Honorees: They are the 2026 Cork Man of the Year\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Thomas J. (Tom) Browne<strong>, 2026 Cork Woman of the Year\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Dr. Keara Browne<strong>, 2026 Frank T. Carvill Distinguished Service Award\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Kevin J. Healy<strong>, and 60 Year Member \u2013 <\/strong>Daniel Cronin<strong>. Wow it looks like it\u2019s going to be a bumper evening as you also might not know that County Cork is the biggest in Ireland, now what would the County Cavan people say about that? Well, we always slag each other, that is always lot of fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now to continue you are also welcome to send greetings to the Dinner Dance Honorees, promote your business, or place an advertisement in memory of a loved one in their commemorative journal. Please use the following link to reserve your seats and upload your advertisements: <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/253405816719058\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/253405816719058\">https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/253405816719058<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThank you for your continued support and commitment to our community and to this cherished celebration.\u00a0We sincerely hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you on the evening. With sincere appreciation.\u201d This came from <\/strong>Diarmuid Connolly<strong> President, <\/strong>Martina O\u2019Dowd<strong>, the Dinner Co-Chair and <\/strong>Kathy McCarthy<strong>, Dinner Co-Chair.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am so sorry that I missed the <\/strong>Queens County St. Patrick\u2019s Day Dinner Gala<strong> last Saturday that was held at Antun\u2019s in Queens Village. The snow and ice kept me from going but I so much wanted to be there to congratulate the Grand Marshal, Michele Cusack who I had interviewed the previous week and what a very nice person she is. I am so sorry that I missed it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That is all I have for this week\u2019s Out&amp;About; I will have a lot more next week I promise. Wishing you all a very happy Saint Valentine\u2019s Day again and I hope to see you all again next week when I am Out&amp;About again\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-32410\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-32410\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-32410\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paddy McCarthy Happy Saint Valentine\u2019s Day to all our dear readers \u2618 Thank you for your continued support and for being part of our community. On this Saint Valentine\u2019s Day, we\u2019re sending a little Irish warmth your way \u2014&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-32410\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-32410\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-32410\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=32410\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32412,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32410\/revisions\/32412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}