by Hit-and-Run Driver Our dear friend Michael Toner, long-time Irish Edition contributor and stage actor, was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver about 1 a.m. on June 9 near 11th and Market Streets. He was taken to Jefferson Hospital where… Continue Reading
Above: AOH Div. 25 Honor Guard. Photo – Tom Keenan By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine The weather was post-card perfect. Forsythia and magnolia flowers fulfilled expectations. Ornamental trees sported buds alive with promise. The breeze was tailored to the colorful flags, and… Continue Reading
Caption (above): On one of their famous murals, the Bogside Artists of Derry honor four Nobel Laureates —John Hume, Dr. Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela. All were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. For information, visit www.bogsideartists.com By Maurice… Continue Reading
Caption (Above Video): Lois Duffin Orchids interview by Fox 29 News on April 23, 2015 Mother’s day is just around the corner and Lois Duffin Orchids is the perfect choice for a beautiful gift that is sure to impress! Lois Duffin Orchids is… Continue Reading
Caption (above): Some Philadelphia area students currently attending Trinity College Dublin, are here with the Provost in Parliament Square in front of the Campanile. (L-R) Francesca Crooks of Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School ’12, Elizabeth Maguire of Gwynedd Mercy Academy… Continue Reading
Patricia Campbell, a psychiatric nurse from County Tyrone and the president of the Independent Workers Union in Ireland received the Passion for Peace award at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, March 22nd. Campbell, who began her… Continue Reading
Sister Cecile Anne Reiley R.I.P. Sister Cecile Anne Reiley, SSJ, 76, passed away April 24. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was sister of Edmond Reiley Jr., the Rev. Robert Reiley MM, John Reiley, Sister Kathleen Reiley MM and the late… Continue Reading
5 Questions For 5 Dancers: 1: How and when did you get involved in Irish Dance? 2: As your interest developed, did you set specific goals for yourself? 3: Do you consider Irish Dance a more artistic rather than athletic endeavor…or bit… Continue Reading
By Carmel McCaffrey The feast day of St. Patrick on March 17th has been celebrated by the Irish people for well over 1,000 years. Recorded in the ancient Irish annals as the day of Patrick’s death it has been a… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke CHRIST ACTUALLY The Son of God for the Secular Age By James Carroll Viking 352 pp. $30 I first met James Carroll author, ex-priest and anti-war activist in 1997 when he was invited to the Free Library… Continue Reading