The scene on Thurs., Oct. 20 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Photo by Margaret Brett Hastings.

Some 400 well-wishers gathered at the Seaport Hotel on Oct. 20 to celebrate with the awardees at the second annual Boston Irish Honors event sponsored by the Boston Irish Reporter (Download complete program).

Dick Flavin was the master of ceremonies who, after a vigorous rendition of "Casey at the Bat," with Ted Williams playing the part of Casey, introduced the honorees:

State Sen. Tom Kennedy of Brockton; Kathleen O'Toole, who has served in law-enforcement posts locally and is now finishing up a stint as Chief Inspector of the Garda Force in Ireland; and three local families, the Corcorans, the Hunts, and the Mulvoys.

Eamonn McGrath has been named interim Executive
Director of the Irish Cultural Centre of New England,
replacing Vanessa Leite, who resigned her post in
October. “We thank Vanessa for her dedicated hard
work and wish her well in her future career,” ICC
president Tom Gallagher said in a letter announcing
the changes. “A search process is underway for a
permanent replacement.”
Gallagher said McGrath will serve until a permanent
replacement is found. “Eamonn is a long serving
active board member who has held leadership positions
in high technology companies both here and in

The murder of a 36- year-old man who was found shot to death on Nahant Avenue near Adams Corner early Monday morning (Oct. 10) has prompted renewed calls for police enforcement in that section of Dorchester, where gun violence is rare but not unprecedented. Boston Police are probing whether the murder is connected to an armed robbery that happened just a block away on Ashmont Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood on Sunday night.

The murder of a 36- year-old man who was found shot to death on Nahant Avenue near Adams Corner early Monday morning has prompted renewed calls for police enforcement in that section of Dorchester, where gun violence is rare but not unprecedented. Boston Police are probing whether the murder is connected to an armed robbery that happened just a block away on Ashmont Street on Sunday night.