Twenty years later, "Dead String Rhythm" lives on; Flynn Cohen relishes opportunity to finally showcase his first album

Guitarist/mandolinist Flynn Cohen is taking the old better-late-than-never maxim to heart, and on the road – “late” as in 20 years late.

Brig St John memorial mass Sunday 10/9 in Cohasset

All are welcome to attend the annual Memorial Mass this Sunday, 10/9 at 1 pm on the anniversary of the loss of the emigrant ship, the Brig St. John, off the coast of Cohasset in 1849.

Following the Mass, there will be a brief speaking program, light refreshments,and a wreath-laying ceremony. This event is sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

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On July 24, 2022, at Croke Park in Dublin, ‘I found my place again and I belonged’

 

 

The Background

Departing from my home in Milltown, Co. Galway, I travelled to Shannon in March 2001 and made my way to Boston for what I thought would be a short enough adventure for around six months. After a series of extensions, I found myself in Boston City Hall working for Mayor Menino’s Arts, Tourism and Special Events department where I was renamed Johnny Cannoli.

Travel, job experience highlighted this J-1’s time in Boston

When Luke Doyle was presented with the opportunity to complete his third-year placement abroad, he knew he had to take it. Currently a third-year student at the University of Limerick studying International Business, he just finished up his time in Boston on the J-1 Intern visa.

The opportunity to travel as well as further his career drew him to the J-1 visa. It was a once in a lifetime chance, so he had to take it.

What’s going on with DACA? A Rian Q&A

Q. I saw in the news that the Biden administration proposed a new regulation about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. What happened, and what does it mean for DACA holders as well as people interested in obtaining DACA?

A. On Aug. 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed a new regulation in the Federal Register to codify the DACA policy in an attempt to defend it. This rule will take effect on Oct. 31 of this year, or 60 days after its official publication on Aug. 30, 2022.

‘REDRESS’ explores justice for institutional abuses Editors of book of essays meet at BC to plumb the issues

The Boston College Center for Irish Programs was co-host, along with  the BC Center for Human Rights and International Justice, in early September to the American launch of “REDRESS: Ireland’s Institutions and Transitional Justice,” a book of essays based on a 2018 Boston College conference examining the controversy over the Magdalene Laundries and other institutional abuses in Ireland (both North and South).

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