Tie on your sneakers, don something green and arrive early to the Great Irish Fair grounds on Saturday, Sept. 26 to take part in the annual 5K Run/Walk. All adults, children and families are welcome.
Great Irish Fair
Great Irish Fair Opening Mass
A celebration of faith as much as culture, The Great Irish Fair of New York always opens with an outdoor Mass on the fairgrounds. This year’s fair will open with Mass celebrated by Msgr. Martin Geraghty on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Looking Back at Last Year’s Fair
Remember the 2014 Great Irish Fair? Here’s a look back at some of weekend’s highlights …
A Fair Return
Martin Cottingham, right, chairman of the Great Irish Fair, presents a check for Futures In Education to Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, vicar for development, and John Notaro, Futures In Education’s director of operations and programs. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Futures In Education provides scholarship assistance to students at Catholic schools in the Diocese […]
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 […]
