Armagh native Seamus Boyle, long active in the local Ancient Order of Hibernians, outlines his plans.

Local Irish activist Kathy McGee Burns sings the praises of The Philadelphia Galway Society.

This Mercer County AOH Division 10-sponsored school touched on all the essential elements of Irishness, from Irish language to food to football.

Last week, Robert Hurst Sr. was named president of the Irish Memorial. This ex-cop has a long history of activism in the Irish community—and enough adventures to fill a book. He recently talked to irishphiladelphia.com about being Irish, being a cop, and why he once dressed up as a nun on the streets of Philadelphia.

She's a 25-year-old Loyola grad (honors, of course) who's working in the commodities trading business. Meet Colleen Tully and see all the fun from the June 20 pageant. Pretty girl alert!

Did you know the Father of Argentina was a Mayo man who first lived in Philadelphia? Neither did anyone else, until two local Irish historians tracked down the information.

The Irish Center, celebrating its 50th, invites some old friends to share sandwiches, cake and memories.

Pete Hand celebrated being the grand marshal of the Conshohocken St. Patrick's Day Parade. And a whole bunch of people celebrated with him.

OK, only about four minutes of the parade, but you'll get the idea.

Here's a job we wouldn't want. How do you pick the best when everybody was so good? But here is the list from the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Observance Association.