Out & About

If you have not booked a seat or a table yet for the Saint Patrick's Parade Gala Ball that takes place on Tuesday March 15 at Chelsea Piers well, you better do so as soon as possible or you're going to miss the event of the year, or should I say Century.

The entertainment has now  been confirmed starting with  Kevin Carey - playing the flutes/whistles, Cormac O'Malley on piano,  Emma Kate Tobia, the Darragh Carr Dancers, Michael Flatley's Troupe of Dancers and, yes, The High Kings. Now where would you get all of that in just one night.

For additional information, please contact Carla Capone at (212) 213-1166 or e-mail carla@carlacapone.com.

Now for some County dinner dances that are coming up, especially since Mary Power, the past president of the Cork Association is on my case... I better do the right thing for her.

The County Cork BP&P Association are holding their 127th Annual St. Patrick's Day Banquet on Saturday March 5 at Antun's (96-43 Springfield Blvd in Queens Village). Cocktails at 7pm followed by Dinner and Dancing to the Black Velvet Band. Call  Mary Waters (718) 899-6776 or Mary Hurley (917) 886-4196 for reservations.

The Longford Association of Greater New York is celebrating its 120th Anniversary with a dinner to be held at the Astoria World Manor on March 13 and the two Guests of Honor are Brendan Donoghue of Ballinalee and manager of the Pig'N'Whistle on West 36th Street and Cormac McCormack from Ballymahon and manager of O'Brien's Irish Pub on West 46th Street.

These two lads deserve to be honored by Longford Association as they host an annual golf outing to aid the Longford Hospice, which is always a huge success. Our congratulations go out to all the honorees from Cork, Longford and the Saint Patrick's Day Gala Ball.

I'm not sure if I told you about the new restaurant The Bailey Pub & Brasserie on Wall Street.  The restaurant is owned by Jason O'Brien (Trinity Place & Dublin 6) and his partnersinclude Executive Chef Donal Crosbie and Orla Maguire Moore and Paul Moore. I paid a visit down to them with Pat Burke and Eamonn Maher and let me tell you again, you have to hand it to the Irish as this place is superb... check it out!

Joe Hurley's 12th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue, the most celebrated musical event of the St. Patrick's season in New York City, will return to the Highline Ballroom on Saturday March 12!

Special guests will include rock'n'roll Hall-of-Famers being inducted two days later in New York City! Tickets are now available!

Talking about concerts, The Pogues are coming to town on the 15th, 16th and 17th of March at Terminal 5, I am going are you?

The 7th Annual Eastchester St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 13 at 3pm and the Cork Association will be participating.

Assembly for the parade is at the Immaculate Conception Church at 2pm. Park your cars at the Lake Isle Country Club on White Plains Road and shuttle buses will take everyone to the starting point. Or take Metro North to the Crestwood Station, give Bob Sullivan a call and we'll get you to the starting line. Bob can be reached at (914) 522-3677 and more information will be available at the March general meeting. You can also check out www.eastchesterirish.org.

The 36th Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Sunday March 20 with our own Mae O'Driscoll as Grand Marshal. Assemble on Prospect Park West between 14th Street and 10th Street at 12 noon. 

There will be a "Re-Dedication Ceremony" to the Heroes & Victims of 9/11 - WTC at Prospect Park West and 15th Street at 12:45pm, right before step-off.

After the parade there will be a party at Holy Names Shepard Hall at 245 Prospect Park West. Tickets are $30 and they include corned beef & cabbage, live music, beer & soda (BYOB). Space for the party is limited so please RSVP by March 10 by calling (718) 499-9482 or (718) 941-2887.

Andy Cooney and Ronan Tynan will be performing at the Theatre of Westbury on Saint Patrick's Day. For tickets call 1 (800) 745-3000 as this is a star studded show with two of the finest entertainers that have ever been ever seen.

It's just been announced that O'Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP  has chosen two new partners for the firm: JP Delaney, esq. and Jason Fuiman, esq. Congratulations JP and Jason from all the staff at The Irish Examiner newspaper and Irish Connections magazine.

The Tipperary Knights are coming to New York on Saint Patrick's Eve (March 16th) and are playing at Nevada Smiths... now that should be some party huh?

Well we all know now that every time at this time of the year we have The Craic Festival. This year it starts on March 9th so come out and support it as this is a great event.  We'll have more coverage of that festival in next week's paper.

See you all next week...