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The New York City St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade honored Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Grand Marshal for the this year\u2019s Parade, and the Aides to the Grand Marshal last Sunday at Antun\u2019s (96-43 Springfield Blvd) in Queens Village.\u00a0\nWhen you read this week\u2019s Irish Examiner USA you will see that we have some great pictures from the event for our centerspread. For more information on the Parade visit\u00a0www.nycstpatricksparade.org.
\nThis year will be one of the best Saint Patrick\u2019s Day\u2019s Parades that has ever come up Fifth Avenue and yes, I will be part of it and I\u2019m so much looking forward to it as, well, there\u2019ll be no snow – just plenty of sunshine!
\nAnother great woman who has been hitting the headlines is none other than Dolores Walsh who is making a name for herself in this great city of New York. She is a hard worker and gives a lot more than she gets as her heart is in the right place and she is proud of her heritage. Good on yea Dolores.
\nDolores is a very proud first generation Irish American, New York City native, and traces her Irish heritage through her mother Bridget (nee McDermott) from Shragh, Moyasta, Kilrush, County Clare, and her late father Vincent from Annakeen, Headford, County Galway.
\nShe is a sister to Patrick, Katherine, Teresa and Geraldine; a loving Aunt to Sean, Meghan, Siobhan, Bridget, Brendan and Connor; and cousin to many on the East Coast and in County Galway! Dolores is an active member of the Irish Business Organization of New York, Inc. (IBO), having served on its Executive Board in 2012 and 2013, on the 40th Anniversary Committee, as Co-Chair for two golf outings, and has chaired their NYC St. Patrick\u2019s Day Committee for the march and celebration for the past five years.
\nDolores also volunteers for the New York City Saint Patrick\u2019s Day Parade as Coordinator for the Aides to the Grand Marshal for the past three years. She is involved in other New York area Irish organizations and causes, and very proudly assisted with the Celtic Cruise and Project Children for many years!
\nDolores\u2019s career is in the financial services industry, having worked at Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase serving many industries as a senior banker, and she is presently employed by Jaffe & Asher, LLP as Director of Real Estate Closings. She is a graduate of the NYU Stern Executive MBA Program and St. John\u2019s University.
\nIn its 45th Anniversary Year, Dolores will lead the IBO up Fifth Avenue as the 2018 IBO Grand Marshal. Dolores\u2019 connection to the NYC St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade started with marching as a little girl with her parents\u2019 counties, and links back to her mother who chose to move to NYC from Washington, D.C. after attending Mass and watching the Parade from the steps of St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral during her first year in the U.S., where she then met, fell in love and married Vincent (RIP). I am sure we will see a lot of her in the future, good on yea girl.
\nAnother man we should all be proud of is Ciaran O\u2019Reilly. Yes, the The Irish Repertory Theatre producer and director who is been honored by the Cavan Society. Almost 40 years ago, he immigrated from his home in\u00a0 Virginia,\u00a0Co. Cavan and landed at JFK. He left the great county of Cavan but Cavan never left him. \u2028Last month\u00a0 he got the call\u00a0 that he was chosen\u00a0 as Cavan Man\u00a0of the Year in a celebration happening here in New York on April 7th.
\nI can only say that he is truly honored that the Cavan P & B Association thought of him and that his great friend Gabriel Byrne will introduce him on the night. I understand a generous cocktail hour will be followed by the best of Irish-American cuisine and then… \u00a0Dancing!\u00a0If you have the means, Ciaran would so much appreciate if you could show your support for the evening by either attending or taking an ad in their journal.\u00a0
\nOh those Cavan boys never miss a good night out! Ah, I better not miss it and neither should you. Don\u2019t forget the date: Saturday April 7th.
\nAs I said last week, the Patrick\u2019s Day season is only all just starting. This weekend you have the Cork dinner on Saturday, again at Antun\u2019s and\u00a0I have just been told that some tickets are still available. Call Kathy McCarthy (516) 314-6440 or Mary O\u2019Sullivan (917)319-2980 for reservations.
\nTalking about parades, here we are with one of Long Island\u2019s biggest and best. Eileen Cronin asked me not to forget to remind you that\u00a0Sunday sees the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade in Mineola, which starts at 1 pm. Marchers line up at 12 noon and march down Mineola Boulevard to Jericho Turnpike, then to Willis Avenue and the Irish American Center. The Center\u2019s doors open at 2 pm for a great party with\u00a0 music by Peter McKiernan.\u00a0There will be plenty of good food and the bar will be open! This year\u2019s\u00a0 Grand Marshal in Mineola, and the new President of the Irish American Center is Jeff Clark. His Aides\u00a0\u00a0are Declan Coles, Nancy Doyle, Ciaran Spillane and Michelle Byrne.
\nEileen also wants you all to know about the Irish Festival which will be held on Sunday, March 11 from 11 am to 5 pm\u00a0at the Mack Physical Education Center, on Hofstra University\u2019s North Campus. There will be Irish gifts, food and beverages for saletogether with live music.
\nAlso don\u2019t forget to check out Eileen\u2019s radio show on Saturday\u2019s between 2 and 5 pm, broadcast from Hofstra on WRHU\u2008Radio.
\nThat woman never stops… keep it going. See you all next week. C<\/p>\n