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Chris Muse, teacher, justice, author, lays out culture of
courthouse justice in Massachusetts
‘The Murder of Brewster Flats’ features ‘Billy Boston,’ defense attorney
By Ed Forry
For 50 years, Chris Muse maintained an active career, serving for several... Read more
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Earnest Hemingway described bankruptcy as happening two ways: ‘gradually then suddenly.’
So, too, with societal change.
Consider Belfast. Over the last few months, Belfast has experienced a type of time travel. First the city went on a frightening trip... Read more
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‘Good Returns for Good Works’
At Catholic Investment Services, CEO Tim D’Arcy and team marry religious faith, finance
By Peter F. Stevens
Boston Irish Contributor
For Tim D’Arcy, the Catholic and corporate worlds are not mutually exclusive. His role as... Read more
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An amazing Irish summer; Steve Lynch hangs on; The tragic consequences of ‘joyriding’ and youthful malaise
“I’d love to promise that the sun will shine on you, but I can’t!” This was my sign-off on this page in my last dispatch at the start of the summer... Read more
Arts and entertainment
•The annual Rockport Celtic Festival at the Shalin-Liu Performance Center will take place Sept. 10-13 with a focus on the four seasons as expressed through music and words. Among the performers joining artistic director and harpist Maeve Gilchrist will be... Read more
Arts and entertainment
Mark your calendars. Boston audiences will have the unique opportunity to experience the US premiere of “Wake,” an electrifying Irish variety phenomenon that remixes traditions in a high-energy, heart-thumping theatrical celebration of life and... Read more
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For Shane Kilmartin, living every moment of his J-1 visa to the fullest was a non-negotiable. As a third-year mechanical engineering student at Queen’s University Belfast, the Rian J-1 Graduate Visa program allowed a unique opportunity for Shane to gain... Read more
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If you want to see a key milestone in the life and career of Boston-area Celtic musician Adam Hendey, just go to his YouTube.
One day in 2020, Hendey and his then-fiancé Frannie Monahan took a little excursion to the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, found a... Read more
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• Caitlin Finley and Will Woodson [http://woodsonfinley.com], “Once Through the Hall”
Principal Personnel: Caitlin Finley (fiddle), Will Woodson (uilleann pipes, flute)
Distinctive Tracks: “The Geese in the Bog”; “The Blackbird”; “The Plains of Boyle/... Read more
BostonIrish feature story
The United States marks a historic moment this year the signing of the Declaration of Independence and on the island of Ireland, we’ll be celebrating the deep ties that bind us to America.
For centuries, people have crossed the Atlantic between Ireland... Read more
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Long time Boston photo journalist Bill Brett signed copies of his latest book, "Boston Veterans Appreciation" on Flag Day Sunday, June 14 at Blasi‘s Fat Belly Deli in Adams corner in Dorchester. The book is now on sale locally at College Hype in Adam’s... 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
Boston Irish Commentary
In early June, I made a snap decision, one that involved passports, a flight, and a quiet promise to myself. My son and I were going to fly to Dublin to mark the end of his middle school years and the start of high school, a meaningful threshold in any... Read more
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From the outside, Aisling Gallery and Framing looks like just another comfortable home in Hingham. But after you walk past the flock of sheep statues in the front yard, up the front steps with a US flag on one side and an Irish flag on the other, and... Read more
Arts and entertainment
For years, Boston-area Irish dance performers and teachers Jackie O’Riley and Rebecca McGowan have thought long and hard about what they do, how they do it, and what it all means – and have turned that musing into artistic expression.
In 2019, they... Read more
Arts and entertainment
Artists who have played in TD Garden: Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, U2, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, Drake – and Scottish Fish?
A clarification is in order, obviously.
On March 18, the Boston-area Celtic fiddle band performed at halftime of the Boston... Read more
