Tips for travelers along the whiskey trail

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
July 5, 2011

Casks of Jameson in the Midleton, Co. Cork, Distillery.Casks of Jameson in the Midleton, Co. Cork, Distillery.
By Judy Enright
Special to the BIR

Depending on the ages of your group, traveling the whiskey trail in Northern Ireland and the Republic is fun and a great learning experience, even if you aren’t a devoted whiskey drinker. Bushmills and Jameson are probably Ireland’s best-known whiskeys, but there are many others, and most distilleries offer excellent guided tours of their facilities.

'According to Tip' with Flavin is superb entertainment

By Joe Leary
July 5, 2011
Joe Leary

Flavin, left, cuts the cake at the show debut.Flavin, left, cuts the cake at the show debut.By Joe Leary
Special to the BIR

Filled with deep laughter, happy songs, humorous political history lessons, and Dick Flavin’s magnificent acting, this one-man performance of “According to Tip” holds the audience’s attention riveted to the stage.

Flavin was interrupted several times by spontaneous applause during the June 23d performance, with the audience especially enthusiastic about “Tip O’Neill’s” tribute to his wife Millie after the singing of “I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time.”

The Lyric Stage Theatre on Clarendon Street is an ideal location for a play like Flavin’s. Close-to-the-stage seating brings the action right into the audience.

The play is an American political history lesson covering some of our most destructive government leaders – Nixon, Agnew, and Gingrich – and some of Tip O’Neill’s greatest heroes – John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, and James Michael Curley, all done with gracious humor and a most entertaining style. The outspoken Speaker of the U.S. House, who was known for his devotion to helping the less fortunate and offering a hand to friends and foe alike, would be very pleased with Dick Flavin’s interpretations.

Bulger capture leads summer news cycle

By Bill O'Donnell
July 5, 2011
Bill O'Donnell

By Bill O’Donnell

Bulger Capture Leads Summer News Cycle—No matter how you slice it, the Federales have achieved a stunning high performance perfecta in recent weeks. On May 2 it was the Navy Seals surprising Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad and taking him out. Some 51 days later it was the FBI, with a tip from Iceland (purportedly), ending Whitey Bulger’s 16-year Santa Monica retreat. Throw in the Bruins’ Stanley Cup win a week before the Bulger bust and you have a blogger’s delight.

Championship dancer Tristan MacManus: Irish addition to ‘Dancing With The Stars’

By R.J. Donovan, Special to the Reporter
July 5, 2011
R.J. Donovan, Special to the Reporter

By R. J. Donovan
Special to The BIR

Fans of ABC-TV’s “Dancing With The Stars” may have noticed that a good-looking young Irishman joined the show this past season as a member of The Dance Troupe. His name is Tristan MacManus, but what not everyone may know is that he taught dancing here in Boston several years ago.

Overheard at the Eire Pub

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
July 5, 2011

By James W. Dolan
Special to the Reporter

“The Republicans want to cut spending to reduce the budget deficit,” says Michael, “but they refuse to consider tax increases.”

“You can be sure the reductions will affect the likes of us,” says Rory, “they’ll be going after Medicare, Social Security, public works projects, research, and education.”

Social Club closing not yet a done deed

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
July 5, 2011

By Ed Forry

The story of the closing of the Irish Social Club (ISC) in West Roxbury apparently has several chapters still to be written.
The facility, located in a converted bowling alley on Park Street, just off busy Centre Street, had for years been a wildly successful venue for Irish social events, in particular the Sunday evening dances that at their peak attracted hundreds to the site.

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