As the Kansas City Irish Fest enters its 22nd year this weekend, the three-day event at Crown Center Square has plenty to celebrate — as well as one tragedy to remember.
It was just before last year’s festival that local restauranteur and chef Shaun Brady, a 44-year-old native of Ireland who played a major role in the Irish Fest, was murdered outside his Brookside restaurant.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with fatally shooting Brady while trying to steal his car outside Brady & Fox restaurant at 63rd Street and Rockhill Road. A judge ruled in May that the boy will remain in the juvenile system while facing a second-degree murder charge…