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RED BANK: GLOVES AND GUINNESS ON A CHILLY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

St. Patrick's Day 2026 Red Rock 03172026A reveller at Red Rock Tap and Grill dons gloves with his Guinness on a St. Patrick’s Day that felt more like Valentine’s Day.   (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.)

By BRIAN DONOHUE

Chilly temperatures and wind chills that felt more like Valentine’s Day made local watering holes extra crowded on St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday.
 
Fewer customers hung out on the patio at Red Rock and the outdoor bar at The Dublin House than in recent years, choosing to pack in five and six deep at the inside bars to avoid the chllly temps.
 
It made things a little tricky for a redbankgreen roving photographer to do much roving. Still, a-roving we went. Here’s some of our choice frames. 
St. Patrick's Day 2026 Red Rock 03172026 Dublin House
The crowd was six deep at the bar at the Dub.


The guitarist in the band The Cliffs knew that on St. Patrick’s Day you wear the green sneakers and hit that green pedal. 

Passing cars had no mercy for this lost hat on Monmouth Street. 

Patrick Torphy Pipe and Drums at Red Rock Tap & Grill. 


Revellers at the Dublin House found an uncrowded corner amid the 5 pm St. Patrick’s Day rush.  

redbankgreen editor Brian Donohue may be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling or texting 848-331-8331.

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