Coach Don Kent has devoted his life to Catholic education and spreading his Irish faith.
Great Irish Fair 2017
P.O. Edward Byrne Memorial Award – Det. Brian Curley
Detective Brian Curley has been a member of NYPD for 18 years, and has served the last 10 years in the Organized Crime Control Bureau.
Capt. Timothy Stackpole Memorial Award – Gerard Fitzgerald
Gerard Fitzgerald, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, is honored to receive an award named after one of the city’s greatest heroes, Captain Timothy M. Stackpole.
St. Thomas More Award – Edward O’Callaghan
Edward O’Callaghan, a partner in the New York Office of the international law firm of Clifford Chance LLP, is receiving the St. Thomas More Award.
Paul O’Dwyer Memorial Award – Frank Schorn
Brooklyn native Frank Schorn, a founder and vice chair of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, is receiving the Paul O’Dwyer Memorial Award.
Al O’Hagan Community Award – Senator Martin J. Golden
The oldest of eight children born to Irish immigrants, Senator Martin J. Golden (R,C) is a retired New York City police officer who represents Brooklyn’s 22nd Senate District.
The Round Tower Award – Mary Hogan
Mary Hogan, a member of the Brooklyn Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians for over 25 years, is currently the LAOH national organizer, president of Div. 6 in Greenpoint, and the LAOH Kings County missions and charity officer.
Thomas Cuite Memorial Award – Michael Gibbons
Bronx-born Michael Gibbons is past president of the Ireland-U.S. Council for Commerce and Industry, has been a director of the American Ireland Fund and served as chairman of the international center in NYC, a not-for-profit center that welcomes and assists new immigrants and refugees.
In Memoriam
Three men who were actively involved in their Catholic faith, Irish heritage and the Great Irish Fair of New York have joined the communion of saints in heaven.