Sure St Paddy's Day fever is rising here at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, as we record our latest episode. As the bartenders prepare for a hectic weekend, Patrick and Paul sit down to share the latest craic, and to celebrate the launch of the new Shift website at Shift.irish! We’ve been working like mad the past few months to get the first version of Shift launched: The Directory of all things Irish launches with all the St Paddy’s Day shenanigans and shindigs at over 80 locations across North America. Visit Shift.Irish for more on that.

Episode Highlights:

• A late night at the Ireland Funds Gala.
• The protestor family causing ruckus away from home.

• Walking in the NYC St Patrick's Day parade.
• Americans vs Irish on St Patrick's Day.
• Savannah's surprisingly legendary parade.
• Going all in on Shift, without being a Plastic Paddy.
• Patrick's parents partying for Spring Break.

• The unlikely future as an 'entrepreneur' for an Irish kid.
• Stories of fear and intimidation in Northern Ireland.
• Celebrating and learning from our first launch.
• The website is live, and the app coming this year.
• The Shift mission - connecting the Irish!
• "The Devil's at the bottom of the pint" ;)

Shout-outs:

• EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin.
• Brainstormer - the original Pub Quiz Trivia.
• Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen (Paul's early job - server)
• Joel's Restaurant, Clondalkin (Patrick's early job - bartender)
• Ireland's Four Courts (Uncle-in-law Dave Cahill).
• Solas Nua - Irish theater, film and cultural organization.
• Our very own Shift.irish - live for St. Paddy's Day!