The Glen Cove St. Patrick's Day Parade

Celebrating Irish Culture on the North Shore

2010 Glen Cove Parade

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Beautiful weather was the name of the game this year at the 2010 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Warm temperatures made it very easy for the marchers and the spectators as they say AOH Members Tom Lilly and Gerry Herbert lead the celebration as Grand Marshal and Aide, respectively.

Afterward, Division 8 celebrated at Page One restaurant where Lilly and Herbert received citations from Mayor Ralph Suozzi.

This parade also marks the last one for Chairman Andy Stafford, who will be stepping down from the position after 10 years. Because of that, Stafford also received a citation from the Mayor.

Photos by Robert P. Lynch.

 

2009 NYC Parade

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NEW YORK – With the weather in the mid-50s, and not a cloud in the sky, the 2009 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade was going to be a success for Division 8.

But this year was even more special, because one of our own, past Division 8 President and current Nassau County President John O’Connell, was named an Aide to the Grand Marshal.

“What a wonderful day! Glorious!” O’Connell said. “This was one of the happiest days in my life to serve as an Aide to the Grand Marshal of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”

Backed by seven members of the men’s division and 15 of the ladies, Division 8 marched under its own flag for the first time in three years.

As the division proceeded up 5th Avenue, crowds of three to four deep lined the streets cheered on the brothers and sisters. And the special moment came when they arrived at 63rd Street to see O’Connell standing in front of Central Park. “One of the best moments.” O’Connell said, “was to cheer my Division 8 men on as they passed the reviewing stand.”

After the two mile walk, the division went to a local restaurant on the Upper East Side and enjoyed some well deserved refreshments.

But for the Division 8’s man of the hour, the day was just starting.

“The Cardinal’s Mass in the morning,” O’Connell said, “the happy Irish faces along the route, the grace of the Grand Marshal, seeing my loved ones in the stands, the weather, it was all so great, I will remember this day for all my life.”

All members of Division 8 are welcome to march in the parade every year. If you are Irish, Catholic and interested in joining, please follow this link for more information.


Parade Sponsorships

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We now offer online ordering for parade sponsorships and journal ads. All payments are fulfilled via Paypal, which takes all Major Credit Cards and all ads can be uploaded via our interface.

Business and Corporate Sponsorship

Parade Contributor - $1,000.00
We will highlight your sponsorship on a professionally designed 6' x 1.5' banner at the parade reviewing stand.

Reviewing Stand Sponsor - $1,500.00
We will highlight your sponsorship on a professionally designed 8' x 2' banner at the parade reviewing stand and advertise your organization on or website for one year.

Pipe Band Sponsor - $2,000.00
We will highlight your sponsorship on a professionally designed banner carried in the parade in front of one of the pipe bands participating in the parade.

Silver Level Sponsor - $2,500.00
Your organization's name and logo will be displayed at the reviewing stand and advertised on or website for one full year. They will also be displayed at the post-parade party at St. Patrick's Parish Hall.

Gold Level Sponsor - $4,000.00
We will place an advertisement on the back cover of our professionally printed 8.5” by 11” commemorative journal. First come first served basis. If the outside cover is taken, your company will get to place two gold page ads in our journal. We will display the name and logo of your organization at the reviewing stand and display same on our website for one full year. Your organization’s name and logo will be displayed on a step and repeat banner backdrop at the post- parade party at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, with lots of photo opportunities and you will receive free admission for six people to the party.
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Our Journal will feature a professionally published format with full 8.5” x 11” pages, including gold pages. Prices: Half Page, $60.00, Full Page, $100.00, Gold Page, $250.00, Inside Covers, $300.00, Outside Back Cover, $500.00.

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Glen Cove Parade 2003

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The Fifteenth Annual Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place on Sunday, March 23, 2003.  The parade was special in that it marked both the Glen Cove Parade’s  15th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the Glen Cove Hibernians.

The Grand Marshal of the 2003 parade was Irish radio personality Tony Jackson of WRHU Radio Hofstra, the “voice of Irish America on Long Island”.  Tony was accompanied by Aide to the Grand Marshal Patsy Furlong, Glen Cove AOH member.

2002 Grand Marshal – Dr. Mary Gilroy Doohan

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grand_4Dr. Mary Gilroy Doohan has graciously accepted the nomination of Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee to be the Grand Marshal of the 2002 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on March 17, 2002.  The Grand Marshal will be accompanied by her Aide, former Div. President, Eamonn Beck.

A native of Locust Valley, Dr. Gilroy was received her education at St. Patrick’s School, Glen Cove, St. Dominic’s High School, Oyster Bay and University College Dublin. She has spent her professional career serving the people of Glen Cove at the North Shore University Hospital Glen Cove (formerly the Community Hospital at Glen Cove), where she is now the Director of Emergency Services.

Mary is married to well known educator and local Hibernian Edward Doohan. She and Ed are the proud parents of Tom, a doctor at Winthrop Hospital, Anne, and attorney in New York, Denise, a teacher, Jim, a student at Loyola University, and Ted, who is studying in Belgium.

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The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade is run by Glen Cove Parade Committee, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation, formed in the tradition of the Glen Cove Hibernians, who founded the Parade in 1989.

Upcoming Events

  1. Grand Marshal’s Mass March 15, 2026

    March 15 @ 11:00 am

  2. Grand Marshal’s Brunch March 15, 2026

    March 15 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

  3. 2026 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

    March 22 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  4. 2026 After-Parade Party

    March 22 @ 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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