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Irish Festival enjoys waterfront success

Buffalo Toronto Public Media | By Mike Desmond
Published August 27, 2012 at 9:20 AM EDT

Canalside was packed over the weekend, with the Buffalo Irish Festival moving onto the Waterfront site for the first time.

Chairman Kevin Townsell says he has tried to put the fest on Canalside for three years, after decades of wandering around various venues in the area.

"This is not a really young crowd," said Townsell. "I would guess half the people here have never been to Canalside. It's neat. They're all excited."

This year, the sun and the heat brought large crowds to the the festival for music,beer, food and lots of Irish shopping.
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Mike Desmond
Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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