Around the Town
Scene from the parade 2014. Chris Lovett photo
The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sun., March 20, will be shortened for the second consecutive year, according to Mayor Martin Walsh’s office. It will keep to the abbreviated trek – about half the... Read more
Christmas Celtic Sojourn is a family party;
new faces, old faces revel in music-making
By Sean Smith
Special to the BIR
“A Christmas Celtic Sojourn,” which opens for its 13th year on Dec. 11 at Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theater, has become as much a family... Read more
Delegates from across the United States will descend upon Boston this month for Irish Network USA’s annual national conference, featuring plenary sessions, a special celebration at the State House, and a festival celebrating Irish culture and film.
The... Read more
Ticket sales are said to be brisk for the the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic that is set for Fenway Park on Sun., Nov. 22. Gates will open at 11a.m. and the game begins at 1 p.m.
Hurling, the world’s fastest field sport, returns to Fenway Park for the first... Read more
First-class hurling, called the world’s fastest field sport, will be on display at Fenway Park on Sun., Nov. 22, as two of the sport’s biggest teams – Dublin and 2015 All-Ireland Finalist Galway – compete in an exhibition on a pitch where the Red Sox play... Read more
The city’s top policeman, a leading media executive, and a pioneering philanthropist will be the honorees at this month’s Boston Irish Honors luncheon, the season’s premier celebration of Irish-American achievement in Massachusetts.
Commissioner William... Read more
The Green-O’Leary School of Irish Dancing aloft during 2014’s Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival.
Sunday, Oct. 11, 11 to 6, at Florian Hall, McKeon Post
The Irish-American duo Celtic Font will be among the performers at this year’s Dorchester Irish... Read more
A budget-priced European airline has announced plans to begin non-stop transatlantic service from Boston to Cork, with flights expected to begin next May.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, says it will launch the new... Read more
A block of stores along Adams Street, shown to the right of the flags, have recently been acquired by new owners— John and Peter Lydon, who plan to make improvements to the storefronts. Bill Forry photoAdams Village, a key gateway to Dorchester and a... Read more
Stonehill College has instituted the Distinguished Richard B. Finnegan Professorship in Political Science and International Relations in honor of the Dorchester native who earned his BA from Stonehill in 1964 and returned to the campus in Easton in 1968... Read more
The Marriott Port-au-Prince, which officially opened its doors last week after a “soft” opening period of three months, is far more than just a symbol of Haiti’s post-earthquake recovery. It’s a living, breathing, job-creating economic engine in a... Read more
Fundraiser July 25 at Melrose K of C Hall
By Sean Smith
A group of young local musicians hoping to play at Ireland’s biggest traditional music event is getting a helping hand from one of the Boston area’s most famous Irish pubs – and one of its most... Read more
The John F. Kennedy statue overlooking the State House lawn and Boston Common is againavailable for close-up viewing to the wider public.
The public will be able to view the statue of the former US president seasonally, through October, starting at 9:30... Read more
A team of buyers that includes Dropkick Murphy’s front-man Ken Casey plans to buy the Lower Mills Pub this month in a long-rumored deal that would bring new ownership— and likely, a kitchen and new look— to one of Dorchester Avenue’s last remaining old-... Read more
Members of Irish organizations across New England at the Consulate in Boston. Photo courtesy Connell Gallagher
Boston’s Irish Consulate hosted a meeting last month in its offices at 535 Boylston Street with an agenda to establish new and deeper links... Read more
College Hockey Tourney modeled on Boston's Beanpot
On Thanksgiving weekend 2015, hockey teams from Brown, Colgate, Northeastern and UMass-Lowell will travel to Belfast for a major international hockey exchange that will include several educational and... Read more
As the centenary year of the 1916 Easter Rising marches ever closer, the producer of a full-length feature film on the subject is still raising funds and awareness to complete the project. Kevin McCann, the producer of “The Rising,” intends to make... Read more
The Eire Society of Boston will hold award its Gold Medal to Dr. Catherine B. Shannon, Professor Emerita of History at Westfield State University, at its 78th Gold Medal Dinner on Saturday evening, April 25, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. For... Read more
The Boston Irish community is mourning the death of John Joe Somers, the “dean of Irish Pubs” who passed away March 24 after a long illness. He was 63.
Mr. Somers was the founder and owner of the Somers Pubs, a popular group of Irish locals that included... Read more
Last month’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in South Boston unveiled a new deal along the parade route while tradition kept pace at the Convention Center where state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, in her second year as host, presided over the annual holiday... Read more
