The Irish rocker proclaims "this is my country" as he accepts the medal from last year's winner, former President George Bush. See story and photos.

If you're not all Irish Festival-ed out, there are two more this weekend. And an interesting Scottish band is coming to Quakertown. Wear your kilt!

Join Blackthorn on Sunday to help raise money for three young Delaware County firefighters and their families.

Donegal takes the New York Senior Championships, Kevin Barrys claim intermediate crown in Chicago.

Sunday's weather was picture-perfect for the finale of the Cape May AOH Irish Fall Festival.

It was steamy on Saturday, but that didn't keep thousands from enjoying the bands, the vendors, the butterfly fries (who invented those?) at the AOH Irish Fall Festival in N. Wildwood and Blackthorn's music extravaganza in Wildwood. See all the festival shenanigans here.

For an Italian, John Lomonaco, executive chef of the FlipFlopz Beach Bar and Restaurant in N. Wildwood whips up some mean Irish food. He shares one of his recipes with us.

Sure and it's a dark Irish comedy from Martin McDonagh. Marianne MacDonald reviews "The Lonesome West," now playing at St. Stephen's Theater in Philadelphia.

A new website might carry photographs of where your family lived in Ireland. You too can contribute to this ambitious project to photograph every kilometer of the UK and Irish Republic.

People ask: What is worn under the kilt? One smart-aleck answer is: Shoes and socks. Ah, but there's more to it than that.