Jimmy Breslin's Irish wake, without the body!

500 friends fete the famous journalist at NYU's Kimmel Center

NIALL O''DOWD,

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Published Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 9:14 AM

Updated Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:16 AM

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tomgallagher | Dec 09, 2009, 10:34 AM EST

Well done Mr. Breslin, well done.

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mikehoulihan | Dec 09, 2009, 09:55 AM EST

very cool story, wish I was there

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manhattan | Dec 08, 2009, 01:55 PM EST

There was no reference to Breslin's Irish roots because he has nothing but distain for Irish Americans. He was and is a miserable man. I wish his columns about us in the 60's and 70's were available so you could see why he was hated by Irish Americans. I will never forgive him.

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GerRegan | Dec 08, 2009, 01:21 PM EST

By the way, I didn't hear a single specific reference to Breslin's Irish roots or any specific reference to Irish culture during the evening, other than one speaker's riff on the oddity of finding the name Glucksman appended to NYU's Ireland House. Did I miss something?

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GerRegan | Dec 08, 2009, 01:16 PM EST

Tony Bennett, with two T's! Great roundup, though. Glad you were there, Niall!

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