Here’s a look at The Tablet’s annual Great Irish Fair special pullout section that appeared in the Sept. 8 issue of the newspaper. Click on an individual story to read more. Below is a list of important times and locations for the fair as well as a breakdown of the musical performances and activities. The […]
Great Irish Fair
Entertainment at the Fair
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 […]
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 […]
Setting a Positive Example As Colleen Queen 2012
by Antonina Zielinska Having attended the Irish Fair most years of her young life, Taylor Powers had great admiration for the Colleen Queens that reigned over the fair each year. “I remember them walking around the fair with their sash, and I wanted to be like them,” she said. Although it was her childhood aspiration, […]
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 […]
A Look Back at the First Great Irish Fair
Thirty years ago, Catholic Charities conducted its first Great Irish Fair in Downtown Brooklyn, in the streets underneath the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. It was meant to be the first of a series of annual ethnic festivals which would highlight the diversity of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Because it was so successful, it was […]
Entertainment at The Fair
Friday, Sept. 16 Main Stage Anthem 6 p.m. John Rafferty 7 p.m. Yesterday and Today – A Beatles Cover Band 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Main Stage Cousins Moran 12 p.m. Dermot Henry 1:30 p.m. Buckley Irish Steps Dancers 2:30 p.m. The Canny Brothers 3 p.m. Unforgettable Fire 5:30 p.m. Cultural Tent […]