IrishCentral new york new york local - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/new+york+new+york+local IrishCentral new york new york local en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/2013-connecticut-irish-festival-211902661.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/2013-connecticut-irish-festival-211902661.html 2013 Connecticut Irish Festival (IrishCentral) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:04:27 PDT The Wolfe Tones, who perform on Saturday and Sunday in the Main TentThe Connecticut Irish Festival, Feis and Agricultural Fair returns to the North Haven Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, Route 5, 300 Washington Avenue The event, presented by the Irish American Community Center, attracts thousands of followers each year and features the finest in Irish music, dance and sportsThe festival, which is the longest running Irish festival in New England, features several top Celtic musical groups performing on both days A full day dance competition takes place on Sunday at the Annual Feis with dancers dressed in colorful and traditional costumes READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fr-brendan-puts-down-his-pen-206495931.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fr-brendan-puts-down-his-pen-206495931.html Saying goodbye, and thank you, to Fr. Brendan Duggan (IrishCentral) Tue, 07 May 2013 02:48:36 PDT Fr Brendan DugganIt is with great sadness that I write this piece Irish Central Community News has to say goodbye, and a very big thank you, to Fr Brendan Duggan for his years of commitment and dedication to the Irish Community in New York READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/easter-mass-and-1916-commemoration-at-gaelic-park-204375361.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/easter-mass-and-1916-commemoration-at-gaelic-park-204375361.html Easter Mass and 1916 Commemoration at Gaelic Park (IrishCentral) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:03:22 PDT The oldest annual Easter Commemoration in the USA was organized by Sean Oglaigh na hEireann & Friends Of Irish Freedom in the past few weeks The event follows in the tradition of honoring the men and women who fought for Irish Freedom during the Easter Rising and after The large gathering, which took place at Gaelic Park in the Bronx, commenced with Mass celebrated by Msgr Patrick Moloney (Limerick) READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/financial-advice-just-ask-arlington-204375351.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/financial-advice-just-ask-arlington-204375351.html Financial advice? Just ask Arlington (IrishCentral) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:03:22 PDT Sean O'SullivanLast Week's Mortgage Rates RecapLast week saw interest rates remain very stable, not really improving too much even though we did see some MBS (Mortgage Backed Securities) market improvements Why does this happen? Well, many reasons can contribute, including supply and demand (lenders have a very strong supply right now and don't need to pass market improvements on to consumers to capture more business), as well as secondary pricing desks hedging against rapid market deterioration What's does all this mean in English? Simply that the rates remain flatThis Week's Mortgage Rates ForecastRisks Favor: FLOATINGNow that we are seeing a new trend in MBS performance, and technical signs point to short term interest rate stability, we can advise to float and see if we may experience some improvement READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fundraiser-to-help-new-haven-native-rebuilding-priory-in-ireland-201157981.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fundraiser-to-help-new-haven-native-rebuilding-priory-in-ireland-201157981.html Fundraiser to help New Haven native rebuilding priory in Ireland (IrishCentral) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:47:48 PDT Father KirbyPhoto: George WaldronPlans are underway by organizers to present a fundraising reception on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3 pm at the Irish American Community Center, 9 Venice Place, East Haven to support New Haven native, The Rev Mark Daniel Kirby, in his rebuilding efforts for the Silverstream Priory, a Roman Catholicmonastery in County Meath, Ireland The objective of this new monastery is to pray for the sanctification of priests and to be a welcoming place for priests who are spiritually wounded or those who desire new zeal in their priestly life The Catholic Church in the United States is indebted to the thousands of Irish priests who left home to bring the Faith to America READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fundraiser-to-help-new-haven-native-rebuilding-priory-in-ireland-200671761.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/fundraiser-to-help-new-haven-native-rebuilding-priory-in-ireland-200671761.html Fundraiser to help New Haven native rebuilding priory in Ireland (IrishCentral) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:02:45 PDT Father KirbyPhoto: George WaldronPlans are underway by organizers to present a fundraising reception on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3 pm at the Irish American Community Center, 9 Venice Place, East Haven to support New Haven native, The Rev Mark Daniel Kirby, in his rebuilding efforts for the Silverstream Priory, a Roman Catholicmonastery in County Meath, Ireland The objective of this new monastery is to pray for the sanctification of priests and to be a welcoming place for priests who are spiritually wounded or those who desire new zeal in their priestly life The Catholic Church in the United States is indebted to the thousands of Irish priests who left home to bring the Faith to America READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-192754591.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-192754591.html Apostolate Notes (IrishCentral) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:16:50 PST By Fr Brendan DugganLentWe are in the penitential season of Lent We distributed ashes on Wed last and the readings of Sunday's Masses deal with the theme of penance and repentance READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/belmarlake-como-st-patricks-day-parade-190603591.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/belmarlake-como-st-patricks-day-parade-190603591.html Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade (IrishCentral) Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:01:28 PST The Belmar/Lake Como St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce our 2013 Grand Marshal is Larry Walsh of Howell, and our Deputy Grand Marshals are Jackie Cavanagh and Anne Aker, both of Belmar They will be installed at Mass at 10:00 am READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/leprechcon-the-irish-themed-fun-fest-190602511.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/leprechcon-the-irish-themed-fun-fest-190602511.html Leprechcon, the Irish themed fun fest (IrishCentral) Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:46:34 PST Leprechcon, festival to benefit the Greater New Haven St Patrick’s Day Parade, will take place on Saturday, February 23rd, officially kicking off the 2013 St Patrick’s Day SeasonLeprechcon is being hosted by Anna Liffey's Irish Pub and will include visits to partner pubs such as The Russian Lady, Kelly’s, Black Bear, G READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188084441.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188084441.html Apostolate Notes (IrishCentral) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:16:18 PST By Fr Brendan DugganOrdinary TimeYesterday was the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel is the wedding feast of Cana, the first miracle credited to Jesus The first reading from page 62 contains a message of hope for God's people in the Old Testament, at a time when they were at a low ebb READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188082051.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes-188082051.html Apostolate Notes (IrishCentral) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:01:28 PST By Fr Brendan DugganBaptism of JesusLast Sunday we celebrated the Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan You know this is an unusual feast Why was Jesus baptized? All accounts agree that John the Baptist was a Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/celtic-thunder-to-release-new-cd-and-dvd-in-february--186342671.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/celtic-thunder-to-release-new-cd-and-dvd-in-february--186342671.html Celtic Thunder to release new CD and DVD in February (IrishCentral) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:49:20 PST The awesome power of world music and live performance will be taken to the next level when Verve Records launches Mythology, the new CD and companion DVD project from global Irish Show Celtic Thunder, due on February 19th, 2013 The band just wrapped a highly successful 67 show American tour ending in Los Angeles just days after the band found time to squeeze into their schedule a benefit concert and day of outreach in NYC for victims of Hurricane Sandy The band’s efforts raised over $50,000 for residents of the affected area, Rockaway Beach, NYMythology presents the perfect blend of entertainment, ideology and Gaelic spirituality, providing a modern twist on the old Celtic storytelling tradition READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---new-year-ireland-and-the-fiscal-cliff-186342491.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/apostolate-notes---new-year-ireland-and-the-fiscal-cliff-186342491.html Apostolate Notes - New Year, Ireland and the Fiscal Cliff (IrishCentral) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:47:17 PST By Fr Brendan DugganNew YearI would like to wish all my readers a very happy and a holy New Year 2013 Let us hope it will be a better year than 2012We begin the new year by celebrating The Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God on New year's Day, followed by the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord on January 6, also known as Little Christmas READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/gallagher-again-leads-donegal-in-new-york-186342381.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/gallagher-again-leads-donegal-in-new-york-186342381.html Gallagher again leads Donegal in New York (IrishCentral) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:46:15 PST Rosina Gallagher and Katie Gallagher Barrett have again swapped positions with Rosina again taking the reins as President of the Donegal Association of New York and Katie again serving as Vice PresidentThe team under them for 2013 is Denis Gallagher, Treasurer; Ira Goldman, Corresponding Secretary; Evelyn Doherty, Recording Secretary; Bridget Kavanagh, Financial Secretary; and Michael McGovern, Sergeant-at-ArmsDirectors for 2013 are Nora Devaney, Bridget Kavanagh, Sean McGovern, who gave up the Corresponding Secretary post after many years, Kathleen O'Keefe, Sean Spratt, and Jackie Sweeney, with a vacancy from the sad sudden death of Jimmy McGonagle in NovemberThe 2013 Trustees are Rose Ferguson, Teresa Gallagher, Ira Goldman, Philomena McGovern, and Catherine Spratt, who stepped down as Recording Secretary after more than a decade READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/financial-advice-just-ask-arlington-185555841.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/financial-advice-just-ask-arlington-185555841.html Financial advice? Just ask Arlington (IrishCentral) Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:15:49 PST Sean O'Sullivan Irish Central Community News is pleased to continue with our bi-weekly financial column, courtesy of Sean O’Sullivan of Arlington Financial  Leasing Explained: Negotiating:You negotiate the best deal and agree to the purchase The best deal is usually the auto dealers purchase price from the factory known as tissue in the automobile industry Most dealers today will show you their tissue and sell you the vehicle for it READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/17th-annual-nyc-basket-brigade-has-raised-more-than-10000-183000531.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/17th-annual-nyc-basket-brigade-has-raised-more-than-10000-183000531.html 17th Annual NYC Basket Brigade has raised more than $10,000 (IrishCentral) Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:17:06 PST NYC Basket Brigade, Inc (NYCBB), based in Tarrytown, NY announced that the 17th Annual NYC Basket Brigade has raised more than $10,000 this month, purchased groceries, and has assembled and delivered enough individual food baskets to feed more than 800 people for Thanksgiving throughout the NYC tri-state area, including many families in Staten Island and the Rockaways and other areas who lost everything because of Hurricane SandyThe food baskets were purchased, assembled and distributed in time for Thanksgiving by more than 120 volunteers in two locations – Sacred Heart School gym in Hartsdale, NY in Westchester County and the home of Nahaz and Diane Quddusin Jamaica Estates, Queens The volunteers included teens who helped with assembly and children who decorated the baskets with drawings and stickers READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/union-county-police-and-fire-pipes-and-drums-hosting-12th-annual-pub-night-180419801.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/union-county-police-and-fire-pipes-and-drums-hosting-12th-annual-pub-night-180419801.html Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Hosting 12th Annual Pub Night (IrishCentral) Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:46:16 PST Union County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums will host its 12th annual Pub Night on Friday, November 30, at 7:30 pm at Knights of Columbus Council 4504 located at 1034 Jeanette Avenue in Union, NJ 07083Please note the new date and location for the event that was rescheduled because of Hurricane Sandy READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/childhood-staten-island-memories-shattered-by-hurricane-sandy----superstorm-dubbed-the-katrina-of-new-york-by-locals-178362121.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/childhood-staten-island-memories-shattered-by-hurricane-sandy----superstorm-dubbed-the-katrina-of-new-york-by-locals-178362121.html Childhood Staten Island memories shattered by Hurricane Sandy -- Superstorm dubbed the Katrina of New York by locals (IrishCentral) Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:15:58 PST
Homes and lives destroyed in Staten Island after Hurricane SandyWhen I was younger, if I had a Sunday morning baseball or soccer game, I attended Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Cedar Grove Avenue in the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island  The church was conveniently located right next to Miller Field, where thousands of kids and parents congregate on weekends for sports, picnics, sunbathing and moreRight now, if you ascend the steps of Our Lady of Lourdes, a landscape of breathtaking devastation unfolds before you  Muddy water READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-yonkers-after-2297-milles-from-la-to-chicago-176796711.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-yonkers-after-2297-milles-from-la-to-chicago-176796711.html Betsy the Tractor visits Yonkers after 2,297 milles from LA to Chicago (IrishCentral) Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:15:56 PDT By Brendan Charles On Sunday, October 21, the Kerry Hall in Yonkers, New York hosted a charitable fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society The event, coordinated by Kerryman Kevin Curran and his team of drivers and mechanics, coincided with Betsy the Tractor’s recent tour of AmericaCurran, whose wife died from breast cancer, hoped that the tractor’s vintage appearance would inspire nostalgia among the local Irish community“Make a few [dollars] for the cancer association, that’s what all this is about,” said Curran READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Queens-Irish-bar-defies-local-prejudice-to-host-gay-wedding-celebrations-129496148.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Queens-Irish-bar-defies-local-prejudice-to-host-gay-wedding-celebrations-129496148.html New York Irish bar defies local opposition to host gay wedding celebrations (IrishCentral) Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:37:02 PDT
By: MOLLY MULDOON

An Irish bar in Sunnyside Queens has reiterated its support of hosting same-sex wedding celebrations, despite opposition from locals on the issue.

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