More than 450 supporters and friends of the Irish American Partnership enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day festivities on Friday, March 17th. "This St. Patrick’s Day we support the people of Northern Ireland who next month commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement," IAP director Mary Sugrue said. "From all of this year's St. Patrick's Day Celebrations, the Irish American Partnership is providing grants to 25 schools across Northern Ireland." See more photos at tinyurl.com/27ne9f3e
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Mr. James S. O’Brien, of Lowell, formerly of Scituate, died March 1, 2023. He was 84.
Jim was born on October 20, 1938 in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew up in Hamden. Hamden High school is where his lifelong passion for football began.
Jim attended Boston College on a full football scholarship. While there, he was a college All-American and was selected to play in the Optimist All-American Game and the Copper Bowl. He graduated in 1960 with a degree in business. It was here that he met many friends that would last a lifetime.
By R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish March 6, 2023
R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish
Two very special productions are onstage this month at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York. Both have connections offering interest to Boston audiences.
By BostonIrish.com... (not verified) March 3, 2023
Brian Donnelly, a former congressman, state representative from Dorchester, and US ambassador who helped thousands of immigrants through the passage of a visa program that he sponsored, died on Tuesday, Feb 28 at his home in East Dennis on Cape Cod. He was 76, days short of his 77th birthday.
President Biden made a stealthy, but stirring visit to Ukraine’s capital city in February, greeting the war-torn nation’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and touring Kyiv on foot as air raid sirens blared in the distance.