Wedding bells chime for a special couple

By Ed Forry
July 2, 2010

By Tara Merrigan
Special to the Reporter
Smiling and gazing into each other’s eyes, John “Jack” Quinn and Doris Bates described their feelings towards each other, their history together, and their upcoming wedding.
Quinn, 72, and Bates, 66, were wed a few days later — both for the first time—on Sat., June 12, at St. Brendan’s Church in Dorchester.

Derry Shows The World

By Bill O'Donnell
July 2, 2010
Bill O'Donnell

Derry Shows The World – The good people of Derry – victims all in so many ways of the murders on January 30, 1972 -- showed a face to the world that will be hard to forget. It was the patience, civility, and loyalty of the citizens of Derry, with an enormous helping of dignity thrown in, that were easily the equal of the graceful words of the Tory Prime Minister when he described the events of 38 years ago as “unjustified and unjustifiable.”

To my granddaughter, yet unborn, whom I await with love

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
June 30, 2010

by Ed Forry
I learned from your parents some months ago that you were on the way. The news came at dinner with them, as I offered to pour a glass of wine for your mom. At first she said yes, then hesitated, and declined. That was unusual because she and your dad often enjoyed wine with their meals, and I had just become a fan of Malbec, a red wine from Argentina, and wanted her to try it.

Irish Historical Presentation set for ICCNE, Canton MA on June 19

By Ed Forry
June 9, 2010

On Saturday June 19, 2010, The Irish Cultural Centre will take an
historical look back at Ireland with a presentation on the Irish War
of Independence by our Board of Director and WROL host Seamus
Mulligan. The evening will begin at 5:30pm with cocktails and
appetizers followed by the presentation, an Irish buffet dinner and a
viewing of the movie "The Wind That Shakes the Barley". Set in 1920s
Ireland, this movie follows "the struggle of two brothers as they join
the dangerous fight for independence from England. Damien decides to

It’s Transition Time for Cape Bretoners

By Sean Smith
June 3, 2010
Sean Smith

Music & Dance Scene Not Like It Was, But It’s Still There if You Want It
By Sean Smith
Special to the BIR
It’s a cool, early spring Saturday night at Watertown’s Canadian-American Club, and the sounds of a fiddle and piano casually tearing through a set of Cape Breton reels reverberates through the sparsely populated ballroom. Small clusters of people sit on the edges of the dance floor, chatting as the music continues — a cavalcade of marches, jigs, strathspeys, and the occasional air.

KELLI, KEITH & COLE - Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara Sings Cole Porter With The Boston Pops

By R. J. Donovan
June 3, 2010
R. J. Donovan

Over the past decade, Kelli O'Hara has earned critical acclaim as one of Broadway's most talented leading ladies. With a bell-like soprano, she most recently graced the stage at Lincoln Center playing the iconic role of Nellie Forbush in the Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific."

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