November's Here and There

By Bill O’Donnell
November 3, 2016
Bill O’Donnell


 A Happy Reunion for a Derry Man In Worcester – He was eleven years old when he came to Worcester in January of 1973, having been blinded by a British soldier’s rubber bullet in May of the previous year. Since those days when Richard Moore was welcomed by the city’s supportive Irish American community and spent a week with Dan and Joan Herlihy, he has founded an internationally respected youth charity, “Children in the Crossfire.”  Although permanently blind, he has made his life a testament to unselfish advocacy for children in need around the globe.

Beware the flawed, blustering horseman

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
November 3, 2016

By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter

The Trump phenomenon shows just how unexceptional we are. We, too, can be beguiled by a demagogue who channels the anger and resentment of many into a movement devoid of substance. Using lies, deceit, scapegoating, and conspiracy theories, an accomplished con man has convinced a vocal minority to place him at the threshold of immense power and influence.

‘Inner City’ Blues

By Bill Forry, BIR Editor
November 3, 2016
Bill Forry, BIR Editor

The Republican nominee for president –whose name shall not be written in this space for reasons of good taste – has succeeded mightily in lathering a once-Grand Old Party with all manner of slime and shame over the last year and a half. The Republican brand may never fully recover from the complicity and slavish behavior of its party members that were essential to its unlikely takeover by a sociopathic confidence man, even if he is eventually rejected by its own ranks.

The Irish and and our election: They’re interested, and worried

By Joe Leary
November 3, 2016
Joe Leary

The rest of the world has always paid attention to our presidential elections, but foreign newspapers and foreign leaders have generally been circumspect and very careful about what they say about the campaigns.

Most countries respect the leadership of the United States in world affairs. And those countries who accept American foreign aid certainly want to continue their good relations with the big brother nation that helps them.

The Irish and and our election: They’re interested, and worried

By Joe Leary
November 3, 2016
Joe Leary

The rest of the world has always paid attention to our presidential elections, but foreign newspapers and foreign leaders have generally been circumspect and very careful about what they say about the campaigns.

Most countries respect the leadership of the United States in world affairs. And those countries who accept American foreign aid certainly want to continue their good relations with the big brother nation that helps them.

This time around, we’re with her

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
November 3, 2016

In 2008, the Boston Irish Reporter chose Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton as our preferred nominee for president. We wrote: “In a contest that increasingly seems likely to feature proven cross-over candidate John McCain on the Republican ticket, team Clinton seems likely to be a losing proposition for those of us focused on the ultimate goal of reclaiming Pennsylvania Avenue.”

IPC offers its help in Magdalene Laundries restitution processes

By BIR News Room
November 3, 2016

An archival photo of of a Magdalene Laundries setting.An archival photo of of a Magdalene Laundries setting.
The Irish Pastoral Centre, located at St. Brendan Parish in Dorchester, is offering its services in connection with the Irish government’s reconciliation process in the matter of the Magdalene Laundries scandal.

The laundries - often described as “prisons” by the women who worked in them - were established in the 18th century for Ireland’s “fallen” women and remained in operation until 1996, when the last laundry closed. An estimated 30,000 women and girls are thought to have been institutionalized for a myriad of reasons, from “being bold” to having a child out of wedlock. They were forced to work long hours in poor conditions for no pay.

Presenting the 2016 Boston Irish Honorees: Leary, Judge families, Sen. Kirk feted at luncheon

By BIR News Room
November 3, 2016

The 2016 Boston Irish Honors Awards luncheon drew more than 400 attendees to the Plaza Ballroom of the Seaport Hotel in Boston on Oct. 28 for a celebration and public recognition of two Boston families and a distinguished public servant by the Boston Irish Reporter. The honorees are:

• Jim Judge, CEO of Eversource Energy, and Mary Cahill Judge, a husband and wife team noted for their generosity of spirit and extensive philanthrophy.

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