Gerry Quinn Radio Irish Show West Side Irish American Club GOAT 8559 Jennings Rd, Olmsted Twp. March 9, 2025
The West Side Irish American Club in Cleveland hosted its 4th annual GOAT - Greatest Irish Weekend of All Time - from March 6 through March 9, 2025. There were performances, music, food and fun.
On Sunday March 9, the Gerry Quinn Irish Radio Show broadcast live from the event (thanks to sponsorship from Ambassador Edward Crawford).
Radio Engineer Josh Booth, Gerry Quinn Bill Johnson and Kevin Quinn
Gerry called up several leaders from the WSIAC to talk about the club and the GOAT.
WSIAC President Dan Chambers
Immediate Past-President John O'Brien Sr.
Vince from St. Pat's - St. Jarlath's Gaelic Athletic Association
Patrick Murphy, 2024 Grand Marshal
The Shields and McHale band performed a few numbers including this version of The Gallant Forty Twa.
Shields and McHale Band
Gerry introduced some of the 2025 honorees.
Elizabeth and Mary Bridget Lavelle WSIAC Volunteers of the Year
Christine O'Donnell, WSIAC Woman of the Year
Tom Nagel, WSIAC Man of the Year
WSIAC Man, Woman and Volunteers of the Year
Bridget Chambers, WSIAC Queen
WSIAC 2025 Queen, Man, Woman and Volunteers of the Year
Gerry then spoke with Irish Mother of the Year Mary Murphy Joyce and Outside Co-Chair Michael Conkey.
Mary Murphy Joyce, Michael Conkey and Gerry Quinn
Mary Murphy Joyce and Michael Conkey
Jim Riley & Mary Agnes Kennedy performed a few songs such as Step It Out Mary.
Jim Riley & Mary Agnes Kennedy
and When the Boys Come Rolling Home.
Later, Shields & McHale joined Jim Riley & Mary Agnes Kennedy to perform Wild Mountain Thyme.
Shields & McHale with Jim Riley and Mary Agnes Kennedy
During the broadcast and the festivities, Gerry introduced Dan Hanson from ClevelandPeople.com who was asking Irish trivia questions. He started with Gerry Quinn and then other people including WSIAC immediate past-president John O'Brien Sr., Mary Ann Baucco, Mary Alice Fitzgerald Curran and others. Some questions were easy, some were hard. Watch.
Enjoy these other images from the Quinn Irish Radio Show at the WSIAC GOAT 2025.
Some of the WSIAC Bagpipers
2025 Honorees
Michael Conkey and Mary Ann Baucco
Kitchen volunteers who made a great Irish breakfast
Gerry Quinn and Dan Chambers with 2025 Honorees
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