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Local Irish dance schools and a number of other organizations are raising money for the family of Jane Richard, the 7-year-old dancer who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings that also killed her brother, Martin, on April 15. Find out how you can help.

This week: A little music, a little dancing, a little drama, a little fighting. No, not at your house! See where you can enjoy it all.

It’s not too late to think about a cruise next winter. Irish radio host Marianne MacDonald writes about the one she took as a ceili dance instructor with Cherish the Ladies’ wild woman Joanie Madden and 55 of her closest musical friends.

Irish-American artist Chuck Connelly has memorialized the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Now, he’s just hoping his masterwork will find a home.

Local Irish gave the late Margaret Thatcher a fitting sendoff at the Red Rooster Inn in the Northeast. Call it a “fake wake.” We were there. Photos and video.

The Sons and Daughters of Derry enjoyed a Sunday afternoon social at the Irish Center. We have photos!

Join the Bogside Rogues and other local Irish bands at a mock wake on Saturday, and it’s not for Finnegan. Also coming: two topnotch young performers, Sean Gavin and Jesse Smith, in Lansdale and registration for the new Glenside GAA.

Could this be Philly’s new destination festival? Frank Daly hopes so. The Jamison Celtic Rock front man and partner, fiddler CJ Mills, are putting together a one-day. 5-stage fest on June 22 to showcase all local Irish culture has to offer.