Ireland targets ‘love, devotion’ of Boston’s Irish diaspora

By Joe Leary, Special to the BIR
July 5, 2012
Joe Leary, Special to the BIR

When Brian Cowan, then prime minister of Ireland, came to Boston in August 2009 to attend Ted Kennedy’s funeral, he met with reporters after Mass. Soaking wet in a rumpled suit from the rain that day and very tired from his late night flight from Ireland, he was asked rather rudely, “Why do you spend so much time caring about the Irish in the United States?”

Fleadh means satisfaction, friendships, connections

By Sean Smith
July 5, 2012
Sean Smith

The Boston/Eastern Massachusetts Irish community had every reason to take satisfaction from this year’s Mid Atlantic Fleadh competition, which was held May 18-20 in New Jersey.

It wasn’t just the fact that so many did so well – area entrants qualified in nine categories for the All-Ireland Fleadh in Cavan next month – but that the achievements represented a good cross-section of age and experience.

Becoming A Legend: Kathy St. George as Judy Garland

By R.J. Donovan
July 5, 2012
R.J. Donovan

By R. J. Donovan
Special to The BIR
Actress-singer Kathy St. George knows a little something about legends. As readers of the Reporter will recall, she is a descendant of the folks who owned historic Tyrone House in Galway. She can also trace her roots back to the owners of the St. George Hotel (originally the Conarchy Hotel) in Dublin’s Parnell Square.

It’s all about you having the Irish ‘experience'

By Ed Forry
June 7, 2012

By Ed Forry
BIR Publisher
Suzanne Meade, business development manager for the Edwards Hotels, was among a group of Irish travel and hospitality officials who visited Boston this spring under the sponsorship of Tourism Ireland’s “Jump into Ireland“ campaign. Meade’s company operates four leading hotels, including the Meyrick Hotel and the G Hotel both in Galway, the Lisloughrey Lodge, a
60-bed country house adjacent Ashford Castle in Cong, Cty Mayo, and the D Hotel in Drogheda, Cty Louth.

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