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Villanova Senior Named 2023 Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe
AnneMarie Caffrey Mentei, a 21-year-old Villanova University senior was crowned the 2023 Mary from Dungloe at the Donegal Ball in early December at The Irish Center in Philadelphia. She accepted her crown from Olivia Lisowski, who wore it for several years because she was unable to travel to Ireland for the international event because of the Covid pandemic. AnneMarie is an Irish Studies major, and is minoring in Peace and Justice and Spanish. At Villanova […] Read More
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Welcome Spring With a Raspberry-Rhubarb Tray Bake
Meteorological spring, the season determined by annual temperature cycles, begins March 1 in the Northern Hemisphere. Those of us who live in the Northeast really can’t complain about dreadful winter weather this year, but the idea that spring has officially arrived is exciting, nonetheless. And now that it’s here, we have some lovely things to look forward to — longer days, warmer weather, and for cooks, baking with traditional spring fruits and vegetables, rhubarb in particular, […] Read More
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Larry Kirwan’s IABCN Acceptance Speech
On Friday February 24, musician, writer, and playwright Larry Kirwan received the Irish American Business Chamber & Network (IABCN) 2023 Uachtarán (President) Award in Philadelphia from Irish Ambassador to the USA, Geraldine Byrne Nason at a Union League luncheon. (Photo Tom Keenan) Kirwan, a Wexford native who emigrated to New York at the age of 21, may be best known for being the front man of the rock band Black 47 and a political activist. […] Read More
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The 2023 IABCN Ambassador Awards
The Irish American Business Chamber of Philadelphia presents the Ambassador Awards every year to outstanding organizations and individuals who contribute to making this a better world we live in. This year’s awards were presented by Her Excellency Geraldine Byrne Nason, the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, to Dr. Chris Domes, president of Neumann University, accepting the Ambassador Award on behalf of the university. The Taoiseach Award was presented to John Cummins and Adele […] Read More
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Philly Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Fundraiser at the FOP
The Philly parade held a huge fundraiser at Lodge 5 Fraternal Order of Police in the Northeast on Sunday, February 26, honoring grand marshal Dan Harrell and the 2023 Ring of Honor. Tom Keenan, our ace photographer, was there. Check out his photos!
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How to be Irish in Philly This Month, Part One
You know you’re Irish when you hear a patron in a pub ask the bartender, “Are you all ready for March Madness?” and you’re pretty sure he’s not talking about basketball. While there will be plenty of college hoops in March, the real madness for the Delaware Valley’s millions of Irish, Irish-Americans, and Irish wannabes will be in the pubs, on stage, and in streets as dozens of Irish performers big and small fill every […] Read More
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Celtic Supporters Club Meets at the Plough
The Second Street Plough Bhoys Celtic Supporters Club met Sunday at the Plough and Stars in Old City to watch the Celtics take on the Rangers and recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary. (The Celtics won 2-1.) Photographer Tom Keenan was there to catch all the action. The Plough Bhoys, Philadelphia’s premier Celtic supporters club, are celebrating their 10th anniversary.
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Irish Poet Takes New Post at Villanova
Each spring since 2000, Villanova University chooses a distinguished Irish writer to hold its Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Chair of Irish Studies. Named for a Villanova graduate who was former CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb and US ambassador to Sweden, the Heimbold chair has since become one of the most prestigious Irish studies positions in the United States. The 2023 Heimbold Chair holder is Mary O’Donoghue, who has published books of award-winning poetry which include Tulle (Salmon Poetry, […] Read More
