Eire Society of Boston-Upcoming Events

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
September 26, 2023
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Eire Society Members

We are back!  Back to school Back from Covid

Members: Kindly mark your calendars for a few upcoming events.

October 8, Sunday: Brig St. John Memorial event, Cohasset (Details soon).

October 28, Sunday, 2pm: Padraig O'Malley - Prospects and Perils of Irish Unity  Meet the author. (Free Event) Scituate Public Library, Scituate, MA.

Joe Leary, longtime Irish American Partnership chief, dies at 90

By Boston Irish Newsroom
September 20, 2023
Boston Irish Newsroom

Joseph F. (Joe) Leary, of Canton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on September 18, 2023, at 90 years of age.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Eileen (Sullivan) Leary in 1981. He is survived by his two children, Joseph of South Boston and Eileen and her husband Thomas Johnson of Boston and Harwich Port. He was the beloved "Gramps" of Nicole and Ryan Johnson of Boston as well uncle and great uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Stitching together to bring awareness, empathy about an aggressive cancer

By Cassidy McNeeley, Special to BostonIrish
September 13, 2023
Cassidy McNeeley, Special to BostonIrish

Before he left office, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the establishment of a permanent day of awareness for Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), a rare but aggressive disease. This year, IBC Awareness Day will take place in Massachusetts on Tues., Oct. 10. Leading up to the recognition and education event, Stitch House Dorchester will be hosting two knit-along events, where residents will be invited to crochet and knit hats for chemotherapy patients. 

Sen. Markey’s ‘Climate Bank’ idea turns real at Franklin Field complex

By Seth Daniel, Special to Boston Irish
September 13, 2023
Seth Daniel, Special to Boston Irish

 

When Jossie Leon is in her housing unit at the Franklin Field Apartments, she describes the air quality as being so bad it causes her to cough more inside than outside. In the winter months, snow sometimes comes through the windows, a common problem for many living in the public housing development west of the Blue Hill Ave.-Talbot Ave. intersection.

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