Sen. Brown backing bill to open up 10,500 visas for Irish

By Staff
January 5, 2012

BY GINTAUTAS DUMCIUS
BIR staff
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is pushing a bill that would provide 10,500 employment visas for Irish immigrants. Brown, a Wrentham Republican, filed the bill with U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican. Citing a “close bond” between the United States and Ireland, Brown said in a statement that “inefficiencies” in the national immigration program have led to “increasingly poor prospects” for Irish immigrants.

One Man’s Hero: In the ‘Age of Tebow,’ a forgotten Boston Irishman stands out as the ‘Genuine Article’

By BY PETER F. STEVENS
January 3, 2012
BY PETER F. STEVENS

What does this exhibit have to do with Tebow or the other celebrities whom so many folks deify? It reveals how they pale when set against bona-fide heroes, the type who stand for or against something with no fanfare and no desire for acclaim. Such a quiet hero was John Edward Kelly.

Troubling signals all up the line; a painful year looms for Ireland

By Joe Leary, Special to the BIR
January 3, 2012
Joe Leary, Special to the BIR

With draconian cuts in their standard of living, the potential collapse of the European Union, and the irrelevance of the Catholic Church in their lives, the people of Ireland are looking at a bleak 2012 as the new year dawns. The huge debts run up by swashbuckling real estate developers and crooked bank officials, which required massive borrowing from Europe, have placed a horrendous burden on the Irish government and the Irish people.

Teen charged with murdering Galway man in robbery attempt

By Staff
December 21, 2011

by Bill Forry
(Update: Dec. 30, 2011)
A teenager has been indicted for allegedly killing Ciaran Conneely, a 36 year-old Galway man who was shot to death outside his Dorchester apartment building on Oct. 10. John Graham, 17, will be charged with first degree murder in Conneely’s murder, which rocked the Adams Corner neighborhood last fall.

Sean-nós Irish dance workshop set for Sunday, Dec.11

by Kieran Jordan
Special to BIR
Sunday, Dec. 11 is the next Sean-nós Irish Dance Workshop at Boston Percussive Dance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This time, everyone is welcome to bring a guest for free! Sean-nós dance is a spontaneous expression. It's social, playful and very interactive. As one musician said recently, "It's great when you can hear the feet talking back to you!"

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