John Lahey set to take over New York's St. Patrick’s Day parade

How many gays from NYPD and NYFD march?

I used to work for the "Impressive John Lahey" at Quinnipiac. I wasn't so impressed. I wouldn't march in any parade lead by Lahey. Ever.

That's right Hannrick. Isn't there a Gay Pride parade about now, in October?

Mr. Keane the fighting 69th, the NYPD, the NYFD, I would not call that a funeral procession. You want to see floats and gays then go to some other parade.

It dwindles every year, whatever your experiences in the 1980s.

You're an idiot, Keane. The parade does NOT dwindle every year. I go back to the 1980s, when as a teenager I was proud to march with Irish Northern Aid when Mike Flannery was Chief Marshal. We stood for Irish freedom and unity, against the narrow-minded bigoted Free Stater establishment, both in Dublin and in New York. For a fact I know that there were several homosexuals marching with us that year (maybe even myself?), and they were very welcome.

If someone doesn't step in and give the parade some New York flavor, the thing is going to die with the old farts that have turned the thing into a funeral procession. Floats, gays, color, culture, music, life is what that huge opportunity of a parade needs. For the sake of Ireland, the Irish of New York need a parade of which we and the world can be proud. Right now the parade is an anachronism that dwindles every year. Let's all say a prayer that Lahey has the balls to unleash Irish creativity in New York on Saint Patrick's Day.