Saturday, Sept. 15 Main Stage Eddie Deacy 11:30 p.m. Celtic Justice 12:30 p.m. Jameson’s Revenge 1:30 p.m. Buckley Step Dancers 3 p.m. Shillelagh Law 3:30 p.m. Pipers 5:30 p.m. Unforgettable Fire 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Main Stage Band of Rogues 11:30 p.m. Andy Cooney 1 p.m. O’Malley Dancers 3 p.m. Derek Warfield and The […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Special Events for Families
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan will concelebrate 10 a.m. Mass by the main gate on Saturday, Sept. 15. Mass will also be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. The second annual 5K Race/Run/Walk on the Riegelmann Boardwalk begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. A separate area at the fairgrounds will be […]
Fairgrounds at MCU Park
Scenes from The Great Irish Fair 2011
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Great Irish Fair Honorees 2012
Msgr. Dominick Joseph Finnerty, pastor emeritus of St. Kevin Church, Auburndale, is receiving the Father Mychal Judge Award. The son of Irish immigrants from County Galway, Msgr. Finnerty grew up in St. Saviour parish, Park Slope. From his parents, he and his siblings, Sister Mary Clare, S.S.N.D. (deceased), and Kevin Patrick, a retired Drug Enforcement […]
Catholic School Past Guides Chief Brehon
This year’s Chief Brehon of the Great Irish Fair, Bob Benya, couldn’t be a more deserving choice. Benya, the president and CEO of iNDEMAND Networks, has thrived on his Irish upbringing and Catholic education. He’s originally from Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan but has lived the past 20-plus years in Breezy Point. Benya’s great grandparents were […]
B’klyn Boxer’s Faith KO’s Addiction
Boxing isn’t exactly a sport that exemplifies Catholic values. Two competitors enter the ring with one goal in mind: to knock out their opponent. However, just because the sport by nature is violent, that hasn’t stopped a few boxers from openly professing their faith. Born in England and raised in Ireland, Seamus McDonagh, 59, always […]
Parish Barbecue: Cambria Heights Community Stresses Unity at Annual Summer Event
Sacred Heart parish, Cambria Heights, held its annual parish barbecue on the church grounds on Saturday, Aug. 18. The event was started last year by Father Donelson Thevenin who currently is serving as a Navy chaplain on the USS Boxer in San Diego, Calif. Father Bryan Patterson, pastor, and Father Hugues Berrette, parochial vicar, supported […]
Quilting Love and Comfort for 20 Years
by Marie Elena Giossi By day, Maureen Walsh is a polished professional running a Rockaway-based real estate agency. By night – at least Wednesday nights – this mother of four gathers with friends and fellow parishioners at St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle Harbor, to make quilts for newborns in need. This summer, Walsh and […]
Contest Raises Saviourites’ Awareness About Drunk Driving
Junior Olivia Boisrand and freshman Olivia Calamia of St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, were the winners of an annual essay contest co-sponsored by their school and Duffy Funeral Home, Park Slope. The theme of the contest was the dangers of driving while intoxicated, which was established to raise students’ awareness about real-life issues. For the […]