Green Briar, iconic Brighton pub, to pour its last pint May 6

By BIR Newsroom
April 24, 2019
BIR Newsroom

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 6. The restaurant/pub has been the flagship of the sprawling Briar Group since 1989.
In an online posting, the company said:

Irish Social Club May 11 benefit for Irish Children with disabilities

By BIR Newsroom
April 24, 2019
BIR Newsroom

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), will go towards funding a new 26,000 square foot Children’s Center currently being built outside Cork City. The 7.5 million euro center is being built by Enable Ireland, a non-profit organization that provides free vital therapy and rehabilitation services to children with physical disabilities and their families.

You Simply Can’t Make This Stuff Up

By Peter F. Stevens
April 1, 2019
Peter F. Stevens

BY PETER F. STEVENS
BIR STAFF
Orders for sackcloth and ashes must be going through the proverbial roof. Democrats’ D-Day, Deliverance Day, based on the premise that Special Counsel Robert Mueller would raze the House of Trump with undeniable proof that the president takes his orders from a certain autocrat named Vlad, arrived with a four-page Declination for Dummies from US Attorney General William Barr.

Love becomes tragic when justice isn’t just

By R.J. Donovan, Special to the BIR
April 1, 2019
R.J. Donovan, Special to the BIR

BY R. J. DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
The philosopher George Santayana warned, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Hub Theatre Company of Boston is launching its seventh season this month with Helen Edmundson’s “The Clearing,” a captivating drama that recalls a time in history that should never be forgotten. Performances run from April 5 to April 20.

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