July in Belfast often means marching to taunt; where is Unionist leadership?

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
July 2, 2014

The month of July marks the most difficult time of the year for Belfast, Northern Ireland’s capital city. It is in the seventh month that the Protestant community, led by the notorious Orange Order, annually renews the famous “marching season,” sending loud and boisterous bands and Orange Order members matching into Catholic communities where they pass in front of Catholic churches.

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‘Lucky to be alive’ not always a cliche

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
July 2, 2014

This past April, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell was on vacation with his brother Michael in the British Virgin Islands when his taxi van was hit in a head-on crash. Both sustained serious injuries.

In his first telecast since the accident, he gave a poignant telling of his story since that day, saying he felt “lucky to be alive.” His words articulate his profound sense of gratitude to all who helped. Here are some of those words:

Playground in Southie to memorialize Michael Joyce

By Jeanette Origel
July 2, 2014
Jeanette Origel

Moving to a new city is difficult enough. Moving overseas can be even harder.

But for the immigrants who came to Boston during the 1960s through the 1980s, getting accustomed to the new place was made much easier thanks to the late Michael Joyce, who had himself moved to Boston from Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland in 1949.

It’s a time to ‘Fight Like TK’

By Bill Forry
July 2, 2014

Tommy Kelly is four years old. This week, the rest of his kindergarten classmates from Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy in Neponset are where they should be: enjoying their first full days of summer vacation at the sands of Tenean and Nantasket or planning for a week or two down the Cape with their families.

Tommy has just returned home after a grueling three-week stint in the hospital, where he’ll probably spend a good stretch of his summer as well.

‘More Irish than Ireland,’ Milton hails Celtic heritage

By Jacob Aguiar
July 2, 2014
Jacob Aguiar

The town of Milton took time on June 22 to celebrate its strong Irish roots by presenting a Celtic Music festival headlined by internationally recognized Frankie Gavin and his band DeDannan. Gavin has been cited as “the world’s fastest fiddler: by the Guinness Book of World Records.

“I hear Milton is more Irish than Ireland itself,” joked Gavin. He and his band flew in from Ireland the night before the event.

Dorchester pub is World Cup Central: The Banshee is the ‘go-to’ place for for US supporters

By Jacob Aguiar
July 2, 2014
Jacob Aguiar

Pandemnonium reigned inside The Banshee Pub on Dorchester Avenue last month as the United States defeated Ghana, 2-1, in World Cup tournament play. Strangers hugged, women were hoisted onto shoulders, and splashes of beer sprayed the room.
A small contingent of Ghana supporters on site were offered heartfelt handshakes and conciliatory embraces as images of their vanquished countrymen flashed on the bar’s ten flatscreens.

At last, a US ambassador for Ireland

By Wire Services
July 2, 2014
Wire Services

A Missouri lawyer has been nominated to be the next US ambassador to Ireland. The selection of Kevin O’Malley comes after an unusually long wait by the White House of some 18 months to make the call on the diplomatic post.

A prominent trial lawyer in St. Louis and a second-generation Irish American (his grandfather came to the US from Mayo), O’Malley has 35 years of experience in litigation, “specializing in medical negligence cases, federal white collar criminal defense and product liability defense,” noted the Irish Times.

Stop in and you’ll see: Great dining abounds on Ireland’s West Coast

By BIR News Room
July 2, 2014

By Judy Enright
Special to the BIR

Ireland has changed a lot in the past 30 years. Much of that change is probably thanks to – or the fault of – the internet, depending on your perspective. But, changes can also be credited to the country’s many visitors who demand the best, to the Irish who travel widely and bring home creative ideas from everywhere, and to the influx of foreigners living in Ireland.
Frequent travelers will note the many changes, subtle and otherwise.

‘Lucky to be alive’ not always a cliche

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
July 2, 2014

By Ed Forry
This past April, MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell was on vacation with his brother Michael in the British Virgin Islands when his taxi van was hit in a head-on crash. Both sustained serious injuries.
In his first telecast since the accident, he gave a poignant telling of his story since that day, saying he felt “lucky to be alive.” His words articulate his profound sense of gratitude to all who helped. Here are some of those words:

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