No matter what, the British will come to regret leaving the European Union

By Joe Leary, Special to BIR
January 30, 2019
Joe Leary, Special to BIR

When the people of Britain voted to leave the European Union in June of 2016 they had no idea that it would cause so much harm to themselves and to their country. Their leaders had no idea, either. Two years later, the European Union and the British Parliament cannot agree on the terms of the separation.

As it currently stands, in just about two months (March 29), Britain is scheduled to formally leave its European neighbors and break the agreement they have had since 1973, when the British people voted to join the Union by a vote of 67.2 percent to 32.8 percent.

JFK Library re-opens after long government shut-down; offers free admission until Feb. 2

By Dan Sheehan, Reporter Staff
January 30, 2019
Dan Sheehan, Reporter Staff

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum reopened Tuesday after being closed since December 22 due to the government shutdown.
With federal funding cut off, the the Columbia Point facility saw its programming and activities suspended for over a month, while the building remained vacant and its staff went furloughed without pay. Library Director Alan Price said he was excited to be back open, but acknowledged the hardships enacted upon his employees by the shutdown.

May wins a Brexit point; Irish prep for ‘no deal’

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January 30, 2019

Speaking late last month after British lawmakers had backed a move to reopen negotiations with the European Union over the so-called Northern Ireland “backstop,” Prime Minister Theresa May said that it was now “clear that there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable majority in this house for leaving the EU with a deal.”

It always has been ‘about the song, and the story’

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
January 3, 2019
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

Karan Casey has long been a heart-on-her-sleeve type of person, whether she’s singing or speaking, and this past year has seen her do plenty of both.

One of Ireland’s most high-profile female singers of the past two decades, a co-founder of groundbreaking Irish-American band Solas, and now a well-established solo artist, Casey released her new album, “Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tale,” last fall as she prepared to tour as lead singer with Boston-based fiddle ensemble Childsplay. She also appears on its new CD.

It always has been ‘about the song, and the story’

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
January 3, 2019
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

Karan Casey has long been a heart-on-her-sleeve type of person, whether she’s singing or speaking, and this past year has seen her do plenty of both.

One of Ireland’s most high-profile female singers of the past two decades, a co-founder of groundbreaking Irish-American band Solas, and now a well-established solo artist, Casey released her new album, “Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tale,” last fall as she prepared to tour as lead singer with Boston-based fiddle ensemble Childsplay. She also appears on its new CD.

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