Oh and there is a good Irish bar just opposite the Garden, normally plays good music with good atmosphere, i told them that i was a kiwi as they didnt seem to like the Brits too much.
I was there for St Patrick's Day Parade 4 years ago. There were 10 year old school kids carrying "England out of Ireland" banners in the parade. I had my doubts they even knew where Ireland is, but they seemed to dislike the English anyway.