Irish Should Take a Look at Australian Deal on Visa Options

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
December 2, 2010

A Boston lawyer with expertise in immigration law is calling on Irish advocates to reach out for Congressional help in amending a special visa program that benefits Australians who want to work in the United States.
Attorney John Philip Foley, an immigration specialist, says the US government allocates more than 10,000 special visas – called the E-3 visa – for Australian citizens, but most of them are never claimed each year, and he thinks a simple amendment to the law could be to the advantage of Irish citizens.

Holiday Season off to a Fast Start at Irish Cultural Center

By Ed Forry
November 29, 2010

This week at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton:
Tony Kenny's Christmas in Ireland Show Wednesday, Dec 1 & Thursday, Dec 2, starring Tony Kenny, Comedian Joe Cuddy, multi talented Irish colleen Victoria Kenny and the Dublin City Dancers and Singers. $25 ICC Members and $30 General Admission. For tickets or for more information call 781-821-8291. Doors and Pub open at 6pm. Full buffet served by Kilcommons Catering starts at 6 pm for additional $10 per person. Show starts promptly at 7:30 pm.

Nov 14 Event to Benefit Family of Mickey Conneely

By Ed Forry
November 4, 2010

A committee has formed to host a fundraiser for the family of Michael "Mickey" Conneely, an Irish-born member of the Laborer's Union Local 223, who died suddenly last March. Jim King, Mickey's longtime friend is heading the group which will host the event on Sunday, Nov 14, 2- 8 pm at Florian Hall, Dorchester. Dance tickets are $20, and proceeds will benefit the Conneely family, which includes his wife Jeanne (Heaps) and their two children.

Preview- “Kisses,” a Film Directed by Lance Daly

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
November 2, 2010

by Sean Smith

Pre-teens Dylan and Kylie escape from their bleak, lifeless Dublin neighborhood to search for the boy’s older brother, who fled home two years earlier after being overwhelmed by the chaotic, miserable family life that has now pushed Dylan to the breaking point. Kylie is, if anything, more resolute than Dylan about leaving her home -- and, as is revealed later, has a very good reason.

Angst and Hatred Continue to Roil Everyday Life in Northern Ireland

By Jo
November 2, 2010
Jo

Minister’s Call to Cut Funds for Catholic Schools a Case in Point

By Joe Leary
Special to the BIR

Many Irish Americans express wonderment as to why, after all the progress towards peace and understanding, Northern Ireland still has sporadic violence and such difficulty in bringing Catholics and Protestants together.

Grace Kelly had this thing about Drimurla in Co. Mayo

By Ed Forry
November 2, 2010

by Judy Enright
Special to the BIR
The ancestral home of Grace Kelly, Oscar-winning American actress, fashion icon and ultimately princess of Monaco, doesn’t look like much at first glance.
And, honestly, it’s really not much more now than the crumbling ruin of a two-room house where her grandfather, John Kelly, was born in 1857 in Drimurla just outside Newport, Co. Mayo. In 1887, he left Ireland for Philadelphia, where he founded one of that city’s leading construction companies and made his family’s fortune.

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