Tag: irish

New York Irish Center in LIC launches 20th Anniversary season this month

Sep. 3, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The New York Irish Center launched its 20th-anniversary season by announcing a series of new and unique programming initiatives beginning this month. The New York Irish Center, located at 10-40 Jackson Ave., has announced an Irish-language film festival, a new animation series from five-time… Read more »

Gilbey’s Irish pub to close its doors after 28 years in Astoria

The exterior of Gilbey's Irish bar on Broadway.

Aug. 19, 2024 by Shane O’Brien Gilbey’s, a hugely popular Irish bar that has operated on Broadway for the past 28 years, will close its doors for the final time on Thursday. The bar, located at 32-01 Broadway, announced the news in a post on Instagram, stating that Thursday, Aug. 22, will be the last… Read more »

‘St. Pat’s For All’ parade returning to Sunnyside/Woodside on March 5

St. Pats For All (Photo by Michael Dorgan, Queens Post)

Feb. 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The annual Sunnyside/Woodside St. Pat’s For All parade will take place on Sunday, March 5, with dozens of groups already signed up to march. The parade is Sunnyside’s largest event each year, and several Irish cultural groups, LGBT organizations, music groups and a multitude of marching bands are expected… Read more »