Past Parade Honorees

Son of the late Terence and Elizabeth (nee Gorman) Cosgrove. Neil is the oldest of four children, with sisters Nancy, Monica and Colleen. His father was a 28-year an of the NYPD, retiring with the rank of captain, while his mother worked Metropolitan Life Insurance in Pearl River. Both of Neil's parents instilled in him at an early age an appreciation of his Irish her­itage. … [Read more...] about 2014 Aide to Grand Marshall NYC Neil Cosgrove

Born in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, in Manhattan, to Barry and Peggy (McCarthy) Tesseyman, Jimmy is the youngest of four siblings. He grew up and still resides in Suffern, New York. Jimmy attended Sacred Heart School in Suffern. He then attended Albertus Magnus High School. Upon graduation, Jimmy attended the University at Albany, where he received his Bachelor's in Pub-lic … [Read more...] about 2014 Hibernian of the Year James Tesseyman

Colette Curry Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1968 to Mary and James Lennon, Colette Curry comes from a large family of eight sisters and three brothers. She attended St. Maria Gretta Primary school and Colaiste Dhulagh Secondary School in Dublin. With her childhood sweetheart, Dave Curry, Colette immigrated together to New 11988, and arrived in Woodside, Queens. Neither one … [Read more...] about 2014 Hibernian Business People of the Year Colette Curry & Leslie Murtagh

Detective Sullivan was born on February 1, 1969, and raised in Tappan, New York. He is the fourth child in a family of four boys born to Patrick and Kathleen Sullivan. His dad's family hails from County Cork, and his mom's (the Giblin family) emigrated from Counties Sligo and Roscommon. The first memory Joseph has of the Rockland County St. Patrick's Day Parade is standing with … [Read more...] about 2014 Parade Commander Detective Joseph Sullivan, Orangetown Police Department