Keeping with tradition, we were honored to have our March Evening Meeting at the Irish Consulate of New York. There were two major agenda items for the evening, the installation of this year's IBO Grand Marshal (Don O'Neill, Fashion Designer) and aides, and our guest speaker Loretta Brennan Glucksman.

Additionally, we were honored to have Deputy Consul General Anna McGillicuddy, and Executive Secretary of St Patrick's Day Parade Hilary Beirne address our membership.

As part of on-going commemorative efforts for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, Attracta Lyndon, IBO member and past president, read The Proclamation of the Irish Republic.