(Above: From left: Greg Gillespie, Irish Edition writer Frank Dougherty, book dealer Dave Miller, and paranormal investigator John Levy discuss the weird occurrences taking place at Port Richmond Books. — Photo | Jim Talone) By Frank Dougherty Gregory Gillespie these days… Continue Reading
Caption: In honor of the one-year anniversary of the burial and memorial service for five Duffy’s Cut workers, West Laurel Hill Cemetery hosted a Memorial Service on March 9. Among those attending were members of the excavation team (l. to… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
by Peter Makem Back in 1922, a commission was set up by the first Irish Government into creating a new coinage in an early attempt to remove British symbols. Among those people chosen to study the issue and come up… Continue Reading
Click Here to view the entire IRED March 2013 front page. By Kristen McCann After the New Year passes, and March rolls around, Saint Patrick’s Day is here again. It is a time for the celebration of St. Patrick and… Continue Reading
CAPTION: Dr. William Watson and his twin brother, the Rev. Dr. Frank Watson, have led the investigation into the slaughtered Irish railway workers found at Duffy’s Cut. By Dr. William Watson The remains are the first-found set of remains from Duffy’s Cut… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Irish author Lorna Byrne who lives a quiet life in County Kilkenny, Ireland has been seeing and talking to angels since she was a child. In 2003 she decided to tell her story to the world—at the… Continue Reading
By Coleman Clarke The ghosts of Knute Rockne and the Four Horsemen had to be smiling down on the Fighting Irish who conquered the USC Trojans on Saturday night in the Los Angeles Coliseum with a final score of 22-13.… Continue Reading