The Rutherford Irish American Association

 We’re having a hard time getting over how AMAZING our 7th annual Rutherford St. Patrick's Day Parade and Post Parade Party was.

It takes a village to put on such a great day and we are so thankful to everyone who helped make these events happen. Thank you to all of our family, friends, volunteers and the whole community for coming out to support us. A huge thank you to mother nature for giving us the nicest day we’ve seen in 2024 so far.

An event of this magnitude takes the coordinated effort of many people to ensure everyone's safety and enjoyment. We are grateful for the support of Mayor Frank Nunziato and the Council, Borough Administrator Bob Kakoleski, the Department of Public Works, Rutherford Fire and EMS Squad. To Chief John Russo, the entire Rutherford Police Department, local law enforcement agencies who assisted especially East Rutherford's, and the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit- we are incredibly thankful for your excellent work and wouldn't be able to do this without you.

We were honored to celebrate our dignitaries- Grand Marshal Joe Kelly and Deputy Grand Marshal Brendan Dunphy, Ret. Colonel Rick Fuentes, Bill Rood, Carmen Addeo and Karen McDermott. Thank you for your engagement and support over the past several months.

To our generous sponsors, we are so grateful. Thank you to BCB Community Bank of Rutherford, our Grandstand Sponsor. And of course to The Union Bar and Provisions for all the help, support and location for the post parade party. Special thanks to McGill & Co. and The Druids for awesome entertainment.

Thank you to our band sponsors Felician University and the Shannon Rose of Clifton; our Emerald level sponsors Brian Fitzhenry & Family our 2023 Firefighter of the Year, the Brian and Joelle Kelly Foundation, DMC Partners David McCormack, and Special Projects Inc. Dave McAllister.

We also received generous donations from the following establishments and encourage our membership to support their businesses: the Blarney Station, Inserra Supermarket, Kohler Dist., Lighthouse Tavern, the Local Pub, Mason's Cellar, Metro Liquors, Mickey's, Moran's, Mulligans, the New Park Tavern, Peerless Beverage, Redd's, West End Liquors, and Willie McBride's.

We would also be remiss if we didn't thank Peter O'Brien, our photographer who perfectly captures our parade year after year.  The Rutherford Irish family is a special one- we'll be relishing in this day until March 2025...