‘IT HAD TO BE MADE’ Film depicts Hume’s path to Irish peace

By Daniel Sheehan, BIR Correspondent
October 1, 2017
Daniel Sheehan, BIR Correspondent

The filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick’s new documentary, “In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America,” will be screened at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Dorchester at a free forum on Tues., Oct. 10. The showing will be followed by a discussion between Fitzpatrick and former US Sen. George Mitchell, who served as the chairman of the peace talks that led to the Good Friday Accord of 1998. The exchange will be moderated by the Boston Globe’s Kevin Cullen.

IIIC will salute three with Solas Awards at annual gala on Oct. 12

By Staff report
October 1, 2017
Staff report

The Irish International Immigration Centre has announced the details of our 2017 Solas Awards Gala. As the IIIC’s signature annual fundraising event, the gala honors the many ways immigrants contribute to our society, while supporting the immediate needs of those coming to our shores from across the globe.

Boston Irish Honors to hail five who make us all proud

By Staff report
October 1, 2017
Staff report

A beloved public servant, an exemplary Boston Irish family, and one of the city’s most respected journalists will be the honorees at this month’s Boston Irish Honors luncheon, the season’s premier celebration of Irish-American achievement in Massachusetts.
The 8th annual luncheon, which serves as an anniversary celebration for the Boston Irish Reporter, will be held at the Seaport Boston Hotel on Oct. 26. Some 400 top Boston business, civic, and political leaders will be on hand for the luncheon event, which begins at 11:30 a.m.

Hopeful signs for a compromise on DACA legislation

By Bill O'Donnell
October 1, 2017
Bill O'Donnell

Democrats & Trump May Have DACA Agreement – The Democratic leadership in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have apparently come to an agreement with President Donald Trump to look to legislation to protect some 800,000 undocumented young immigrants who came to the US as infants and toddlers in exchange for stiffening US border protections. The plan did not specifically include any Trump promises on building a border wall.

Walsh dominates in first-round of city election

By Bill Forry and Maddie Kilgannon
September 29, 2017
Bill Forry and Maddie Kilgannon

Mayor garners 62 percent, Jackson 29; turnout is low

Incumbent Boston Mayor Martin Walsh scored a landslide, first-round victory in Tuesday’s preliminary election, overwhelming his chief challenger, City Councillor Tito Jackson, by taking 62 percent of the overall vote in a four-person field. Walsh and Jackson, who earned 29 percent of the vote, will advance to the Nov. 7 final election.

Irish DFA surveys ex-pats planning to move back home

By Dan Sheehan
September 12, 2017
Dan Sheehan

The Irish government has commissioned a report on the various obstacles facing Irish people living in the U.S. who wish to return to live in Ireland. Those attempting a return to the motherland have reported regulation-based difficulties in regards to transferring insurance, obtaining driving licenses, and transporting pets.

History is on the menu at Beech Hill Country House Hotel

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
August 30, 2017

Ireland is a virtual goldmine for history buffs. There are museums aplenty, multiple monuments, lovely historic homes, and hotels that welcome guests.

MANOR HOUSE HOTELS

This spring, a friend and I headed north and spent two nights at Beech Hill Country House Hotel, one of 29 luxury boutique hotels and castles that are included in the Manor House Hotel group in the Republic and in Northern Ireland. 

September CD Reviews

By Sean Smith
August 30, 2017
Sean Smith


Usher’s Island, “Usher’s Island” • Sports analogies can be pernicious yet so tantalizing. So when you hear of a band with an “all-star line-up,” it’s tempting sometimes to think of a team loaded with Most Valuable Player candidates, seemingly destined for unparalleled success – only to fall short because of clashing egos and failure to unite skills and talents effectively, thus leading to humiliation and recrimination.

Well, you can forget about that particular analogy as far as this album is concerned.

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