Irish restaurants take different approaches to celebrating St. Patrick's Day
WORCESTER — St. Patrick's Day was one of the first holidays majorly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, Irish restaurants and bars made some changes in their celebration of one the biggest days for Worcester's Irish community. Brendan D. O'Connor, who owns O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar on West Boylston Street with his wife Claire O'Connor, said that along with hosting their own festivities, Irish American communities have to celebrate in the stead of the residents of Ireland, which is currently under a heavy lockdown. "In Ireland there's no St. Patrick's Day parade this year....