Police probe possible links in fatal shooting, nearby armed robbery

By Ed Forry
October 12, 2011

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.

Ireland native shot to death outside Dorchester home

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
October 12, 2011

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.

Dorchester man shot to death outside home

By Ed Forry
October 12, 2011

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.

Peace Walls' Days May Be Numbered

By Bill O'Donnell
October 12, 2011
Bill O'Donnell

Peace Walls’ Days May Be Numbered –When the first peace walls were erected in 1969, they were intended to be temporary. A British general at the time said, “The peace line will be a very, very temporary affair. We will not have a Berlin Wall or anything like that in this city.” That was then and over 40 years on there are 42 so-called peace walls to separate the two major traditions in the six counties, the most famous being the wall that divides loyalist Shankill Road and republican Falls Road in West Belfast.

Galway lovers, please take note

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
October 12, 2011

The Coast Road out of Galway city along the northern shores of Galway Bay is always a pleasant drive. The R336 passes through Barna, Furbo, and Killough, and on through Spiddal, gradually pulling away from the edge of the bay, going inland towards Costelloe, and eventually on to Leenane and the hills of Connemara.

It’s always a scenic drive, with the family-run Standún store (standun.com)in Spiddal a favorite destination, all just a short drive out of the city.

‘We look around for an Irishman’ - Death penalty chronically tilted against those at society’s bottom

By Peter F. Stevens BIR Staff
October 12, 2011
Peter F. Stevens BIR Staff

There are two irrefutable facts about the death penalty. If a mistake is made, it cannot be rectified; the ultimate punishment is disproportionately administered to the poor and minorities. No matter one’s view of capital punishment, those two truths stand.

Best bet: one casino, for starters

By James W. Dolan, Special to the BIR
October 12, 2011
James W. Dolan, Special to the BIR

Although not opposed to gambling, I am disappointed that Massachusetts will soon be joining the casino cavalcade. It is unfortunate we feel compelled to turn to gambling to increase revenue and generate jobs.

I am proud of the commonwealth’s opposition to the death penalty, restrictions on gun ownership, and its efforts to promote universal health care and gay rights. Such measures reflect a generous spirit and caring for others that many other states ignore.

Remembering a rare man

By Joe Leary, Special to the BIR
October 12, 2011
Joe Leary, Special to the BIR

Sunday, Oct. 30, will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of one of Boston’s true heroes: Dr. Thomas S. Durant.

An extraordinary man in so many ways, Tom Durant brought happiness and comfort to thousands, even tens of thousands, during his lifetime – not only in Boston and Washington with the high and mighty but also around the world in refugee camps in Cambodia, Vietnam, Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, the Sudan, and many more.

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