Einstein Healthcare Network to Hold Free Tay-Sachs Disease Screenings for Irish Population March 4, April 20 & May 13, 2013
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia is offering free Tay-Sachs disease screenings to those of Irish descent in March, April and May. Screenings — which involve a simple blood test — are free to those who participate. To be eligible, participants must be at least 18 years of age and have at least three grandparents of Irish [...]
Irish Mystic and Angel Communicator Lorna Byrne to Speak in Chestnut Hill
World famous mystic, author and angel communicator, Lorna Byrne, will be interviewed by the Very Rev. E. Clifford Cutler, the Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, March 17. Following the interview, Ms. Byrne will take questions from the audience and then will meet with and give individual blessings to all [...]
Delaware Valley Hall of Fame Selects Kathy McGee Burns, Tom Keenan and Siobhan Lyons
The Delaware Valley Irish Hall of Fame will present its 12th Annual Awards Ceremony on November 11. It is held in the Ballroom of the Irish Center (Commodore Barry Club). The honorees selected this year are diverse and each has contributed to the continuance, enhancement and preservation of Irish traditions. Kathy McGee Burns has been involved [...]
Philadelphia Social Worker Is Finalist in Rose of Tralee Competition
Photo © Katharine Gilbert Havertown resident Elizabeth Spellman, the Philadelphia Rose of Tralee, a 27-year-old social worker at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia will return to Ireland in August to compete in the finals of The Rose of Tralee International Festival, one of Ireland’s longest running and most prestigious festivals, for the coveted title of The [...]
The Day of the Rope 2012
Photo Above: Msgr. Francis A. Carbine (right) is with Father Patrick Gallen Schoenauer and Father John McFadden. Photo | Victor Izzo By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine I never imagined that I would celebrate Mass inside a cellblock in a prison presided over by a watch tower. Yet, on Saturday, June 16, 2012, I did precisely that. [...]
Unraveling the Boston College Debacle…An Interview with Carrie Twomey
By Sabina Clarke Carrie Twomey doesn’t mince words. She is furious at Boston College for failing to protect their archives. Carrie is the American-born Orange County, Southern California wife of Belfast-born author, journalist, ex Irish Republican Army volunteer and former prisoner Dr. Anthony McIntyre. And, she is on a mission for her husband who cannot [...]
Mary from Dungloe Pageant
By Stephanie Lennon It seems like just yesterday that I was standing on Irish Center stage as Vince Gallagher serenaded me with the Mary from Dungloe song. Exactly one year later, I was just as excited for the annual Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe contest and Donegal Ball. Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe chairperson, Coleen McCrea Katz, [...]
Peace Activist Roy Bourgeois Presented with First Passion for Peace Award
Caption: Father Roy Bourgeois and Sabina Clarke | photo © Tom Keenan By Sabina Clarke Peace activist and outspoken and embattled Maryknoll priest, Father Roy Bourgeois, the founder of the School of the Americas Watch, addressed a crowd of more than 200 friends and supporters at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street in Philadelphia on [...]
