Oiche Maith a gach duine agus Cead Mile Failte Romhat. Good evening, everyone and a hundred thousand welcomes.

We are halfway to Saint Patrick’s Day, and what a way to kick off the celebrations with our annual Irish Festival. This was our 18th Festival and our biggest fundraiser of the year. Part of our mission is to present Irish culture to the community at large, and our recent Festival assisted us to fulfill part of our mission. We faced a couple of obstacles this year, but through sheer determination and tireless work, we prevailed and, as a result, had a successful festival. We could not have done this without the support and the hard work of our wonderful volunteers. Our Festival chairs will speak more about the Festival throughout the night, but on behalf of the Board and the IHSM membership, a huge thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make this year’s festival a huge success.

Go Raibh Mile Maith Agat
Noeleen Nelson
IHSM President