Family ties distinguish two bands who will play at the Irish Cultural Centre in August

Two family-based bands with different approaches to Irish music will make appearances this month at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton.
On Aug. 3, the ICCNE will feature Michigan quartet Finvarra’s Wren as part of the center’s Tiny Cottage Series. And on Aug. 23, the Makem and Spain Brothers will perform an outdoor concert. Both events begin at 8 p.m.

Tristan MacManus brings dancer’s sizzle to sparkling version of ‘Ballroom With A Twist’

Dust off your dancing shoes, because several of the professionals from “Dancing With The Stars” are hitting the road and bringing the sizzle straight to New England. From the Samba to the Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Jive and more, the evening promises a frenzy for the eyes and ears.

Dubliner critically injured in biking accident on Cape

BY GREG O’BRIEN
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
Bucolic Main Street in Brewster on Cape Cod is known for its stately oaks that arch this serpentine country way, graceful sea captains homes, historic churches, and fine cuisine. Brewster in the 1800s was home to more sailing masters per capita than any place in the world. It’s easy to see why.

Aer Lingus adding more US service in’14; daily Shannon trips for Boston

Aer Lingus has announced plans to expand round trip transatlantic service from Ireland to the US next year, including the addition of daily Boston flights to Shannon beginning on March 9, 2014. The airline announced the 2014 commencement of direct service from San Francisco and Toronto to Dublin, and an increase in frequency to Shannon from Boston and New York.

Remembering O’Brien’s ‘Classic’ in Dublin in ‘88

Ed Forry

by Ed Forry
BIR Publisher

Last Labor Day weekend, we were passing through Dublin Airport for a connecting flight to Paris. It was early on that Sunday morning, yet the concourse was crowded with travelers.
It was the kick-off weekend of the Irish government’s year-long tourism campaign called the Gathering, and it seemed there were an unusually large number of Americans in the airport’s departure for such an early hour.

Belfast Project update: Decision by US is next step

BC waits to see if US Justice Department decides to appeal
The long and winding road that has been the Belfast Project interviews case involving Boston College, an abduction-and murder probe by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the US government, and the project director and his associates reached another crossroad at the end of last month as all parties awaited a decision by the US about a possible appeal of an adverse ruling to its case by the First Circuit Court of Appeals on May 31 of this year.

Waterville and its Golf Links: Fetching presence on the Ring of Kerry

BY TOM MULVOY
MANAGING EDITOR
WATERVILLE, Ireland – “The wind is coming from the north and east, and that’s pretty unusual for us at this time of year,” said the fellow next to me on the putting green at the Waterville Golf Links at the southwest edge of the Ring of Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. “It usually comes the other way,” he added as we both stood firm against winds steady at about 25 miles an hour with gusts reaching into the 40-mph range.

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