Boston Irish Honors 2017 Exemplary Boston Irish Family: Nora, Annmarie, and Bill Kennedy

By Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff
November 1, 2017
Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff

ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
Bill, Annmarie, and Nora Kennedy open their hearts
and their philanthropic spirit to help ‘the least among us’

For Bill, Annmarie, and Nora Kennedy, it’s all about community, about giving back and treating everyone – no matter an individual’s means and station – with compassion, dignity, and respect. While the term “family values” has morphed into cliché among cynics, the words have never been cliché to the Kennedys.

Let’s take a quick tour of Clare, starting with the Cliffs

By Ed Forry
November 1, 2017

Nothing says success like the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, Ireland’s top tourist attraction.
Ten years ago, a new visitor and interpretive center opened there, and from then on the Cliffs have enjoyed ever increasing attendance, a fact highlighted by the more than a million visitors who have come by every year for the past four years.

A comical intervention by some critical friends

By R.J. Donovan
November 1, 2017
R.J. Donovan

If you foresee disaster looming in a friend’s romantic relationship, is it fair game to speak up?  And if you do speak up, will your criticism ruin your own relationship with that friend?
Those are the challenges faced in “Robyn is Happy,” kicking off the fifth season at Hub Theatre Company of Boston. Performances run through Nov. 11 at the First Church of Boston. All performances are “pay-what-you-can.”

Moynihan’s fiddle, Chaimbeul’s harp insinuate themselves into a listener’s ear

By Sean Smith
November 1, 2017
Sean Smith

There’s nothing in the Musician’s Universal Handbook that says you have to be friends with your bandmates: creative differences, artistic temperament, hours of rehearsal, schlepping to and from gigs – all that can be pretty demanding on a relationship. But the fiddle-and-harp duo of Brighton residents Jenna Moynihan and Mairi Chaimbeul doesn’t have many problems on that score, the two sharing not only an address but also a fondness for long train rides and, according to Moynihan, “1990s dance parties,” among quite a few other things.

Solas Awards to Kerry, Arbella’s Donohue, and UMass Boston student Noon Elhassan

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November 1, 2017

The Irish International Immigrant Center held its 28th annual Solas Awards Gala on Oct. 12 at the InterContinental Boston. As the IIIC’s signature annual fundraising event, the gala honors the many ways immigrants contribute to our society and supports the immediate needs of those coming to our shores from across the globe. Proceeds from Solas enable the IIIC to expand its legal, education, and wellness services for immigrant and refugee families at this time of critical need. 

• Trump’s ‘fake news’ on an Irish tax rate; • When an Irishman spoke for the Pilgrims

By Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff
November 1, 2017
Peter F. Stevens, BIR Staff

A Grand, Green Lie – When it comes to the Emerald Isle, President Donald Trump was the one – surprise, surprise – peddling “fake news,” which are the words Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, used to characterize recent comments from the White House. In a recent comment to reporters, Trump said, “I hear that Ireland is going to be reducing their corporate rates down to 8 percent from 12.” He was talking about his determination to lower US corporate tax rates.

Trump puts us in reverse gear, makes America less great

By BIR News Room
November 1, 2017

By James Dolan
Special to the Reporter

It’s all about winning. President Trump sees the world divided between winners and losers. He’s the winner-in-chief and opponents are losers incapable of recognizing his unique skills or displaying the deference to which he is entitled. He views himself more as a king than as a public servant. He sees former President Obama as an adversary. Having failed to disqualify his predecessor by challenging his citizenship, he has chosen to undo his accomplishments.

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