John Boyle O’Reilly Club in Springfield begins building outdoor pavilion
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Irish eyes were smiling at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club as work is set to begin building the new outdoor pavilion Saturday. City officials joined members of the club at a ground breaking ceremony for a new outdoor pavilion Monday.
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GROUND IS BREAKING ON A NEW OUTDOOR PAVILION AT THE JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB IN SPRINGFIELD. 22 NEWS REPORTER ALANA FLOOD JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH HOW THIS EXPANSION WILL SUPPORT THIS HISTORIC CLUB.
Irish eyes were smiling at the club today as work is set to begin building the new outdoor pavilion tomorrow.
City officials joined members of the John Boyle O'Reilly Club at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new outdoor pavilion today.
The club, which serves as a hub of Irish culture in Springfield, is one of the oldest Irish clubs in America, established in 1880.
The club received 250-thousand dollars in federal ARPA funding from the city of Springfield to create this dedicated outdoor space.
We are going to build a pavilion, a 60 by 40 pavilion. We're going to have a bar inside. We're going to have a grill so we can serve food because it's an outside dining room.
We'll have tables and chairs for people to sit in. We're going to hopefully have music as well.
The outline for the pavilion is already marked off in the parking lot.
The hope is that events can be dedicated in the pavilion or even overflow to this outdoor space.
And the club president said she hopes work on the pavilion will be complete by St. Patrick's Day.
Working for you, Alana Flood, 22 News.