Ryanair faces December 20 strike threat in Ireland

By Associated Press Report
December 13, 2017
Associated Press Report

BERLIN (AP) Dec 12, 2017 — A union called Tuesday on German-based pilots at budget airline Ryanair to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions, while the carrier’s Irish staff voted for industrial action on Dec. 20.
The Cockpit union said that walkouts in Germany can be expected “any time starting immediately” but didn’t give any specific timing.

Folk music’s Windborne troupe loves to perform, and educate in the doing of it

By Sean Smith
November 29, 2017
Sean Smith

By Sean Smith
Special to the BIR
It’s hard to say if Boston-area native Jeremy Carter-Gordon chose folk music, or if it chose him. But, ultimately, that doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that Carter-Gordon has made folk music an integral part of his life since childhood – which wasn’t all that long ago – and it has taken him on quite a journey, literal and otherwise.

Folk music’s Windborne troupe loves to perform, and educate in the doing of it

By Sean Smith
November 29, 2017
Sean Smith

By Sean Smith
Special to the BIR
It’s hard to say if Boston-area native Jeremy Carter-Gordon chose folk music, or if it chose him. But, ultimately, that doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that Carter-Gordon has made folk music an integral part of his life since childhood – which wasn’t all that long ago – and it has taken him on quite a journey, literal and otherwise.

Youth teams learn Gaelic sports in Dorchester, Canton

By Bernadette Darcy, Reporter Correspondent
November 28, 2017
Bernadette Darcy, Reporter Correspondent

For nearly a decade, Saint Brendan’s Gaelic Athletics Club in Dorchester has brought the fast-paced fun of Irish sports to the youth of Boston’s neighborhoods. With more than 100 members, the organization keeps busy teaching players the skills and techniques needed to play and enjoy Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie matches.

The News in Brief

By Associated Press
November 28, 2017
Associated Press

Settlement in balcony collapse case
BERKELEY, Calif. – Relatives of six college students who died when a balcony collapsed in Berkeley have reached a settlement with the owners of the apartment building and the company that managed it.
Attorney Joseph R. Lucia said in a statement last month that terms of the settlement with owner BlackRock and management firm Greystar were confidential.

BIR's Calendar of Events for December

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
November 28, 2017
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

Naturally enough, holiday-themed events – like “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” (see story elsewhere in this issue) – are plentiful in this month’s Irish/Celtic calendar.
• At Club Passim in Harvard Square, festivities include “A Fine Winter’s Night” on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m., a concert by popular local duo Matt and Shannon Heaton based on their 2007 album of the same name: traditional Irish songs and tunes as well as Heaton originals, all featuring their flute/whistle/guitar/bouzouki mastery and exquisite vocal harmonies.

December CD Reviews

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
November 28, 2017
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

John and Maggie Carty, “Settle Out of Court” • There’s no guarantee, you know, that traditional music gets passed down to the next generation, no matter how strong the legacy in a family. Maybe the younger ones just don’t take to it – or even if they do, the quality, the commitment, the verve may not follow.

‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ is in a different place these days No Solas presence means a jump into ‘uncharted waters’ for O’Donovan et al.

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
November 28, 2017
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

It’ll be 15 years – and the start of a new era – for “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” when the curtain for the annual holiday show goes up on Dec. 12 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
“Sojourn” makes its customary stop at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College in Boston from Dec. 14-17, then heads to Worcester’s Hanover Theatre (Dec. 18), the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford (Dec. 19) and Providence’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Dec. 20) before returning to the Cutler to close out its run on Dec. 21 and 22.

‘Nutcracker’s’ Snow Queen has a love affair with dancing

By R.J. Donovan, Special to the BIR
November 28, 2017
R.J. Donovan, Special to the BIR

Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” stands as a “must see” family-friendly holiday tradition. And in the midst of glistening snowflakes, dancing mice, and battling tin soldiers stands principal dancer Kathleen Breen Combes.
In artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s acclaimed adaptation of the classic Tchaikovsky Christmas ballet, Kathleen plays The Snow Queen, The Sugar Plum Fairy, and performs an Arabian dance.

Charitable Irish Society honors three with Silver Key Awards

By Ed Forry
November 28, 2017

The Charitable Irish Society, the oldest Irish society in the Americas, hosted its 19th Silver Key Awards Reception on Dec. 6, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston’s Copley Square.
Irish Hearts organizer Winnie Henry, Irish International Immigrant Center director Ronnie Millar, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh were awarded the Society’s Silver Keys in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the Irish community.

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