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Irish eateries you’ll want to enjoy on your St. Patrick’s Day

by Isabella Abbott | staff writer March 17, 2022 Don’t know where to go for your St. Patrick’s Day festivities? These pubs and restaurants will be open today so you can celebrate the luck of the Irish. Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle  Located at 2329 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA,  Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle is the perfect place for St. Patrick’s Day goers to attend.   This … Continue reading Irish eateries you’ll want to enjoy on your St. Patrick’s Day

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Pittsburgh Irish Festival welcomes day of culture

Capri Scarcelli & Mary Liz Flavin | a&e editor and news editor Sept. 16, 2021 The “luck o’ the Irish” was certainly present last weekend, Sept. 10-12 at Pittsburgh’s annual Irish Festival in the Lots at Sandcastle — celebrating their 30-year-anniversary.  Brimming with life, the festival brought about an unmatched sense of community that showed how important it is to share alike the culture and … Continue reading Pittsburgh Irish Festival welcomes day of culture

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Upcoming Irish festival offers fun for all ages

Emma Polen | layout editor 9/9/21 The annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is being hosted September 10-12th at The Lots in Sandcastle; there will be plenty of Irish foods and tunes! Duquesne’s own Rev. Sean Hogan will be in attendance at this event. In fact, he will be giving Mass on Sunday, Sept. 12th, at 10 a.m. Food vendors will provide traditional Irish cuisine, including an … Continue reading Upcoming Irish festival offers fun for all ages

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Opinions, Staff Editorials

Staff Ed: St. Patrick’s Day about more than binge drinking

03/15/2018 Happy early St. Patrick’s Day, Duquesne. Because we are incredibly boring prudes here at The Duke, we wanted to take a moment to remind you all of this one fact before you go out and get wasted this weekend: St. Patrick’s Day is grossly insensitive and dangerous. Now breathe. Breathe. Exhale. Please hear us out. To start, it was not that long ago that … Continue reading Staff Ed: St. Patrick’s Day about more than binge drinking

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Features

Alternative ways to spend St. Patrick’s Day in the ‘Burgh

Anna Walnoha | Staff Writer Saint Patrick’s Day, held every year on March 17, is a cultural and religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Others know it as a day for wearing green, looking for gold and leprechauns and getting as intoxicated as one can. When you’re in college, those seem to be the only things on … Continue reading Alternative ways to spend St. Patrick’s Day in the ‘Burgh

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St. Patrick’s Day evolution: Celebrations then and now

By Madeline Bartos | Staff Writer St. Patrick wasn’t Irish, his name wasn’t even Patrick and the original color associated with St. Patrick’s Day was blue. So how did a holiday honoring a British guy named Maewyn Succat explode into a global celebration of Irish culture? Maewyn Succat was born as a nobleman in fifth century Britain to Christian parents. Succat himself was an atheist … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day evolution: Celebrations then and now

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