Pictured here (left to right) are Sheila Gleeson (Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the Irish Pastoral Centre), Dr. Mary McAleese, and artist Vincent Crotty.

Vincent presented this painting of “Boston by Night” to the former President of Ireland Mary McAleese on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Dr. McAleese was the Guest of Honor at the Annual Banquet Celebration for the Irish Pastoral Centre, an organization that offers spiritual, social, legal and educational support to Irish immigrants in the greater Boston area.