Martin Walsh confirmed as US Labor Secretary, will step down as Boston Mayor

By Boston Irish Newsroom
March 22, 2021
Boston Irish Newsroom

Developing- A majority of United States Senators voted to confirm the nomination of Mayor Martin Walsh as the US Secretary of Labor this afternoon.

Walsh reached a majority (51 votes) at 5:52 p.m. Among those who voted for Walsh from the GOP ranks were Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Susan Collins and Sen.Lindsay Graham.The final vote was 68 yeas -29 nays.

The mayor planned to speak to reporters in Boston during press conference after the vote at Faneuil Hall.

A Seamus. Heaney poem for Paddy's Day

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
March 17, 2021
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

When all the others were away at Mass
I was all hers as we peeled potatoes.

They broke the silence, let fall one by one
Like solder weeping off the soldering iron:

Cold comforts set between us, things to share
Gleaming in a bucket of clean water.

And again let fall. Little pleasant splashes
From each other's work would bring us to our senses.

 

So while the parish priest at her bedside
Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying

Happy St Patrick's Day, One and All!

By Ed Forry, Boston Irish Publisher
March 17, 2021
Ed Forry, Boston Irish Publisher

Happy St Patrick's Day !
A friend sent along this message this morning, and we share with you:

On Being Irish

• “I've never seen a nation more quick at finding joy in a sad situation than the Irish at a funeral.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Vocation of a Gadfly

• “May those who love us, love us;
And for those who don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles,
So we will know them by their limping.”
― Old Irish Curse

Reagle Music Theatre to Stream ‘A Toast To The Irish’- A free virtual St. Patrick’s Day celebration March 13 – 20

By R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish
March 13, 2021
R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will stream “A Toast to the Irish: A Glass Full of Music
and Mischief” March 13 - 20 on its YouTube channel. Viewing links will be available on Reagle’s
website and social media platforms. This virtual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day premiered on
Sat., March 13, and run through 11:59 p.m. (ET) Sat., March 20.

Global Greening: These Boston sites Go Green for St Patrick's Day

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
March 9, 2021
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Global Greening aims to bring positivity to the 70+ million people around the world with links to the island of Ireland 

The Sydney Opera House will join Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening once again this year, to mark St Patrick’s Day. The Global Greening initiative first began 11 years ago in Australia, when the iconic opera house was illuminated in green on 17 March 2010.

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