The Irish Center established 1958 and located in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. Please tag your posts about the center with #IrishCenterPHL! Home to the Delaware Valley Irish, the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center, also known as The Irish Center, is home away from home. Concerts, ceilis, County Balls, music/dance lessons, meetings, & sessions all take place here! Join us. The mission of the Center is to sponsor and support programs and activities in the Delaware Valley (includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) that teach, celebrate and promote Irish art, culture and heritage. Irish Seniors, Irish Immigrants, Veterans, first-generation descendants of Irish Immigrants, and Irish-Americans will benefit from the Irish Center’s programs. The Irish Center is focused on broadening the use of its facility and programs by multiple generations, including younger generations, families with young children, teenagers, young adults and seniors. The Irish Center would also like to broaden the facility usage by community representatives- outreach to the Mt Airy community has always been and continues to be a high priority for the Irish Center.