I would like to start by thanking all the State Presidents in my assigned area for their diligence in completing all the open applications; your hard work is much appreciated.
On Feb.15 I had the honor of attending with National Secretary Ray Lynch and Past National President Ed Wallace, a presentation of the movie, “How to Diffuse a Bomb, the Project Children Story,” in Jupiter, Fl. It’s always an honor to speak with Denis Mulcahy and his team as we prepare for the Project Children 50th Anniversary Celebration in Monaghan, Ireland, this October.
I had the honor of marching in several St. Patrick’s Day Parades in March: St. Augustine, FL, Melbourne, FL, and Savannah, Ga. It was great to see old Hibernian friends and to greet new ones.
On Tuesday, March 11, we ran the Project Children Webinar “Move to Monaghan Peace Campus.” The webinar was moderated by National President Sean Pender and speakers from Project Children were Denis Mulcahy, Catherine Flood, Patricia MacBride and Sheila Keenan. If you missed it, you can view the webinar on our AOH Youtube page.
On Thursday, March 13, Deputy National Secretary Greg Sean Canning and I were honored to attend the Consul General of Ireland Sarah Kavanagh’s gathering at the Castle Irish Pub in Orlando for the formal appointment of the new, Irish Honorary Consul in Orlando, Patrick Delaney. The event was attended by Irish Government Minister Darragh O’Brien T.D.
To finish the month, on March 28, Irish Consul General Sarah Kavanagh, National Secretary Ray Lynch, Deputy National Secretary Greg Sean Canning, myself and many brothers from the Broward County Division and Florida, traveled down to Miami to Loan Depot Ballpark to attend Irish Heritage night at the park.
This was a joint gathering of the Irish American Baseball Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Emerald Society. An on-field award was presented to Marlins Pitcher Declan Cronin. The Consul General had the honor of throwing out the first pitch.