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Prime Minister Enda Kenny invites Rahm Emanuel to The Gathering

Chicago Mayor accepts invitation to join Irish celebrations in 2013

PATRICK COUNIHAN,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, March 19, 2012, 7:46 AM

Updated Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 3:08 PM

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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has accepted his invitation to the 2013 Gathering.

Kenny invited Emanuel to join the festivities next year when he led the St Patrick’s Day parade in the Windy City.

The Irish leader was the guest of honor at the parade, in record March temperatures of 82 degrees as 350,000 people piled onto the streets of Chicago.

He later invited those of an Irish persuasion to join Mayor Emanuel in Ireland next year.

“My message to all those green shirts that I see in front of me here is that our country is on the way back,” said Kenny to much applause.

“Come visit us in 2013 when we have the year of ‘The Gathering’ and we will give you a quality experience that you will never forget.

“In fact, you might never want to come back to Chicago.”

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gobdawpaddy | Mar 20, 2012, 04:01 AM EDT

Ah yes, "The Jews and the Irish have always gotten along". Both races have greasy paws.

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Troops4Paul | Mar 20, 2012, 12:55 AM EDT

Bythebay, My sweet Jewish mother-in-law liked to say, "The Jews and the Irish have always gotten along. There was a Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin."

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Murph46 | Mar 19, 2012, 11:27 PM EDT

BytheBay-How about the Clancy Bros.-Moses To Ra Loo ra Li!

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Collette2 | Mar 19, 2012, 07:16 PM EDT

You have made a valid point there Bythebay.

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hermitTalker | Mar 19, 2012, 10:13 AM EDT

So much "raimeas" Irish caca, pronounced rahm-ehsssh, con]=incidentally. He has broken fences to mend at home, and needs to repair broken promises, laying the same debt burden on the poor to repay the Bank-ster Gamblers, who will not loan their repaid money to the small and medium businesses to create jobs. they are reducing public service workers, even if they are stripping the country of police protecton and health care workers. Obama is "creating" government jobs with a bloated, not well- discussed health care plan that was rammed thrugh Congress, almost overnight- same as the stimulus cash which is somehow mysteriously without accountability and tracking.

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