Members of the O’Hagan family and Tablet Editor Ed Wilkinson helped kick-off this year’s Great Irish Fair during a reception held at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, this summer. Wilkinson, second from right, is receiving the second annual Al O’Hagan Community Service Award in honor of his late friend, who directed the Great Irish Fair for 25 years. From left are Al’s son, Shaun; daughter, Sheila O’Hagan McGirl; and wife, Cathy. Sheila is accepting the Kathleen Slattery Woman of the Year Award.

(Photo: Marie Elena Giossi)