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View 2008 event and parade pictures here.

The 2008 parade award winners are:
  Best Commercial Entry - The Tanning Supply Shop
  Best Non-Commercial Entry - Finnegan's Wake
  Best Musical Entry - Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes & Drums
  Best Clan Entry - Crain Clan Grand Marshal Award
  Best of Show - Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes & Drums

The 2008  Grand Parade  included the Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums of Milwaukee, The Minnesota Police Pipe Band,  Celtic Nations Pipes & Drums, and Tripoli Scottish Highlanders/Lake Lodge Pipes and Drums. The New London High School band performed, The South Shore Drill Team was here as well as Ronald McDonald, and also the Klement's Racing Sausages.  We again enjoyed various Shriners units and their festive clowns as well as much much more!

Michael Finnegan's funeral procession was held simultaneously with the parade.  The family was unable to hold it privately as their $50.00 funeral package didn't include it.

The 2008 Button is on sale at local businesses such as the Midtown Restaurant and Pup's in Northport.

2008 Royalty Announced  - We are proud to announce Ed (Judd) and Marie Jagoditsch have been chosen as Irish Man and Irish Rose for 2008.  They are very deserving.  Mike and Ted Coppersmith will serve us proudly as Grand Marshalls for the 2008 Grand Parade.

What is a ceili? Press Star articleicle.

Parade Grand Marshalls share love of the Irish - Press Star Article.

New Dublin is listed as #8 in top pick of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations on AOL Cityguide.

Previous Events

2007 parade photos at the Post Crescentcent.

Finnegan's wake a yearly event in New Dublin - An article dated 1999 at: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel