Around the Town
BY ED FORRY
BIR PUBLISHER
Plans to establish a monument in Boston Harbor to memorialize some 850 Irish who sought refuge in the mid-19th century only to die in quarantine on Deer Island within sight of the city are nearing completion with a formal... Read more
WGBH's A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
kicks off this week with two sold out shows in Rockport!
Show producer Brian O'Donovan said, "Our first performance in Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theatre is on Friday, Dec 14 - tickets are going fast.
I cannot believe... Read more
Casey McElmeel at Boston's Irish Consulate has shared information about an expansion of the online passport renewal service. In addition to online passport renewals, the expanded online service will now permit:
1) Online renewal of a child’s... Read more
There are many fine Irish organizations in our local area, and the Irish American Partnership (IAP) is one of the finest.
Now in its 31st year of being headquartered in Boston, the Partnership has been applauded by authorities in both the North and South... Read more
Limerick won the 2018 Super 11’s Fenway Hurling Classic on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Fenway Park in front of an enthusiastic crowd of some 12,000 fans. Goalkeepers Nickie Quaid and Anthony Nash making some outstanding saves for the all-Ireland champs throughout... Read more
On Sunday, November 18, West Roxbury’s “Lord Mayor” Richard Gormley was sworn in as the new president of the Irish Social Club.
The owner of the Gormley Funeral Home, he has an ancestral home in Ballybrogan, Co. Roscommon.
The event began with a Mass of... Read more
On Sunday, November 18, West Roxbury’s “Lord Mayor” Richard Gormley was sworn in as the new president of the Irish Social Club.
The owner of the Gormley Funeral Home, he has an ancestral home in Ballybrogan, Co. Roscommon.
The event began with a Mass of... Read more
A letter to my grandchildren
Dear “Magnificent Eleven,”
Having lived now almost 80 years, I thought it would be a good time to impart what wisdom I have accumulated in a long, happy, and productive life, the happiness being in no small part attributable... Read more
Nollaig na mBan, or Women’s Christmas, is held each year in January throughout Ireland to celebrate women’s leadership within the family and community. The Irish American Partnership will commemorate this tradition with a breakfast highlighting Irish-... Read more
BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest) will feature renowned fiddlers Liz Carroll from Chicago and Scotland’s Kevin Henderson when it takes place for the 16th year from Jan. 17 to Jan.20. The two will perform at the BCMFest Nightcap concert on Jan. 19, and... Read more
The Irish Consulate will host a “fireside chat” at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov 14, with Dr. William H. Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity, and the Irish author Don Mullan, of Hope Initiatives International.
The two men... Read more
The Charitable Irish Society presented Silver Key awards to Paul Doyle, an Irish community activist and a volunteer champion of the St. Vincent DePaul Society and other nonprofit organizations, and to Linda Dorcena Forry, a former state senator who is now... Read more
How can Irish diaspora organizations from across New England find some common ground on how they tell the stories that matter to those who cherish their heritage? That was the overriding topic last month (Oct. 13) at a conference sponsored by the... Read more
St. Augustine Chapel and Cemetery in South Boston began a year-long bicentennial celebration with a ceremony and Mass on Sept. 15.
The cemetery, dedicated in December 1818, was the first Catholic burial ground in Boston, and the chapel is the oldest... Read more
Here's the front page of this month's Boston Irish Reporter.
The issue is now at news stands and Irish venues throughout Greater Boston and points north, south and west, and our hundreds of subscribers receive a hard printed copy delivered to their homes... Read more
So not one of the 11 GOP senators on the Judiciary Committee is “man” enough to question Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who has alleged that federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her some 36 years ago. As of this writing, Senators Charles... Read more
