Another annual tradition that accompanies the flag raising is an award for community members who embody “the spirit of St.

Organizers said the world-renowned parade has annually drawn about 2 million spectators with 150,000 participants.

The Irish flag - or, in Irish ... as Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher of the Union Army during the American Civil War. In the US, Meagher is best remembered for his role as a General ...

School marching bands and traditional Irish pipe and drum ensembles ambled down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue with uniformed delegations from the police and fire departments in New York City ...

The Irish flag will be raised at 11 a.m. on March 16 at City Hall in recognition of Irish American Heritage Month. The Ancient Order of Hibernians had made the request.