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Irish Fair Returns to Harriet Island

Posted on 06/10/202206/28/2022 by The Irish Gazette

Shenanigan-Again 2022! Organizers for the Irish Fair of Minnesota have announced dates for this year’s Fair, Friday through Sunday, August 12-14 on beautiful Harriet Island across the mighty Mississippi from downtown Saint Paul. “Harriet Island will come alive with music, dance, comedy, and all kinds of Irish culture curated for our guests” said Tom Whelan,…

Miss Shamrock 2022

Posted on 03/16/202203/16/2022 by The Irish Gazette

The new Miss Shamrock for 2022 is Christine Hanley! Christine was born here and raised in St. Paul and its suburbs. She attended Winona State University and majored in Cell and Molecular Biology. She is currently serving in the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer and attending graduate school at Northwestern Health Sciences University…

Women’s Christmas to be Held at Kieran’s Irish Pub

Posted on 12/24/202101/12/2022 by The Irish Gazette

Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association to revive Women’s Christmas Jan. 9 at Kieran’s For a lucky 13 years, Minneapolis was home to one final holiday bash of the season that filled an Irish pub with women on a Sunday afternoon in January. Lucky for all, it will happen again in 2022. Kieran’s Irish Pub will…

Father James Nugent – A Connemara Hero of the 1880 Assisted Emigration Scheme

Posted on 12/13/202112/13/2021 by The Irish Gazette

by Dr. Maxine Keoghan  It was with great interest that I read the articles in the Irish Gazette of Minnesota’s Connemara  immigrants who settled there in the 1880’s. I attended university in the west of Ireland in the city of  Galway and have always been fascinated by Connemara – its landscape and its people. I…

Minnesota Company Is Leading America into Irish and American Whiskey Traditions

Posted on 08/04/202108/04/2021 by The Irish Gazette

O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co, located in Minneapolis’s Prospect Park is capturing the imagination of American Whiskey affectionados by producing triple distillation whiskey here in Minnesota. The name of the first product to be released from O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company, Keeper’s Heart Irish American Whiskey. Keeper’s Heart Irish American blend is a blend of triple distilled Irish pot still…

Farewell to Bill Cutler

Posted on 07/20/202107/21/2021 by The Irish Gazette

By Mike Casey Some people make their mark in the world taking stage and craving the limelight. Others do it by showing up. Bill Cutler spent a lifetime doing the latter. He was as ubiquitous as anyone I have ever known in the Irish and folk community. Our friend left us in May at age 73, after a long battle with…

Irish Fair of Minnesota

Posted on 07/07/202107/08/2021 by The Irish Gazette

IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA SET TO ‘RESUME SHENANIGANS’ Aug. 13-15 on Saint Paul’s Harriet Island Saint Paul, Minn. (June 15, 2021) — The 41st Irish Fair of Minnesota, a three-day outdoor celebration of Irish heritage and culture, will be held Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 on Harriet Island Regional Park in Saint…

Séamus Reports

Posted on 04/07/202104/13/2021 by The Irish Gazette

A great St. Patrick’s tradition that has been held next to the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul since 2010 and hosted by Larson King LLP, the largest law firm headquartered in the saintly city, has been put on hold for two years.  The invitation-only tent party will resume next year according to Patrick O’Neill,…

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in St Paul, MN

Posted on 03/16/202103/18/2021 by The Irish Gazette

Excerpt and image from Forbes Magazine article, Mar 15, 2021, by Michele Herrmann Contributor at Forbes.com In place of their traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the St. Patrick’s Association in Saint Paul is presenting the “2021 Irish Mask-arade,” a drive-thru event with attendees traveling through the route to see stationary parade units. It can be seen via…

Summit Brewing News

Posted on 03/10/202103/10/2021 by The Irish Gazette

Big news is coming from one of Minnesota’s biggest brewers! Summit Brewing Company, located off St. Paul’s West 7th Street, is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2021. In addition to this momentous occasion, the brewery recently made an announcement that after 17 years one of its most beloved brews previously only available on draught will…

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