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Attorney Jim Flood is a strong believer in doing for others. This year, his AOH Notre Dame Division brethren are doing for him. He’s the grand marshal of the 2012 Conshy St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Uilleann piper Ivan Goff will show you why the Irish pipes are best this weekend at the Irish Center. You can also worship to the tunes of U2 at a local church. And there’s so much more going on, get yourself a cuppa tea, sit down and read on.

His friends and colleagues describe the 2012 Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, labor leader John Dougherty, as a family man, a church man, and a true Irishman. Even Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams weighs in.

Fiddler Jesse Smith, the Heartstrings Quartet, Andy Maher, piper Ivan Goff, a Valentine’s Day Lunch for seniors. . . .this is one packed week. Check it out. (We’ve given you a heads up about next weekend too. It’s a doozy.)

Find out about upcoming tours that will take you over back roads and into back rooms and gardens. Not your ordinary trips to Ireland.

Michael Waugh will take you to Ireland to meet his neighbors. You won’t get a better insider’s view of Ireland’s breathtaking West coast.

There’s always singing and dancing on Marianne MacDonald’s trips. Sometimes, that’s because the Irish radio host brings the musicians and dancers with her.

Cookbook author Margaret Johnson will be your guide to the “Flavors of Ireland.”