New York Mayor’s Shout Out to Troy Parrott as He Gives St Patrick’s Day Speech

New York Mayor’s shout out to Troy Parrott as he gives St Patrick’s Day speech

Zohran Mamdani displayed a wealth of knowledge about Ireland in a series of speeches that referenced Irish heroes from James Connolly to Troy Parrott.

Zohran Mamdani name-checks James Connolly and Dunnes Stores strike in St Patrick’s Day message

The New York mayor also referenced Roger Casement and the 1981 hunger strike at the Maze prison.

Putting the ‘Saint’ Back in St. Patrick’s Day, Despite Mamdani’s Push To Reframe It Around Palestinian Arab Cause

Whatever one thinks of the Israel-Hamas war, it’s hard to argue that the definition of being Irish hinges on defense of a group of Middle Eastern people led by a terrorist organization.

Zohran Mamdani hails Troy Parrott among Irish greats

Zohran Mamdani paid tribute to Troy Parrott’s late winner in Hungary, among a host of iconic historical Irish moments, during his St Patrick’s Day address. The mayor of New York also called attention to James Connolly, Padraig Pearse and the 1981 hunger strikes as he praised Irish ‘solidarity’. Mamdani first released a video on social media to mark the holiday, referencing British colonialism in Ireland and the subsequent resistance. Zohran Mam…