By Thom Nickels It took some time to land a phone interview with Fox 29’s traffic guy, Bob Kelly, but when the green light flashed the so called “Dean of Traffic” was more than gracious with his time and energy.… Continue Reading
Photo (above): John Joe battling Jesús Acha Iule Raya of Mexico in 2016 at Sugarhouse Casino (Photo / Daniel Cork / courtesy of Raging Babe) By Tim McCloskey Saint Patrick’s Day festivities start early this year with an old-fashioned Irish boxing… Continue Reading
by Sabina Clarke Stormy the cow, seven years old and approximately 1600 pounds is my pick for the Person of the Year Award because of her determination to ‘follow her bliss’ in the face of insurmountable obstacles: the Philadelphia Police… Continue Reading
(Reprinted from Irish Edition, November 2010 issue; illustration by Megan Lawlor) By Coleman Clarke Phillies Pitcher Roy Halladay, otherwise known as ‘Doc Halladay,’ traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in the off-season, may just be Phillies manager Charlie Manuel’s answered prayer.… Continue Reading
Photo by Jennifer Logue By Brendan Clay Airing ad free on WPPM 106.5 FM on Thursdays from 3 to 5 pm, CRAIC Radio is a music program put together by two men from Dublin who have been part of the… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine ”I’ll take you home again, Kathleen, / To where your heart has ever been / Since you were first my bonnie bride / Across the ocean wild and wide.” “This is my favorite song”… Continue Reading
(above) The Famine Memorial in the Dublin Docklands. Photo by Andrew Diamond By Dennis J. Clark Reprinted from Irish Edition July 1993 to Sept 1993 PART ONE It is often alleged that Irish Americans have a distorted view of Irish… Continue Reading
By Pete Sigmund Ever hear of “the living out girls?” They were, like the well-known characters in the Downton Abbey TV series, the servants who kept great estates going as maids, tutors, cooks, companions and other essential help. Living out… Continue Reading
By Brendan Clay The crowd arrived early on Sunday, April 24 while the weather was still cool. They gathered around the Irish Memorial, a 12-foot high bronze sculpture depicting bedraggled Irish refugees from the great starvation of the 1840s and… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the second oldest in the country has been held continuously since 1771. This year with a nod to the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin the theme is “God Bless… Continue Reading