Boston College’s acclaimed Gaelic Roots Series will take on a different format this semester while continuing its mission of presenting accomplished performers and experts in Irish, Scottish, American, and related folk music traditions, according to the universiorty’s Communications office.
By Ed Forry, Publisher of BostonIrish September 28, 2020
Ed Forry, Publisher of BostonIrish
Mike Sheehan found himself in a quandary a few years back. As he approached his 60th year, still able-bodied and holding a resume packed with major-league accomplishments, he was unemployed and at sixes and sevens as to what to do next.
On June 19, the Rian Immigrant Center partnered with Boston Irish and Irish Network Boston to virtually host a vital community discussion on Black Lives Matter.
Dr. Katie Conboy, late of Milton, has spent the summer settling in at Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, where, on June 1, she took office as the institution’s 14th president.
By Tim O'Brien, Rian Immigrant Center September 28, 2020
Tim O'Brien, Rian Immigrant Center
My name’s Tim O’Brien. I’m 23 years old and I’m from Dublin. I studied Commerce at University College Dublin, and I graduated in 2019. I had applied for a number of graduate positions based in Dublin during my final year, but I always knew that I wanted to take part in the J1 graduate visa programme because I’ve always wanted to work and live in the United States.
By Bill Forry, Boston Irish Editor September 25, 2020
Bill Forry, Boston Irish Editor
We have not wasted much ink in this space detailing the day-to-day outrages, depravities, and lies of the Trump administration over the last 44 months. Such an exercise would leave precious little room for the steady diet of local coverage to which our readers are accustomed.