A ‘Wrong’ Play That’s Comically Right

By R. J. Donovan
November 2, 2018
R. J. Donovan

by R. J. Donovan
Special to the BIR

From the time he was a small boy growing up in Marblehead, Lucas McMahon set his sights on becoming a commercial theatrical producer. Even when he was performing in a show, he was focused on what was going on backstage, behind the scenes.

This month, Lucas returns to Boston as a co-producer of the national tour of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” coming to The Emerson Colonial Theatre from Nov. 7 to Nov. 18.

Into caves? Then Doolin Cave in Clare is a must-place to visit

By Ed Forry
November 2, 2018

If you have ever visited the magical, mystical Burren in Co. Clare, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that there’s nearly as much going on in places beneath the karst landscape as there is above ground.

DOOLIN CAVE
One such place is just north of the village of Doolin on the Wild Atlantic Way. In 1952, two young men who were visiting Ireland with an expedition from the Craven Hill Potholing Club in England’s Yorkshire Dales discovered a cave while exploring the Burren.

Says Jarlath Henderson, MD, and musician: ‘I love trauma – that’s why I sing about it’

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
November 2, 2018
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

It’s not just the regular influx of high-profile, established acts – Lúnasa, Dervish, The Chieftains, Altan – that make Greater Boston such an Irish/Celtic music fan’s dream. Area venues also frequently host performers who have attained a solid following at home, and are looking to do the same in the US, like Róisín O, The Maguires, Connla, and JigJam.

A TALE OF TWO IRISH AMERICANS: US Sen. Susan Collins has faith that Kavanaugh will keep his word

By Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff
November 2, 2018
Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff

“Trust” them. If you have a preexisting condition, your fate may literally rest in the hands of an Irish American judge whom an Irish-American senator sent to the US Supreme Court with her pivotal confirmation vote. That senator, Susan Collins, of Maine, trusts that Judge Kavanaugh will keep his word. After all, he “assured” her face to face that he would never, ever vote to strike down mandated coverage for preexisting conditions nor to chip away at Roe v. Wade.

Words to abide by from a Silver Key honoree of the Charitable Irish Society

By Ed Forry
November 2, 2018

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 an executive with Suffolk Construction, at its annual Awards Reception at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel on Oct. 4.

For Áine Minogue, it’s all about Eve and what she has meant for all of us

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
November 2, 2018
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

The Boston-area Irish harpist and singer Áine Minogue has a certain philosophy about brainstorms: If you have one, don’t get in the way – just let it happen and then figure it all out afterwards. So, a few years ago, Minogue found herself in what she calls “a mad writing fit,” in which hundreds of songs seem to pour out.

NE’s Irish organizations focus on giving a boost to outreach efforts. The agenda centers on many issues

By Dan Sheehan, Special to the BIR
November 2, 2018
Dan Sheehan, Special to the BIR

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 Consulate General of Ireland in Boston and the Irish Cultural Centre of New England at the centre’s facilities in Canton.

The BIR’s Irish Honors speak each year to a heritage of appreciation

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
November 2, 2018

BY ED FORRY
A couple who have spent decades helping Boston kids stay safe and achieve their dreams; a Catholic priest who ministers to the city’s most vulnerable; and a pioneering ENT physician with roots in Dublin.
These were the very worthy honorees at this year’s Boston Irish Honors luncheon, which took place on October 18 in the main ballroom of Boston’s Seaport Hotel.

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