“Man of the West” from Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. O’Donnell/ Irish Religious of the Year.ĭeclan Burke. (75 th Anniversary) : Peter Murphy/ Irishman of the Year Mary Anne McAleavy/ Irishwoman of the Year Community Service Award Honorees: Capt. Recipient of 2014 Evangelina Menendez Trailblazer Award.īrian Boru, Inc. Highly regarded South Jersey Labor leader. Former Grand Marshal/West Orange Irish Parade. Twice elected West Orange Council president. Three-term Essex County Surrogate (retired). Barrett, a journalist and World War II veteran, was a three-time parade chairman. Tom Barrett, compiler of the list, credits the Newark parade for its sense of tradition and staying power. The 2018 Parade is dedicated to Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Taylor and Deputy Grand Marshal Josie Logue Tully have been elected by delegates to lead the parade. This year’s Irish march in downtown Newark i s scheduled for Friday, March 16 at 1:00pm. Patrick’s Day Parade, the oldest Irish American march in New Jersey (1936-present), interrupted only by WWII (1943-46). The updated list is compiled to commemorate the 83rd Anniversary of the Newark St. Collectively, they have all demonstrated a commitment to their Irish American heritage. The annual tribute to the ‘Irish High Holy Days’ is an acknowledgement of accomplishments, numerous contributions and community service.Īs in years past, the list includes both veterans of previous compilations and quite a few newcomers, as well. Patrick’s Day has once again arrived along with its month long festivities to help celebrate the occasion, presents a profiled list of New Jersey’s Irish American leaders and activists as a salute to the holiday and as a harbinger of long awaited springtime.
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