Around the Town
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
The bagpipes are getting closer, along with the dulcet tones of the Massachusetts political class, because the St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast is just a few weeks off.
Set for the Flynn Cruiseport in the Seaport District on March 17, State Sen. Nick Collins... Read more
It’s that time of year again when St. Patrick’s Day—or month—rules the Boston calendar. Too often lost in the shuffle of local revelry are two milestones testifying that the Saint’s day is far more than an opportunity to let the Guinness and song reign.... Read more
Arguably the high-tide month for Celtic/Irish events in Greater Boston is here, with “A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn,” the Lúnasa-Natalie Merchant collaboration at The Wilbur, and Celtic Thunder member Colm Keegan’s appearance at the Irish Cultural... Read more
Ireland’s Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciarán Cannon T.D., was in Boston last month for a two-day program of consultations with the Irish diaspora in which he met with representatives of more than 20 Irish-American... Read more
Ireland’s Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciarán Cannon T.D., was in Boston last month for a two-day program of consultations with the Irish diaspora in which he met with representatives of more than 20 Irish-American... Read more
Michael Shea, 55, at right, was raised in the small Western Massachusetts town of Blandford before graduating from Stonehill College in 1985. After obtaining a law degree, he practiced in Boston until moving to Ireland with his wife Margaret (a native of... Read more
Michael Shea, 55, at right, was raised in the small Western Massachusetts town of Blandford before graduating from Stonehill College in 1985. After obtaining a law degree, he practiced in Boston until moving to Ireland with his wife Margaret (a native of... Read more
Patrick Radden Keefe grew up in the heart of Boston’s Irish community— the Adams Corner section of Dorchester. His dad Frank— whose great-grandparents were immigrants from Donegal—was a regular at the Eire Pub.
But despite the name and pedigree, Keefe... Read more
