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Tunes At Twilight

Tunes At Twilight

May 28, 2021

Summer is here, lads and lassies! Donegal Square and McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub are excited to be a part of “Tunes at Twilight”, happening every Thursday this summer through July 22nd. Hosted by the Downtown Bethlehem Association, “Tunes” has undergone a renovation post-pandemic. Instead of live music every Thursday in the Sun Inn courtyard alone, local musicians will be playing live at various restaurants up and down Main Street! We are proud to say that the Red Stag Pub is one of those very spots. I probably dinna need to tell ye what an integral role live music plays in the Celtic culture, or in the Donegal Square and McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub experience. Grab a pint or a dram in our pub, tacos at Urbano, a martini at the Twisted Olive, or a burger at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem, all the while enjoying some great live music. Supporting local artists, and supporting local businesses…and having fun at the same time. 

Here at Donegal Square, we have extended our hours on Thursday evenings to accommodate the “Tunes Traffic”. You can visit us anytime before 8 pm! Multiple shops on Main Street are doing the same. And in case you needed another reason to come out on Thursday, let me tell ye about the Tunes Backstage Pass. For just $10, enjoy exclusive savings with our fellow downtown merchants. To anyone who presents to us their pass, Donegal Square is offering 20% off any item in the shop! So break out the shorts, shades, and sundresses- because it is that time of year. It’s time for Tunes at Twilight! 

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The founder and great manifester behind Donegal Square. 

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At age 11, I sold a farmer’s wife a bra in the Ladies Dress Shop that my Mum ran in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. So began my entrepreneurial adventure. Fairly early on I knew a career involving entrepreneurship, sales, and being around people was in the cards for me.  

Growing up in Lambeg, a small village eight miles from Belfast, I was reared partly by my Granny McCarthy while my Mum went to work. My Mum and Dad had gone to work early in life with no opportunity for advanced education because of their family circumstances and the outbreak of World War II. Even though my parents didn’t have an abundance of money, there was always food on the table. Great breads, scones and baked goods were always part of my upbringing.

Sports have always been a huge part of my life, and because of my love for them I managed to get a Grammar School Education by receiving a scholarship (which also enabled me to participate in all the sports I enjoyed). When I first came to the USA to live, following a trans-Atlantic field hockey romance, I was drawn to the idea of importing the things from Ireland and the UK that I missed the most. Following a period of experimenting with importing tweeds and knitwear for wholesale, I realized there was potential for a business in the Lehigh Valley. The ultimate goal for my wife and I (I married a local woman, Linda Shay, the same woman from the trans-Atlantic field hockey romance back in 1978) was to create a comfortable, friendly, warm atmosphere with a rich cultural experience — as if you were visiting Ireland.

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