Once-busy executive cooks up his dream: His own restaurant

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.

The Irish community engages in discussions on Black Lives Matter

By Rian Immigrant Center
September 28, 2020

Rian Immigrant Center

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.

Katie Conboy has taken the helm at South Bend’s St. Mary’s College

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
September 28, 2020

BostonIrish.com Newsroom

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.

Tim O’Brien, working on a graduate visa, tells of his time in US in pandemic mode, and thanks Rian staff for making it happen

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.

Trump’s accelerating assault on democracy

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.

Without its pubs, Ireland is a very different place

By Larry Donnelly
Special to Boston Irish

Pay heed and listen up: a cautionary tale

By Ed Forry
September 25, 2020

by James W . Dolan
Boston Irish columnist

Once upon a time there was a far distant land where people enjoyed periods of relative strife and harmony. For the most part, the citizens were able to adapt to the variables so much a part of a diverse country. They acknowledged life’s imperfections and understood that flawed human beings required a stability that could only be achieved through understanding, restraint and compromise.

Joe Biden draws support in his ancestral Mayo homeland

By Ed Forry
September 25, 2020

A mural depicting former VP Joe Biden was unveiled in Ballina, County Mayo last month. The mural in the town’s Market Square was created by artists Smiler Mitchell and Leslie Lackey. Biden’s great, great, great grandfather, Edward Blewitt, emigrated to the US from Ballina over 160 years ago, according to Midwest Radio. Image courtesy Ireland’s Midwest Radio 96.1FM.

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September 23, 2020

CD REVIEWS for September 2020

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
September 23, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

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