I am here to remind Notre Dame fans that today is St. Patrick’s Day. Although with the current COVID-19 pandemic causing a global crisis that has effectively ended social gatherings around the world, it is easy to forget that it is a holiday. It will undoubtedly be a memorable St. Patrick’s day, despite the lack of parades, pub gatherings, and other standard Irish holiday festivities.
Sure, those of us who are of Irish descent and even those who are only Irish on St. Patrick’s day can partake in the consumption of our favorite Irish stouts, whiskeys and green beers as well as corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, or Irish bangers and mash from the comfy confines of our homes.