Bloomsday is upon us: the annual celebration of James Joyce’s heritage

By BostonIrish Newsroom
June 12, 2024
BostonIrish Newsroom

Bloomsday celebrates Thursday, June 16, 1904, the day immortalized in James Joyce’s 1922 novel “Ulysses.” 

It’s an annual commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Joyce’s novel, and the novel›s events are set on the same date in 1904.  Bloomsday is a tribute to Joyce’s contribution to literature and a celebration of Irish culture and heritage.

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Salute to Bill Bulger is long overdue

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
June 12, 2024

 

It was a warm day this spring when I visited Bill Bulger at his home in South Boston. He’s a 90-year-old man now, not quite as lively as we remember him over the years at the St. Patrick Day breakfasts, at the rostrum of the state Senate or in his role bringing new life to the University of Massachusetts.

He has been back in private life for almost two decades now, and after the death in 2020 of Mary, his wife of 60 years, he has settled into his home in City Point under the watchful care of his 9 children and more than 30 grandchildren.

Ambassador Claire Cronin embraces her paternal roots

By BostonIrish Newsroom
June 12, 2024
BostonIrish Newsroom

Irish American Partnership gives $10,000 to school in grandfather’s hometown

It was a homecoming of sorts for the US Ambassador Claire Cronin, who spent a celebratory morning on May 14 in Moville, Co. Donegal alongside Principal Liam McDermott of Scoil Eoghain National School. She was delighted to meet with 240 pupils and the teaching staff, as part of a presentation by the Boston-based charity the Irish American Partnership. Cronin’s grandfather, Hugh McLaughlin, was born on the Inishowen peninsula in 1886 and emigrated to the United States in 1912.

Queens Univ GAA teams visit Canton this weekend

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
June 11, 2024
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

The Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston in Canton is hosting Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) teams from Queen’s University this Saturday and Sunday (June 15, 16) for the first time in more than 40 years, offering an exciting opportunity for local families and enthusiasts to be a part of a historic match at the ICC and enjoy some Gaelic football!

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