McCasper & O’Runyon’s Shamrocks Irish Pub 995 West 7th St., St. Paul 651-228-9925 Thursday, March 17 Music starts at 10 am thru 2 pm with Tom Dahill and Ginny Johnson, 2:30 to 7 pm. Brian Boru at 10:30 am and Mike Naymen from 4-8pm with Reckless Professionals from 9pm to close. Tent Party-3-7 Paddywagon and…
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Miss Shamrock 2022
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…
Committing to the Cloth
By Monica Nilsson Editor’s note: The author Monica Nilsson is Executive Director of Haven Housing, St. Paul’s 2012 Distinguished Irish Woman and proud daughter of Mary Gallagher Nilsson. You’ll see Gallaghers, Kanes, Egans, Treacys, McGraths, McCarthys and O’Phelans, Sheas, Harrises, Ryans, Galligans, Faricys, Murphys and McMahons. And because the Irish are a welcoming…
Katie Stephens Spangler, Distinguished Irish Woman 2022
Katie Stephens Spangler, originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, began her involvement in the Irish community as a dancer with the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance. She performed and competed all over the world for 11 years with Trinity along with assistant teaching. She comes from a family that have been long-time volunteers with the Milwaukee Irish Fest….
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2022
We are lucky #17 in the parade line up and Irish Network Minnesota is #18! Join us Thursday, March 17th at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Saint Paul from 12 – 1:30 PM. Parade route this year starts in Rice Park (5th St & Market St) and will travel along 5th Street, ending…
Bloomsday 2022
SAVE THE DATE: Don’t miss the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday on Thursday, June 16 from 5-8 p.m. Join your friends at the beautiful Summit Manor event venue, located at 275 Summit Avenue in St. Paul, for a one-of-a-kind evening. The international celebration of James Joyce’s book, Ulysses will be celebrated locally by the Minnesota chapter…
University of St. Thomas Irish Studies
Introducing University of St. Thomas, Irish Studies Director, David Gardiner. David Gardiner joined the University of St. Thomas Irish Studies program as director in 2019. Then the world changed. Gardiner is interested in expanding the direction of The Center for Irish Studies:Though a 1989 graduate of St. Thomas, he says that he remains “a bit…
Farewell to Bill Cutler
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
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
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,…