Events
Upcoming Events
27th Parade Fundraiser Thursday February 5
27th Anniversary Fundraiser
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Dinner Fundraiser
To Benefit St Pat’s For All
Tuesday February 24, 2026
St Pat’s For All
27th Annual Parade
Sunday March 1, 2026
Location: 43rd Street & Skillman Avenue
If you would like to volunteer, please contact us at spatsforall@gmail.com.
Last but certainly not least, if you would like to donate to St. Pat's for All
The 27th Annual St Pat's for All Celebration
Sunday March 1st 2026
Dedicated to our beloved friend and long-time supporter Malachy McCourt: larger-than-life writer, actor, humorist, and anti-war activist.
2026 Grand Marshals
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager and Red in Orange Is the New Black. She first came to attention in the role of Mary Ryan in the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope. Kate is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Award, a Saturn Award, and an Obie Award, and has also received Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She is a member of the Alzheimer's Association National Advisory Council and the voice of Cleveland's MetroHealth System. Beginning in 2021, Mulgrew reprised her role as Janeway in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.
In addition to being a lauded actress, Kate Mulgrew is a New York Times bestselling author. She has written two memoirs – 2016’s “Born With Teeth” (Little Brown) and 2019’s “How To Forget: A Daughter’s Memoir” (Harper Collins).
Ciaran O'Reilly (Irish Rep Founder)
Ciarán O’Reilly was born and raised in County Cavan, Ireland, before immigrating to New York City. He met Charlotte Moore when they were in an off-Broadway play called Summer by Irish playwright Hugh Leonard.
The two decided to get into producing, and so in 1988 they rented a small theater on West 18th Street in Manhattan and put together a production of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough in the Stars. The show was a success, so they put the proceeds into the production of another play, and then another. 30 years later, the Irish Repertory Theatre is still going strong.
For its milestone anniversary celebration, the theater is both going back to its roots as well as attempting its most ambitious project to date: a comprehensive retrospective of the work of Sean O’Casey, including his renowned “Dublin Trilogy”: The Shadow of a Gunman (1923), Juno and the Paycock (1924), and The Plough and the Stars (1926).
Each play is having its own run, followed by a month of all three dramas in repertory, including three “Dublin Saturdays,” which will feature the three works staged all on the same day. Other pieces of the retrospective include symposiums, lectures, film screenings, a musical evening, and free readings of the other O’Casey plays.
O’Reilly has won numerous awards in his career and has been honored in Irish America’s Top 100 three times.
Charlotte Moore (Irish Rep Founder)
Tony-nominated actress Charlotte Moore is the artistic director and co-founder with Ciarán O’Reilly of the Irish Repertory Theatre, a theater company in New York City devoted to showcasing Irish and Irish-American works and performers.
The granddaughter of Irish emigrants from County Wexford, Moore grew up in Southern Illinois in a rural farming community. After earning her master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, she moved to New York City to be an actress.
She has had a distinguished career in acting and directing, having appeared in over ten Broadway productions, including Private Lives, in which she co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
In 1988, Moore and actor Ciarán O’Reilly founded the Irish Repertory Theatre with a production of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars. The two had met when they were performing together in an off-Broadway play called Summer, by Irish writer Hugh Leonard. The Irish Rep is celebrating its 30th anniversary with its most ambitious undertaking to date, a comprehensive retrospective of Sean O’Casey’s life and work.
“It’s a geographically isolated country that produces extraordinary story tellers,” Moore says of Ireland. “It’s in the DNA.”
Among her awards are two Tony nominations, the Irish American Writers and Artists Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award, the Outer Critic’s Circle Award, Irish America Top 100, Irish America Top 50 Power Women, and being named Director of the Year by the Wall Street Journal in 2011.
2026 Special Guests
Letitia James
NYS Attorney General
Letitia Ann "Tish" James is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. She has served since 2019 as the 67th attorney general of New York (NYAG), having been first elected to the post in 2018.
A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first Black person to serve as New York attorney general and is the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New York.
Gerald Angley
Consul General of Ireland
Gerald Angley was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Over the course of his diplomatic career, Gerald has completed foreign postings in London (2017-2021 as Deputy Ambassador and Political Counsellor), Paris (2006-2011 as Economic, EU and Trade Counsellor and later as Deputy Ambassador in 2013/2014) and Brussels (2000-2004 at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union).
Gerald has further served in a range of positions in Dublin, including most recently as Counsellor (International Relations) on secondment to Ireland’s Ministry of Finance (Treasury) from 2022-2025. Prior to that, he was Chief of Protocol at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 2014-2017 Gerald was Director (British-Irish Relations) and also served as Director (North America), working closely with the Consulate in New York. Earlier assignments included the Protocol, European Union and Consular Divisions of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In addition to his roles in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Gerald has also served in several roles at the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister’s office), including as Director (Policy Communications) for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013.
Gerald joined Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs in 1999 after an initial period working in banking and insurance, including with Citibank NA in Dublin.
Colum Eastwood
Member of Parlement of the City of Derry
Colum was elected to represent the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 and became SDLP Leader in 2015. During his time in the Assembly he worked to develop legislation to address regional economic imbalances that left communities disempowered and disenfranchised. He was also the first political leader in Northern Ireland to successfully propose a motion to legalise same sex marriage. Colum was elected to the House of Commons in 2019.
Colum has been a strong advocate for reconciliation, peace and civil rights in Ireland and in areas of conflict around the world. He visited Khan Younis, Al-Nasser and other areas of Gaza days after a severe escalation of violence in November 2012 and has been an outspoken leader calling for an end to violence in the region ever since. He currently serves as vice chair of the Westminster All Party Political Group on Genocide Prevention.
Colum established the New Ireland Commission in 2021 as an initiative for new-thinking, ambition and imagination in the pursuit of Irish unity. The aim, through citizen engagement, is to create an ambitious blueprint of options & possibilities for how we can achieve a sustainable and inclusive New Ireland.
Brian Kavanagh
State Senator & President of the American Irish Society of New York
Eamon Gilmore
European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights
Eamon Gilmore is the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (2011-2014). Since 2015, he has been the EU Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia.
He was a member of Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) from 1989 until 2016, and was Leader of the Irish Labour Party (2007-2014). He served on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2004-2007) and was Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE (2012).
Prior to his election to Dáil Éireann, he worked as a trade union officer (1978-1989), and he was President of the Union of Students in Ireland (1976-1978).
He is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Law and Government in Dublin City University and in 2017 was Visiting Practitioner Chair at the School of Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest.
He is a graduate (Psychology) of the National University of Ireland, Galway, which has also conferred him with an Honorary Doctorate in Laws.
He has received several international honours and awards for his work on Peace and his leadership on human rights issues.
Eamon Gilmore was born in 1955, grew up on a small farm in Caltra, County Galway. He has lived in Shankill, Dublin for most of his adult life. He is married to Carol Hanney and they have one daughter and two sons.
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Publisher of Irish Echo
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is the publisher of the Belfast Media Group titles in Belfast, Ireland and of the Irish Echo newspaper in New York, USA.
A journalist and author of books both in Irish and English, he served as a council member in Belfast from 1987-1997, returning in 2011. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2013-14.
He moved to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2015 and served as Finance Minister in the powersharing executive from 2016 until its collapse in January 2017. He stepped back from politics in 2020.
As co-founder of events company Aisling Events, he has hosted a range of transatlantic conferences including the New York-New Belfast Conference and the Belfast International Homecoming.
Ó Muilleoir is the proud recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, USA.
He is a firm believer in building inclusive, strong, prosperous and diverse communities. Among his honours are the Ancient Order of Hibernians JFK Award and the Tolerentia Laureate, presented in Berlin in 2015 for his support of Belfast’s LGBT community
Richard Cushnie
The Northern Ireland Bureau
Billie Cooper
The Rose of Tralee
PAST EVENTS
2025 St Pats For All Parade
2025 St. Pat's for All Grand Marshal
JUDY COLLINS
Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.
The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell's “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won "Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. She’s garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins.
The cultural treasure’s 55th album, Spellbound, was released in February 2022, finds Judy enjoying an artistic renaissance. The 13 song album is a special entry in her oeuvre. It marks the first time ever she wrote all the songs on one of her albums. It features 12 new recently-written modern folk songs, and a bonus track of her evergreen, “The Blizzard.” Spellbound is an introspective and impressionistic album. It unfolds as if Judy curated a museum exhibit of her life, and welcomed us into a retrospective of her most formative moments, some big and public, and some intensely personal and intimate. Spellbound was nominated in the Best Folk Album category at the 65th Recording Academy Grammy Awards in 2023.
While maintaining her rigorous touring schedule, Judy is set to release her first book of poetry in March of 2025 with Andrews McNeel Publishing. Written with the bold vulnerability that Judy Collins is best known for, Sometimes It’s Heaven is a timeless collection of poetry that captures the ethereal and inspiring nature of her artistry in an all-new way. Biographical and relatable, Sometimes It’s Heaven is a must-read for fans of poetry, fans of Judy, and fans of truth.
2025 St. Pat's for All Grand Marshal
Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Micky Murray
The current Lord Mayor of Belfast, Micky took up office on 3 June 2024. He is the first openly gay Lord Mayor of Belfast.
A member of the Alliance Party, Micky was initially co-opted onto Belfast City Council in May 2022, and retained his seat in the local government election of May 2023.
His background before politics was in the community and voluntary sector, where he worked helping homeless people and those with addiction challenges.
Micky is committed to using his year in office to furthering the goal of making Belfast an inclusive and compassionate city.
2025 St. Pat's for All Special Guest
Helena Nolan - Consul General of Ireland
She joined Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs in 1990, after an initial 7 years in the Department of Education.
Over the course of her career, Helena has held a wide number of roles at home and overseas, most recently serving as Ireland’s Ambassador to Belgium and the Partnership for Peace Liaison Office (2017-2021). Prior to her appointment to this role, Helena served as Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the Department’s headquarters in Dublin and was a regular visitor to the UN here in New York. She has also served in London, Armagh, Kuala Lumpur and Dar Es Salaam, as well as working in the Departments of Education and Enterprise and the Office of Science and Technology.
She took up duty as Consul General of Ireland in New York on 26 August 2021.
Helena and her husband Sami have two sons.
St Pat’s For All welcomes the Rainbow Twirlers
St Pat's for All is excited to welcome the super talented Rainbow Twirlers, a group of 50 young women from Dublin, to Sunnyside, Queens for the 26th anniversary St. Pat's for All celebrations.
These amazing young women raised the funds and self-funded for flights and accommodation. That in itself is quite an accomplishment.
We are really looking forward to see them marching, dancing and twirling in the parade.
About
Rainbow Twirlers, a community majorette dance organization located in South Inner-City Dublin, aims to provide children and young people through dance with opportunities and activities that foster positive relationships, confidence, and personal achievements in a secure environment.
Rainbow Twirlers was established 10 years ago by five volunteers, and our chosen name reflects our organisation values of diversity and inclusiveness. Over the past decade, we have evolved from a small dance group to an internationally recognized competitive team, competing in Ireland, Britain, and recently qualified for the European championships in Eindhoven. Our inclusive, interracial, and intergenerational group emphasizes affordable and accessible participation, promoting community spirit, pride, resilience, teamwork, and social inclusion among children and young people in Dublin. We have close ties with the LGBTQ/Dublin Pride having participated in several annual Dublin Pride Parades as well as in the Official Dublin St Patrick's Day Parade.
The Rainbow Twirlers, which is affiliated to the City of Dublin Youth Services Board has gone from strength to strength after it was set up to provide a fun and safe community group for girls.
We are looking forward to welcoming them to New York.
Sponsors
PAST EVENTS
2025 St Pat’s For All
Fundraiser
February 20, 2025
For pictures of the event, click here.
March 3, 2024
The 25th annual edition of the St. Pat’s for All Parade — an inclusive celebration of Irish culture and heritage — rolled through the streets of Sunnyside and Woodside in Queens on March 3.
2024 St Pat’s For All Parade
St Pat’s For All 25th Anniversary Fundraiser
January 18th, 2024
The St. Pat’s for All 25th Anniversary Fundraiser at the NEW YORK IRISH CENTER took place on Thursday, January 18, 2024!
Music, comedy, dance, food, wine, beer!
St Pat’s For All 25th Anniversary Fundraiser
February 12th, 2024
Our second Fundraiser of 2024 at the Irish Arts Center! The Raffle Grand Prize was 2 round trip tickets to IRELAND courtesy of our friends at Aer Lingus.
St. Pat’s for All is supported by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs through their Emigrant Support Programme.