Don't expect the highlights from this collection of our photos. Yes, we had an eventful year--a visit from the Irish Navy, some tragic losses, more parades and fundraisers than you can shake a shillelagh at. This time, it's personal, just photos we loved and memories we'll cherish.

The Irish didn't bring the Mummer tradition to Philly, but to them it was still a little bit of Ireland.

Sessions galore, Barleyjuice at Sellersville, and a special gift from the late Frank McCourt. Read on.

Icy temps, flooding, high winds, rivers of blood, a plague of locusts ... OK, it's not that bad, but the Irish weather report is still something terrible to behold.

Drexel Hill's Mike Sheridan fell two years ago and broke his back. He's been on disability ever since. But he considers himself a lucky man for many reasons. For one: He has "all the time in the world" to collect winter coats for the needy. Find out how you can help.

Lori Lander Murphy catches up with the marvelous new singer to join this traditional Irish-American group. They'll be swinging back this way in March.

Put the Christmas shopping on hold. There's plenty of Irish stuff to do this weekend: Karan Casey, Seamus Kennedy, piper Scot Walker, The Morrigan. Read on for the details and a little Christmas gift from us.

Our gift to you--videos from two of the Irish Christmas shows that came to town this month.

Join in one of the holiday season's most fun-filled Irish events Saturday, December 26, at the K of C in Glenside.

We asked immigration attorney Stephen Dunne, himself an Irish immigrant, to do a series of articles on the issue. His first is appropriate: how immigration reform makes dollars and sense for the US. Rep. Luis Guitterez this week introduced a bill into Congress that would establish new pathways for immigrants to become citizens.