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Have A Craic! Where To Score Irish Eats & Celebrate On St. Patrick’s Day

The 2015 Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Photo: Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade / Facebook)Are you planning to “go green” this Thursday in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day? Sheepshead Bay keeps it pretty low key this holiday — but for those looking to join in the

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New Book By Marine Park Resident Paul Moses Tells Of The ‘Unlikely Union’ Between New York’s Irish And Italians

Marine Park resident and Brooklyn College Professor Paul Moses’ new book, An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians, officially releases on July 7. Photo provided by Paul Moses.For Marine Park resident and Brooklyn College journalism professor Paul Moses, the story of the bitter

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Bring Your Instruments To Church Cafe Wine Bar For An Irish Jam Session This Thursday, May 7

Photo via Church Cafe Wine BarIf you’re a fan of Irish music — or just jamming with your fellow neighborhood musicians, pick up your instrument and head to Church Cafe Wine Bar (416 Church Avenue) this Thursday, May 7. The restaurant will be hosting a traditional Irish music session, where

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Church Cafe Wine Bar To Offer Free Jazz Tomorrow & Traditional Irish Tunes Thursday

Photo via Church Cafe Wine BarAttention music lovers! The Church Cafe Wine Bar (416 Church Avenue between E. 4th and E. 5th Streets) will be holding the next two installments of its free concert series this Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26, the restaurant’s owner, Irma Pulido, let

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Rising From The Ashes: Hundreds Of Neighbors Raise More Than 30K To Help 773 Lounge Rebuild After Fire

It is not a matter of if 773 Lounge will come back, but when – and after hundreds of people came out to support the watering hole at a fundraiser this past weekend, the owners are much closer to reopening a spot that’s been a beloved part of the neighborhood

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Explore NYC’s Irish Ancestry at Green-Wood Saturday

Before you start knocking back the green beers and Jameson this weekend, why not take a trip through time to explore some of New York’s Irish ancestors? Green-wood Cemetery honors St. Patrick’s Day with a walking tour of Irish immigrant graves detailing the highs, lows and contributions of

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Bensonhurst Kitchen: Irish Soda Bread

This is not a traditional Irish Soda Bread. The Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread has a very interesting (seriously!) and informative website. And right at the top of their home page is an angry diatribe against the heartless, sugary wench that is today’s sweet, raisin-filled soda

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This Weekend: 2011's Great Irish Fair At The MCU Park Fairgrounds

A scene from last year's fair. Photo by Erica ShermanIt’s that glorious time of year again, lads ’n lassies, when the Irish and those who love them converge upon the fairgrounds next to MCU Park (1904 Surf Avenue in Coney Island) for the 30th Annual Great Irish Fair of

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T & D Bakery: Irish Soda Bread – The Bite

Photo by Laura FernandezWelcome back to The Bite, Sheepshead Bites’ weekly column where we explore the foodstuffs of Sheepshead Bay. Each week we’ll check out a different offering from one of the many restaurants, delis, food carts, bakeries, butchers, fish mongers, or grocers in our neighborhood. If it’s