Around the Town
In addition to Summer BCMFest on July 7 this month will see events in the Greater Boston area featuring some prominent Irish/Celtic performers.
• One of the co-founders of famed Irish-American band Solas comes to town with his new collaboration, as the... Read more
One of Ireland’s premier choral groups, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin (pictured above), will be in Boston a concert hosted by Encore Tours on Wed., July 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old South Church at 645 Boylston Street.
The Christ Church... Read more
Steve Burke was recently named executive director of the Irish Cultural Centre of New England (ICCNE). He will direct the ICC’s fundraising and membership campaigns, as well as oversee the utilization of the 46-acre campus’s four athletic fields, artistic... Read more
The Irish community is welcoming a new Consul General, Laoise Moore, who arrived in late May to the Consulate offices in Copley Square, “I’m delighted to be taking up my new post,” Moore told the BIR in an email. “I’ll be accompanied by my husband Michael... Read more
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing and President Kennedy’s vision that launched the effort, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will host Apollo 11 Lunar Command Module pilot Michael Collins and Blue Origin Founder... Read more
HAPPENINGS JUNE 2019
Listings provided to BIR, courtesy Richard Archer.
Sat., June 1 – The Irish Music Club, 410 Quincy Ave., Braintree will conduct its monthly dance. Music by the Andy Healy band from 7-11 pm. Complimentary coffee, tea, and pastries.... Read more
A look at some of this month’s Irish/Celtic music-related doings in the area:
• The first week of June offers an opportunity to see a dynamic new Celtic band with ties to the Boston area – and to support a good cause – when Fàrsan comes to the Parish... Read more
The Irish Network Boston will partner with the Consulate General of Ireland on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 5- 7 pm, for a special evening celebrating Bloomsday. Scenes from Ulysses will be brought to life by David Gullette, showcasing the wit and frivolity... Read more
The Irish Memorial on Deer Island is ready for this Saturday’s dedication ceremony.
The event starts at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 25, 2019 and it is free and open to the public. There will be plenty of free parking and refreshments will be served after... Read more
All are cordially invited to join with members of the Boston Irish Community
For the blessing & dedication of
The Great Hunger Memorial
(An Gorta Mór)
on Deer Island, Boston Harbor
Saturday, May 25, 2019
10:00 am on Deer Island
In memory of the... Read more
BY FRANCIS COSTELLO
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
To describe Bill O'Donnell as one of a kind is to short-change this estimable man’s life and times.
Honorable and decent to the end, he was deeply proud of the America he loved - and whose uniform he wore - and of... Read more
After 170 years, a memorial on Deer Island to the ‘An Gorta Mor’ refugees
who perished in quarantine at the edge of Boston to be dedicated on Memorial Day weekend
BY PETER F. STEVENS
BIR STAFF
This month will offer a fitting commemoration of a tragic... Read more
Getting to the Point with Daniel Mulhall, Ireland's Ambassador to the United States
Join the Kennedy Institute for breakfast and conversation with Ambassador Mulhall.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 8:15 AM
Join the Kennedy Institute for breakfast and a... Read more
An iconic Irish venue in Brighton Center that has been the longtime scene of traditional Irish music for four decades will close its doors this month.
The Green Briar, located on Washington Street in Brighton Center, will draw its last pint on Monday, May... Read more
A benefit for Irish Children with Disabilities will take place on May 11 from 7-11 p.m. at the Irish Social Club at 119 Park St. in West Roxbury. All proceeds from the event, which is being sponsored by the Knights and Ladies of St. Finbarr (Cork Club),... Read more
BY SEAN SMITH
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
Appearances by distinguished performers with lengthy and accomplished careers are a staple of Irish/Celtic events in Greater Boston/Eastern Massachusetts, and these next several weeks are no exception.
•Kevin Burke, one of... Read more
