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There was singing, dancing, silly hat-wearing–and clear evidence that the kids are going to carry on the tradition.

Local Irish musicians celebrate a decade of live traditional Irish music at one of the city’s most celebrated pubs … Fergie’s on Sansom Street.

Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh to you and yours. Ring in the new year at the Irish Center, hear some lovely ballads from two Dubliners who now make their home in Philadelphia, and get ready for a new Martin McDonagh play coming to Philly. And more!

Parades, festivals, music, dancing, Gaelic athletics … Philadelphia celebrated its Irish-ness in more ways than we can count. See for yourself with our giant photo essay.

Close out the year with two luscious recipes from our favorite Irish cook Margaret Johnson.

Top Irish box player James Keane will be on stage with his nephew, fiddler Paraic Keane, and singer-musician Gabriel Donohue on Saturday. Don’t forget the annual Wren Party, a little bit of old Ireland in Glenside the day after Christmas. In need of one more good deed for 2012? We have an idea. . . Read on.

Whether they were newbies to the Philadelphia Irish Center, or old friends revisiting after a long time, they both came away with the same idea: When you’re here, you’re family.

You’ll be able to take a trip down Ceili Drive soon. The cover art for our Irish music CD is ready to go, and we have sneak previews of three of the tracks.