Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys Launches the First Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
Casey has formed the Claddagh Fund which is a charity foundation based on the attributes of the Claddagh Ring of “Friendship, Love and Loyalty.” The mission of the Claddagh Fund is to raise money for the most underfunded non-profit organizations that support vulnerable populations in our communities. By Kathy McGee Burns The Dropkick Murphys [...]
A Meeting of Minds…A Conversation between Artist and Patron
By Sabina Clarke This stunning and beautifully illustrated book with photographs of original paintings by first generation London-Irish artist Brian Whelan is a fascinating exchange of ideas between Irish Catholic Brian Whelan and Jeff Frohner, a Lutheran pastor from Orange County, California who proves to be an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Connoisseur of fine art. How [...]
Shared History – Shared Hearts
FROM COUNTY ROSCOMMON IN IRELAND TO NORTHPHILADELPHIA By Joanne Ennis and Eileen Troxell Saint Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia is celebrating its 160th jubilee. The first parishioners of Saint Malachy were part of the great migration from Ireland in the 1850s. They fled famine and tyranny to find a new life in America. They labored in [...]
What’s the Rumpus? The Hooligans
It’s the remarkable longevity of this band that stands out for these five guys. That, and the infectious excitement generated by frontman Luke Jardel (acoustic guitar), who makes it seem oh so natural as he draws the audience in to arguably the best Irish/Folk/Rock & Roll fusion show Philadelphia has to offer. Drummer Ed “O’Kay” [...]
Putting on Airs — June 2011
By Jamie O’Brien Marie-Therese McCartin — Another April Day (MTM Records MTMCD001) I wasn’t sure what to make of this instrumental album when it first arrived. I’ll be honest, the first listening did not grab me and as a result, Another April Day kind of slipped to the bottom of the pile. But regular readers [...]
ROBERT F. McGOVERN : IN MEMORIAM
By Monsignor Francis A. Carbine On April 13, 2011, Robert F. McGovern entered eternal life. Alleluia! On this date, Bob encountered the “great cloud of witnesses”—servants of God “approved because of their faith.” [Hebrews 12:1] In an interview a few years ago, Bob stated : “Every place you go, you are visited by a great [...]
Lantern Theater’s A Skull in Connemara Puts the ‘Mac’ in ‘Macabre’
Reviewed by Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew So, who needs a closet when skeletons are part of your cast of characters? No matter if they’re somewhat, errm, not exactly disembodied, but let’s say, disarticulated. Isn’t that a sign of our times anyway? As part of the Philadelphia Irish Theater Festival, the Lantern Theater has dished up a delightfully [...]
Trending Fiach—The Abbey Theater’s Vibrant Artistic Director
Caption: Fiach MacDonghail, artistic director of the Abbey Theatre, in front of a poster for “Terminus” at the Annenberg Center | Photo © Katharine Gilbert By Sabina Clarke When Fiach MacConghail was appointed artistic director of Ireland’s National Theatre six years ago this month, the future of the Abbey Theatre, founded in [...]
