green girl

How To Be Irish In Philly This Week

Parties, concerts, fundraisers, plays, tin whistle workshops, food with Guinness in it, a protest against a local gift shop chain carrying offensive St. Paddy’s paraphernalia–a little bit of everything!

Read more
Tom Finnigan

Return of the Wild Geese

An immigrant story: Part 1 in a series of essays by Tom Finnigan, a British-born writer who now makes his home in the land of his ancestors: County Donegal.

Read more
The pipes were calling

Video Highlights: 2011 Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Music Festival

If you were there, relive the experience. (These videos will help you remember what you forgot.) And if you weren’t there, here’s what you missed.

Read more
Newbridge ladies

All That Glitters

It isn’t gold, but silver, that’s the foundation of an Irish company that’s selling its popular jewelry exclusively in the US through an Erdenheim distributor.

Read more
Why is this man smiling?

Parade Fund-Raising Kicks into High Gear

Parade supporters danced at AOH 39 last weekend. Two more big parade benefits are in the offing … and you can help.

Read more
Sister James and court

They Danced All Afternoon at Division 39

A big Ancient Order of Hibernians fund-raiser gives the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade a well-needed boost.

Read more
matt_shannon

How To Be Irish In Philadelphia This Week

It’s less than a month to St. Patrick’s Day. You know what that means: You have to practice! Fortunately, there are plenty of places to do it, starting Friday night!

Read more
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Brendan Begley

Review: “A Moment of Madness,” by Brendan Begley and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

They’re two masterfully expressive musicians at the top of their game. The new CD is essential listening.

Read more