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The first, and most important thing Sally and Joe Harney want people to know is this: They’re not going anywhere and will not be disappearing from the face of the Earth.
The Walpole couple has been a mainstay of Boston’s Irish set dance community... Read more
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The Consulate General of Ireland in Boston announced the return of its First Friday speaker series. This month will host Fred Bernabe, the Senior Director of Community Education and Outreach at Samaritans, an NGO supporting the Greater Boston community... Read more
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Rian Immigrant Center today announced the selection of an interim executive director to manage the programs while anexecutive search continues.
In an email statement addressed to the "Rian Community," Rian board chair Kim Borman said "We are... Read more
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A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic-related music events in Greater Boston
•The Rockport Celtic Festival – one of many gifts from the late Brian O’Donovan to Celtic music aficionados – takes place from Sept. 12 to Sept. 15, mostly at the Shalin Liu... Read more
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This coming month will see another homecoming for Boston-area native Eric McDonald, a musician with a lengthy and diverse portfolio, when he appears as part of Celtic roots trio Kalos on Sept. 3 at Club Passim in Harvard Square.
McDonald’s homecomings... Read more
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Centered around the Shalin-Liu Performance Center, one of the more impressive venues in Greater Boston, the fifth Rockport Celtic Festival will take place Sept. 12-15, with an assortment of big-stage and intimate events that spotlight Celtic traditions – ... Read more
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Award-winning actor-director-educator Fred Sullivan Jr, was born in Chelsea, educated at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, and spent 35 years as a member of the acting company at Trinity Rep in Providence, appearing in 130 productions. Over his distinguished... Read more
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The Charitable Irish Society will host the 23nd Annual Fundraising and Silver Key Awards Reception on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA. The Society will honor two distinguished individuals ... Read more
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For some 25 years, Gloucester resident Michael O’Leary has been exploring, and celebrating, the connections between song and sea.
O’Leary has organized and led a series of regularly occurring “Celtic Music Sunset Sails” around Gloucester Harbor on the... Read more
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The St. Brendan’s Gaelic Athletic Club-Boston, founded in 2008, resembles a family – one big Irish family, that is.
The youth club offers both hurling and football, but most of the athletes prefer the latter. Gaelic football is an Irish team sport played... Read more
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President Biden’s decision to end his candidacy for re-election last Sunday has been hailed as an act of selflessness, a gallant exemplar of patriotism without parallel in modern American electoral politics. It’s all of those things, of course, but it’... Read more
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A look at what’s coming up for some of Boston’s favorite stage talents as summer wanes.
Fred Sullivan, Jr. is devoting several weeks this summer to “Tootsie: The Musical.” Based on the Dustin Hoffman film of the same name, the stage musical focuses on... Read more
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The big city with a small-town feel
Niall McDonald arrived in Philadelphia with clear goals: to gain relevant experience in his field and expand his network, echoing the positive experiences he had during a previous summer program. Having struggled to... Read more
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BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest) will present a concert featuring the internationally renowned Irish band Lúnasa on March 8, 2025, in Somerville Theater – a new venture for Boston’s annual showcase of Celtic music and dance.
Ticket information and other... Read more
BIR History
‘These thoughtless, head-strong, imprudent people’ :
In June 1847, the mass arrival of Famine Irish ignited Nativist resistance in cold-roast Boston
In June 1847, Boston simmered with political, cultural, and religious unrest. A crisis was unfolding along... Read more
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SAVE THE DATE- FRIDAY OCT 25, 2024- JFK LIBRARY
A committee planning the 14th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon – scheduled for Fri., Oct. 25, 2024, at the John F. Kennedy Library on Dorchester’s Columbia Point – has finalized its slate of honorees.... Read more
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It was a warm day this spring when I visited Bill Bulger at his home in South Boston. He’s a 90-year-old man now, not quite as lively as we remember him over the years at the St. Patrick Day breakfasts, at the rostrum of the state Senate or in his role... Read more
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Irish American Partnership gives $10,000 to school in grandfather’s hometown
It was a homecoming of sorts for the US Ambassador Claire Cronin, who spent a celebratory morning on May 14 in Moville, Co. Donegal alongside Principal Liam McDermott of Scoil... Read more
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Breaking 6/28/24- Rian Immigrant Center announced today that the agency has had a "change in leadership."
In an email to stakeholders and supporters, Rian board chair Kim Borman said, "Jacob Bombard, who served as Executive Director for a year and a... Read more
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Offering cinematic beauty, off-the-beaten-track experiences and transcendently beautiful coastal scenery, the Wild Atlantic Way has been one of the island of Ireland’s most successful tourism stories. 10 years on, it is as compelling as ever.
An... Read more
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Q. What is the status of the possible changes to USCIS filing fees?
A. Early last year, we summarized the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to announce adjustments in the agency’s fee schedule. On the last... Read more
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Q. I submitted an application to USCIS almost a year ago, and I am about to move to a new address. How can I let the agency know? Is setting up mail forwarding with USPS enough?
A. Until you become a US citizen, whenever you move, you have an obligation... Read more
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1 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, DublinExplore 9,000 years of history through fascinating archaeological artefacts that include Irish bog bodies, the Ardagh Chalice, the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the famous Derrynaflan Hoard. The museum is housed in a... Read more
Today's News
The Irish Passport Service has rolled out an online passport application system for all applicants - including children and 1st time applicants - applying from the United States.
This service is now live and is available at dfa.ie/passports
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