The first two festivals of the season kick off this week--Brittingham's Irish Festival and the Philadelphia Ceili Group festival of traditional Irish music and dance. Also on the way: a reception for a group of Irish artists, a wreath-laying for Wexford and Philadelphia's favorite son, Commodore John Barry, and The Young Dubliners teaming up with the John Byrne Band. Read on for all the details.

Two more bodies have been found at the Malvern site where a group of young Irish laborers died mysteriously in the 1830s. The latest find is confirming that the archeological dig may also be a crime scene.

It was the perfect night at Citizens Bank Park. Dancers on the field, the Bogside Rogues up behind the stands, the Phanatic in a green glittery top hat ... and a resounding win.

Join our favorite retired publican, Emmett Ruane, and family at the Perzel Center in Mayfair. They're hosting a blowout blood drive.

The Mairead Farrells are the division champs of ladies junior Gaelic football again. But that wasn't the only Gaelic sports action going on at Cardinal Dougherty Field over the weekend. Check out our "sports section!"

We're all going fishing next week, so we wanted to alert you to all the great things coming up in the next few weeks. There are plays, festivals, your favorite Irish performers, art exhibits, festivals--did we mention festivals? Our calendar is bursting with craic.

Some of them may not get the greatest scores, but these bowlers are scoring big for the Hibernian Hunger Project.

If you're smart, you'll get out of Philly for while and head down the shore. Big Celtic doings in Wildwood this weekend with Irish Summer Fest and a great array of musical acts including Celtic Crossroads, direct from Ireland. But come back in time for the High Kings in Lafayette Hill and the opening of an art exhibit at Villanova by Irish artists living in London.

The contemporary Celtic trio gave a free concert in Mt. Airy this week. We have pictures!

There's a new group interested in helping you find your ancestors, our Rose is going to Ireland, and learn how you can become a real Irish mummer.