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      <title>Is Michigan Home To World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:06:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hosted by The Conklin Bar in Conklin, Michigan, spectators gather annually for the St. Patrick's Day parade. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/st-patricks-parade-conklin-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Why Isn't Michigan a Huge St. Patrick's Day State?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We should definitely be partying harder in Michigan for St. Paddy's Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/why-isnt-michigan-a-huge-st-patricks-day-state/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We should definitely be partying harder in Michigan for St. Paddy&apos;s Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/why-isnt-michigan-a-huge-st-patricks-day-state/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:17:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day is almost here. Grab your green and shamrocks! It is a week-long celebration here in Grand Rapids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/grand-rapids-st-patricks-parade-is-one-of-a-kind-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[St. Patrick&apos;s Day is almost here. Grab your green and shamrocks! It is a week-long celebration here in Grand Rapids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/grand-rapids-st-patricks-parade-is-one-of-a-kind-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:27:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone is a little bit Irish, especially on St. Patrick's Day. Check out the "Most Irish Cities in Michigan". <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-most-irish-cities-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone is a little bit Irish, especially on St. Patrick&apos;s Day. Check out the &quot;Most Irish Cities in Michigan&quot;. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-most-irish-cities-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Don&apos;t risk it - make sure you have a safe ride home on this St. Patrick&apos;s Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dont-drink-and-drive-aaa-to-offer-free-rides-home-for-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan AG Tweets Whiskey Shot at St. Patrick’s Parade and People Have THOUGHTS</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel attended the Detroit St. Paddy's Day Parade in Corktown on Sunday. A photo she Tweeted and her response afterward is getting some folks riled up... <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-st-patricks-day-whiskey-tweet/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Put On Something Green And Enjoy A Pint At These Irish Pubs In West Michigan</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[West Michigan has some great Irish pubs to enjoy a Guinness or shot of whiskey along with amazing Irish food and live music. Check out these top Irish pubs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/put-on-something-green-and-enjoy-a-pint-at-these-irish-pubs-in-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day 2022 is on Thursday, March 17.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/st-patricks-day-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[What a way to send out winter! Thanks to all who came to party with GRD at Irish on the Hill at Cannonsburg Ski Area on Saturday! <a href="https://wgrd.com/photos-wgrds-irish-on-the-hill-at-cannonsburg/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's day is coming up next month, on Wednesday, March 17th. What better way to celebrate leading up to the holiday than with a Shamrock Shake or and OREO® Shamrock McFlurry® from McDonald's! <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-shamrock-shake-and-the-oreo-shamrock-mcflurry-are-coming-back/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Detroit Is Canceled Again This Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Safety protocols needed still as we battle COVID-19 proved to be too much for organizers trying to still make the parade happen this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/st-patricks-day-parade-in-detroit-is-canceled-again-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Safety protocols needed still as we battle COVID-19 proved to be too much for organizers trying to still make the parade happen this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/st-patricks-day-parade-in-detroit-is-canceled-again-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Videos to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in West Michigan in 2020</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Some of the big annual events have been cancelled, while others have been postponed or are still to come. <a href="https://wgrd.com/videos-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-in-west-michigan-in-2020/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some of the big annual events have been cancelled, while others have been postponed or are still to come. <a href="https://wgrd.com/videos-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-in-west-michigan-in-2020/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Things To Do this Weekend: March 15th-17th</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the final weekend for Laughfest and it’s also St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. There are a lot of sport related events, we have a Neuroscience Fair and classes about plumbing! We also go back to music from the 90’s for a couple different events. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-march-15th-17th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the final weekend for Laughfest and it&#x2019;s also St. Patrick&#x2019;s Day on Sunday. There are a lot of sport related events, we have a Neuroscience Fair and classes about plumbing! We also go back to music from the 90&#x2019;s for a couple different events. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-march-15th-17th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Get Lucky this St. Patty’s Day! Win FREE Donuts from Krispy Kreme!</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/get-lucky-this-st-pattys-day-win-free-donuts-from-krispy-kreme/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 03:14:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Krispy Kreme is going green!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/get-lucky-this-st-pattys-day-win-free-donuts-from-krispy-kreme/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Krispy Kreme is going green!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/get-lucky-this-st-pattys-day-win-free-donuts-from-krispy-kreme/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Courtesy of Krispy Kreme (photo: Business Wire)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>MSP Will Be Looking For Impaired Drivers This Weekend</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/msp-will-be-looking-for-impaired-drivers-this-weekend/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:52:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[By now we should all be using Uber, Lyft or friends to get home after celebrating, but here it is in case you need it, more of a reason not to drink and drive this weekend.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/msp-will-be-looking-for-impaired-drivers-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[By now we should all be using Uber, Lyft or friends to get home after celebrating, but here it is in case you need it, more of a reason not to drink and drive this weekend.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/msp-will-be-looking-for-impaired-drivers-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Michigan State Police via Facebook</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Things To Do this Weekend: March 16th-18th</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Laughfest wraps up this weekend. It is also St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday. There is hockey and basketball, fishing and boating. On stage it’s Peter and the Wolf, Pink and more! Plus a free day at the museum. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-march-16th-18th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Laughfest wraps up this weekend. It is also St. Patrick&#x2019;s Day on Saturday. There is hockey and basketball, fishing and boating. On stage it&#x2019;s Peter and the Wolf, Pink and more! Plus a free day at the museum. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-march-16th-18th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Things You Might Not Know About St. Patrick’s Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:25:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day? <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#x2019;ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick&#x2019;s Day? <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Landin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>World’s Least Organized Tiny St. Patrick’s Day Parade Video</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/worlds-least-organized-tiny-st-patricks-day-parade-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On St. Patrick's Day, WGRD and Channel 95.7 teamed up to host the World's Least Organized Tiny St. Patrick's Day parade. No agenda other than getting out of work for a couple hours for the holiday and having a few drinks. It's a Friday, and St. Patrick's Day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/worlds-least-organized-tiny-st-patricks-day-parade-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On St. Patrick&apos;s Day, WGRD and Channel 95.7 teamed up to host the World&apos;s Least Organized Tiny St. Patrick&apos;s Day parade. No agenda other than getting out of work for a couple hours for the holiday and having a few drinks. It&apos;s a Friday, and St. Patrick&apos;s Day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/worlds-least-organized-tiny-st-patricks-day-parade-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>St. Pat's is a Fun Lie</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone has a great time on St. Patrick's Day, celebrating the great Irish Saint who brought Christianity to Ireland, kicked out the poor, legless snakes, and used a shamrock to teach about the Holy Trinity. Also, leprechauns are super important for the day, and everything is supposed to be green.
Or is it? <a href="https://wgrd.com/st-patricks-day-is-fun-but-a-total-lie/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone has a great time on St. Patrick&apos;s Day, celebrating the great Irish Saint who brought Christianity to Ireland, kicked out the poor, legless snakes, and used a shamrock to teach about the Holy Trinity. Also, leprechauns are super important for the day, and everything is supposed to be green.
Or is it? <a href="https://wgrd.com/st-patricks-day-is-fun-but-a-total-lie/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">We don't care about the trutch...as long as we can hang out with HER! (sUs_angel/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Come Have a Drink With WGRD!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday is St. Patrick's Day, and we all want to take the day off. Most of us can't, but maybe we can swing a half-day! So join me and Janna at 2pm here in the WGRD parking lot, and we'll all go have a green beer to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-a-drink-with-wgrd-on-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Friday is St. Patrick&apos;s Day, and we all want to take the day off. Most of us can&apos;t, but maybe we can swing a half-day! So join me and Janna at 2pm here in the WGRD parking lot, and we&apos;ll all go have a green beer to celebrate St. Patrick&apos;s Day! <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-a-drink-with-wgrd-on-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Laughing Man in St. Patrick's Day Parade (peterotoole/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids is Ranked as a Great St. Patrick’s Party City</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Wallethub does a lot of studies on cities and they always have Grand Rapids scored well in their results, which we love. They've done another study on the best cities for celebrating St. Patrick's Day, and guess what? We're in the top 20! Because we're awesome! <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-is-ranked-as-a-great-st-patricks-party-city/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wallethub does a lot of studies on cities and they always have Grand Rapids scored well in their results, which we love. They&apos;ve done another study on the best cities for celebrating St. Patrick&apos;s Day, and guess what? We&apos;re in the top 20! Because we&apos;re awesome! <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-is-ranked-as-a-great-st-patricks-party-city/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">St Patrick's day Girl. Young woman with green hat (Gizelka/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Named One of the Rowdiest St. Patrick’s Day States</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:28:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With a little over a week until St. Patrick's Day, what sort of shenanigans do you have planned?
Well, according to Candystore.com, Michigan really knows how to get its Irish on. They've deemed Michigan one of the rowdiest St. Patrick's Day states in the U.S. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-named-one-of-the-rowdiest-st-patricks-day-states/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With a little over a week until St. Patrick&apos;s Day, what sort of shenanigans do you have planned?
Well, according to Candystore.com, Michigan really knows how to get its Irish on. They&apos;ve deemed Michigan one of the rowdiest St. Patrick&apos;s Day states in the U.S. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-named-one-of-the-rowdiest-st-patricks-day-states/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Joe’s Father in Law Has  Great St. Patrick’s Day – Free Beer and Hot Wings Segment 16 [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Joe teased a story he wanted to talk about during Segment 16, and it's about his father-in-law, and the family's annual St. Patrick's Day party. They found out that his father-in-law's cancer came back, and they couldn't do their normal party, so their friends brought the party to them, and MLive picked it up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/joes-father-in-law-has-great-st-patricks-day-free-beer-and-hot-wings-segment-16-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Joe teased a story he wanted to talk about during Segment 16, and it&apos;s about his father-in-law, and the family&apos;s annual St. Patrick&apos;s Day party. They found out that his father-in-law&apos;s cancer came back, and they couldn&apos;t do their normal party, so their friends&nbsp;brought the party to&nbsp;them, and MLive picked it up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/joes-father-in-law-has-great-st-patricks-day-free-beer-and-hot-wings-segment-16-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Conklin’s St. Patrick’s Day ‘Wearing of the Green’ Parade is Returning</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The new owners of a small bar in Conklin, Michigan are bringing back a St. Patrick's Day tradition that began in 1988.
The Wearing of the Green parade will return to Conklin on St. Patrick's Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/conklins-st-patricks-day-wearing-of-the-green-parade-is-returning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The new owners of a small bar in Conklin, Michigan are bringing back a St. Patrick&apos;s Day tradition that began in 1988.
The Wearing of the Green parade will return to Conklin on St. Patrick&apos;s Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/conklins-st-patricks-day-wearing-of-the-green-parade-is-returning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Matt Milhouse, Townsquare Media</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Dublin Pub Owner: Founders All Day IPA Is Top Seller on St. Patrick’s Day [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/dublin-pub-owner-founders-all-day-ipa-is-top-seller-on-st-patricks-day-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A pub owner in Ireland says a Grand Rapids beer is a top seller in his pub on St. Patrick's Day!
Gareth Cummings, who runs Thomas House in Dublin, gave props to Founders All Day IPA in a Reddit AMA session. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dublin-pub-owner-founders-all-day-ipa-is-top-seller-on-st-patricks-day-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A pub owner in Ireland says a Grand Rapids beer is a top seller in his pub on St. Patrick&apos;s Day!
Gareth Cummings, who runs Thomas House in Dublin, gave props to Founders All Day IPA in a Reddit AMA session. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dublin-pub-owner-founders-all-day-ipa-is-top-seller-on-st-patricks-day-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Janna/ 97.9 WGRD</media:description>
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      <title>Not to Ruin Your Drinking Excuse – But St. Patrick’s Day is Completely Made Up</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every year for St. Patrick's Day, people dress up in the most bizarre green work clothes they can find, and then leave work early to go drinking green beer ferociously all night.  Not that I'm against leaving work early, dressing oddly, or drinking ferociously.
By all means, let's go!
But just so you know, there are some things about this holiday that have been kept quiet for a long time.
It's no  <a href="https://wgrd.com/not-to-ruin-your-drinking-excuse-but-st-patricks-day-is-completely-made-up/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every year for St. Patrick's Day, people dress up in the most bizarre green work clothes they can find, and then leave work early to go drinking green beer ferociously all night.  Not that I'm against leaving work early, dressing oddly, or drinking ferociously.
By all means, let's go!
But just so you know, there are some things about this holiday that have been kept quiet for a long time.
It's no  <a href="https://wgrd.com/not-to-ruin-your-drinking-excuse-but-st-patricks-day-is-completely-made-up/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10 Lucky Movie Quotes for St. Patrick’s Day</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day brings out the superstitious side in all of us. Though it doesn't get the same love in cinema that other high-profile holidays receive, Hollywood does have a rich tradition of crediting &quot;Lady Luck&quot; for certain milestones and achievements. Here are 10 &quot;lucky&quot; movie quotes that you can pull out on St. Patrick's Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/lucky-movie-quotes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[St. Patrick&apos;s Day brings out the superstitious side in all of us. Though it doesn&apos;t get the same love in cinema that other high-profile holidays receive, Hollywood does have a rich tradition of crediting &amp;quot;Lady Luck&amp;quot; for certain milestones and achievements. Here are 10 &amp;quot;lucky&amp;quot; movie quotes that you can pull out on St. Patrick&apos;s Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/lucky-movie-quotes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Groner]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Jackie’s Throwback Thursday Pic</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's Thursday and a common social media thing is this whole hashtag, throwback thursday thing.  I decided why not share a throwback pic today!  This one is a real gem!  I'm taking you back to St. Patricks Day 2006!  What a year my friends... My shirt simply says, &quot;I'm Irish&quot;  creativity flows through my veins... <a href="https://wgrd.com/jackies-throwback-thursday-pic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s Thursday and a common social media thing is this whole hashtag, throwback thursday thing.  I decided why not share a throwback pic today!  This one is a real gem!  I&apos;m taking you back to St. Patricks Day 2006!  What a year my friends... My shirt simply says, &amp;quot;I&apos;m Irish&amp;quot;  creativity flows through my veins... <a href="https://wgrd.com/jackies-throwback-thursday-pic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Happy St. Patrick’s Day From Katherine Gannon!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[My pal Katherine sent over a picture and wanted to say Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone!  She also took the time to answer one of your questions, the question was sent in last week; <a href="https://wgrd.com/happy-st-patricks-day-from-katherine-gannon/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[My pal Katherine sent over a picture and wanted to say Happy St. Patrick&apos;s Day to everyone!  She also took the time to answer one of your questions, the question was sent in last week; <a href="https://wgrd.com/happy-st-patricks-day-from-katherine-gannon/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Best (And Worst) Quotes You’ll Run Across On St. Patrick’s Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Don't get me wrong, I Love the celebration of St Pats Day but soooooo dread most of the stupid cliched' sayings on shirts, hats, and other green shaded articles of clothing that Irish wannabes will parade before everyone in a drunken stupor... <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-best-and-worst-quotes-youll-run-across-on-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Don&apos;t get me wrong, I Love the celebration of St Pats Day but soooooo dread most of the stupid cliched&apos; sayings on shirts, hats, and other green shaded articles of clothing that Irish wannabes will parade before everyone in a drunken stupor... <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-best-and-worst-quotes-youll-run-across-on-st-patricks-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Photo by Dean Purcell/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[JT]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Producer Steve’s Tips For a Successful St. Patrick’s Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:19:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, everyone in the world will be out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.  That fact that the national average temperature is about 78 degrees above normal and that it’s a Saturday means that there will really be no excuse to not indulge in some type of leprechaun-themed activities... <a href="https://wgrd.com/producer-steves-tips-for-a-successful-st-patricks-day-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tomorrow, everyone in the world will be out celebrating St. Patrick&CloseCurlyQuote;s Day.  That fact that the national average temperature is about 78 degrees above normal and that it&CloseCurlyQuote;s a Saturday means that there will really be no excuse to not indulge in some type of leprechaun-themed activities... <a href="https://wgrd.com/producer-steves-tips-for-a-successful-st-patricks-day-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Steve]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Dropkick Murphys/Against Me! to tour next year</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Dropkick Murphys plan to hit the road next year in honor of St. Patrick's Day and are bringing Against Me! with them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dropkick-murphysagainst-me-to-tour-next-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dropkick Murphys plan to hit the road next year in honor of St. Patrick&apos;s Day and are bringing Against Me! with them. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dropkick-murphysagainst-me-to-tour-next-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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