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Friendly Sons Dinner welcomes Ireland's former Taoiseach Enda Kenny to NEPA

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former leader of Ireland is in northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday for a prestigious annual Irish celebration.

Former irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny served as guest speaker at Saturday's 119th Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Lackawanna County Dinner.

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The 73-year-old Kenny served as Ireland's Taoiseach, a title in Ireland formerly called Prime Minister, from 2011 to 2017.

Saturday night's dinner was held at the Scranton Cultural Center for a second year in a row.