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The last year has been hard, to say the least. With a constant swirling mess of politics and a global pandemic, its easy to feel like the world is caving in, and its always nice to see a little bit of positivity right in our own backyard. A group of women brightened spirits and quite literally Irish danced into the hearts of shoppers on Wednesday at the Market Basket in Bourne. Vinny Lovegrove of Marion captured part of the womens St. Patricks Day in-store performance, which attracted a crowd ...

Last year, the holiday coincided with the first wave of the pandemic. With indoor dining permitted and increased seating capacity, Bucks and Montgomery county bar owners are excited to welcome guests to spend the holiday with Irish foods, music and , of course, drink.   Here’s how area bars are celebrating in year two of the pandemic. The Dubliner on the Delaware, New Hope For the New Hope pub, St. Patrick’s Day is the busiest time of the year. The staff plans weeks in advance to accom...

Young Irish dancer spotlights local landmarks and businesses McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance student Erin Mayo strikes a pose in front of the Delaware Trails of Discovery mural at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal. Christian Kanienberg of Bellefonte designed and painted the underwater sea adventure. SUBMITTED PHOTOS March 14, 2021 McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance students gather for a photo on the stage at Right Balance Pilates in Lewes. Shown are in back (l-r) Lilly Keller...

Scene Calendar: Fun things to do March 12-18, 2021 The Gainesville Sun MUSIC Jazz on the Green: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Celebration Pointe, Celebration Pointe Avenue off of Interstate 75 and Archer Road. Free. (celebrationpointe.com) Live music by the Joe Breidenstine Quartet on the stage in the promenade, food and drinks, lawn games and more. Trey Lewis: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Knockin Boots Saloon, 201 W. University Ave. Tickets: $15. (bit.ly/tlewis2021) The "Dicked Down in Dallas" singer will perform...

Comments St. Patricks Day in Ireland in 1959 was very different from the massive celebrations in the 21st century.  It is March 17, 1959. A nine-year-old girl is waiting for the Saint Patrick’s Day parade. Many others are waiting at the same corner. An icy wind blows up from the river. Her three brothers and three sisters are with her. The littlest one is in a go-cart. They left the baby at home. The girl has her St. Patrick’s Day badge pinned onto her gabardine coat. She has a gre...

  The entertainment phenomenon, which thrust the pursuit into the global spotlight, is every aspiring Irish dancers dream. Lynsey, who has been dancing since the age of four, comes from a family of talented dancers. Her sister Lauren (31) is with Riverdance and Connor (30) has been with Lord of the Dance for seven years. Lynseys big chance came last September when she applied via an online audition to join the show for a month-long tour of Covid-free Taiwan. She could not believe h...

Cairde Are Taking Over The World - Like An Irish Dancing Version Of BTS! Listen to this episode Without competitions. Touring gone. Stage shows a memory. What could they do? Thats when they decided to join social media dance platform Tik Tok in July 2020. The seven friends set themselves a goal.  1000 followers. Well they absolutely flipping smashed it. At the time of writing this they have just passed 1.8 MILLION followers!! 87 million views alone. They are like an Irish Dancing version o...