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The principality’s archives are looking for photographs of the brothers of Grace Kelly’s parents.

The recent announcement by Amtrak that the mass grave at Duffy’s Cut is too close to the tracks to be safely exhumed was disappointing, but not devastating; there is still much work to be done at the site.

In his latest book, Dr. Sean Kay, a professor of politics and government at Ohio Weslyan and an advisor to Barack Obama, explores what happened when Ireland lost its faith in its economy, its government and its church. He will be speaking, along with Irish Consul General Noel Kilkenny, at Temple University on November 4, a program sponsored by Irish Network-Philadelphia.

Colin Quinn uses his humor to draw parallels between the ancient world and our own twisted modern society in “Long Story Short,” his one man show playing at The Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

For County Donegal essayist Tom Finnigan, summer’s signs are all around, from the whitewash on the bridge to tattered political signs on the lamp posts.

On his trip to Ireland, President Obama told the story of the great friendship between Frederick Douglass, former slave and great social reformer, and Daniel O’Connell, Ireland’s “Emancipator.” But Irish immigrants and African-Americans weren’t always so friendly, especially in Philadelphia. Historian Michael Carolan recounts that tale.

Local Irish organizations gathered Sunday at the gravesite of Joseph McGarrity in Holy Cross Cemetery to recall the 1916 Easter Rising.

Irish groups will gather Sunday at Holy Cross Cemetery to recall the sacrifices of the 1916 patriots. Patricia Noone Bonner explains why she and many others still care.