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“Come West Along the Road” with Marianne MacDonald and the Vincent Gallagher Irish Hour has been on the air for almost 10 years. The shows are live every Sunday from 11:00AM to 1:00PM on WTMR 800 AM. The shows can also be heard on the internet at www.wtmrradio.com, or by listening on a smartphone via iHeartradio.com, or Tunein.com.

Please, if you can, support the radio show by making a pledge during the upcoming on-air fundraiser on Sunday, April 12th, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM hosted by Michael Bradley, you will be helping to keep a Philadelphia tradition alive and well! 

For more information, email either Michael Bradley at mbradley@bradleyfloors.com or to Marianne MacDonald at rinceseit@msn.com prior to Sunday.

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Deputy Prime Minister Joan Burton, TD, who is also the leader of the Labour Party and the Minister for Social Protection, is on a whirlwind St. Patrick’s weekend tour of Philadelphia, Boston and Pittsburgh to promote continued economic ties between the United States and Ireland.

On Saturday, March 14th, she addressed about 200 leaders of the local Irish community at a reception in Center City. To read more, please click HERE.

Prior to this large reception, the Irish Chamber hosted the Tanaiste for a private breakfast at The Rosenbach Museum, complete with a viewing of Joyce’s original “Ulysses.”

PHILADELPHIA (February 24, 2015) — The Philadelphia Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute today named Mrs. Donna Crilley Farrell as the 2015 recipient of it’s annual Sourin Award. “Donna’s commitment to her catholic faith is unwavering in both word and deed,” said Phil Earley, President of The Catholic Philopatrian Institute. “She sets an example to many in the Catholic laity that is both impressive and inspiring. We are pleased to honor her with this year’s Sourin Award,” added Early.

To read more, please click HERE.

Philadelphia went Green for St. Patrick’s Day 2015!

View all photos by visiting our Flickr page.

Photo credit: Tom Keenan, eptas@hotmail.com

Photo credit: Tom Keenan, eptas@hotmail.com

Philadelphia Saint Patrick’s Day Observance Association Proudly Announces 2015 Parade Award Winners

 

Hon. James H.J. Tate Award

(Founded 1980, this was named the Enright Award Prior to 1986)

Sponsored by: Mike Driscoll & Michael Bradley

Group that Best Exemplified the Spirit of the Parade

Christina Ryan Kilcoyne School of Irish Dance

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