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FL H8033
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dan Daley
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AI Summary
- Designates March 2025 as "Irish Heritage Month" in Florida, recognizing an estimated 1.78 million Floridians who are Irish immigrants or of Irish descent
- Acknowledges St. Patrick's Day celebrations across the state, noting that St. Augustine hosted the first recorded St. Patrick's Day parade in the world in 1601
- Highlights notable contributions of Irish Americans to Florida, including the founding of Barry University in Miami Shores in 1940 and Monsignor Bryan Walsh's Operation Pedro Pan, which brought 14,000 Cuban children to Florida from 1960 to 1962
- Recognizes Ireland as the seventh largest foreign direct investor in Florida, accounting for more than 15,000 jobs
- Notes that the Government of Ireland opened a Consulate General in Florida in October 2022 and appointed a new Honorary Consul, Patrick Delaney, in Orlando in 2025
Legislative Description
Irish Heritage Month
Last Action
Adopted by Publication
4/9/2025
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