Ohio State President Joe Casey awarded the Commodore John Barry Award to National Director Danny O’Connell during the Ohio State Convention. President Casey stated that Danny has been instrumental in division, state and national levels and is always there to help him out. He also quipped “If you looked up Hibernian in the dictionary, you [...]
Riverfront Irish Festival donates back to local charities The Riverfront Irish Festival presented checks to some of the charities at the recent AOH St. Brendan Division meeting. The festival is held the 2nd weekend in June every year in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, OH. This year marks the 18th year for the festival. Much of [...]
Energized by their leaders, the Cleveland Boland-Berry Division is growing by leaps and bounds. In the last twelve months they have added 43 new members. Sons of the Division’s namesakes, Kevin Berry and Gus Boland, recently talked about how they’re doing it. “I think our success is due to our targeting of a younger group, [...]
Garracloon, County Mayo native and Cleveland radio host Gerry Quinn has been named Grand Marshal of Cleveland’s 144TH Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. As reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Quinn said “It’s the biggest honor in the Irish community. It’s truly humbling.” In his official role that day, however, he’ll be uncharacteristically silent.”The only [...]
Hibernians and future Hibernians of all ages enjoy Hurling in Akron Patrick Jr, Charter Gordon Shaffer Men’s Jr Division President, 2006, Mark Heffernan Div 2, Akron The picture shows Patrick’s absolute patience to pass on Irelands national sport, he loves nothing better than to get the kids involved, for he started out at it, around [...]
Ryan Celebrates 93rd Birthday The Irish Brigade Div 1 of Medina County, Ohio gave a surprise birthday party at the end of their meeting in September to honor one of their brothers, Frank Ryan, who celebrated his 93rd birthday. Frank, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, [...]
Ten years ago, the Akron Ohio Mark Heffernan Division started a hurling club. Today it is comprised of 60 members of which 25 are Hibernians – both men and ladies divisions. Rosary Essay Contest Winners Announced Students in the 7th and 8th grades at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Andrew Parishes, Milford, Ohio, recently participated [...]
Ohio’s Newest Division Living the Motto When then-Division President Joe Casey read the two new applications for membership, he prefaced his remarks. “I stated they were brothers and lived at the same address. They were bad boys while growing up. They’ve done their time; they’re still in prison. The applications he was presenting for membership [...]
