Gerard Doherty, longtime Charlestown & Boston political leader, dies

By Ed Forry
June 17, 2020

UPDATE- June 18

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Gerard’s Funeral Mass on Saturday June 20, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in St. Mary’s Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown.

An Invitation to an Irish Community Conversation On Black Lives Matter

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
June 16, 2020

BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Aidan Rooney in a Country Churchyard

By Thomas O’Grady, Special to BostonIrish
June 15, 2020

Thomas O’Grady, Special to BostonIrish

In 1938, the year before he died, preeminent Irish poet William Butler Yeats spelled out in his valedictory poem “Under Ben Bulben” explicit instructions for the epitaph he wished to have cut into the slab of local limestone that would mark his grave:

Irish community organizations in Boston step up in a big way during the pandemic

By Shane Caffrey, Vice Counsel General of Ireland in Boston
June 14, 2020

Shane Caffrey, Vice Counsel General of Ireland in Boston

While Boston has long been a place of refuge and sanctuary for Irish emigrants, it is also a place where the Irish have thrived, prospered, and become an integral part of the fabric of this great city.

BC names Prof. Robert Savage to head Irish Studies Program

By BIR Newsroom
June 14, 2020

BIR Newsroom

Robert Savage, whose research, teaching, and administrative leadership has bolstered Boston College’s renowned Irish Studies Program for more than two decades, has been named interim director of the program, the University announced earlier this month.

#IRISHFORPRIDE- Courtesy Cathal Conlon

By Ed Forry
June 13, 2020

Bloomsday Luncheon Celebration - Sunday June 14th at The Irish Cultural Centre of New England

By ICCNE
June 11, 2020

ICCNE

The Consulate General of Ireland in Boston in partnership with the
Irish Cultural Centre will celebrate the work of James Joyce on Sunday,
June 14th under the tent at the Irish Cultural Centre.

3 course lunch will be served at 1pm ($20.00) followed by songs,
stories, poetry and music, led by Maureen and Gerry McNally and a
special appearance by the "Here Comes Everybody Players"

Limited seating is available and social distancing will be in effect.

En masse, protesters in Dublin marched and took a knee to honor George Floyd

By Tim Kirk, special to BostonIrish.com
June 5, 2020

Tim Kirk, special to BostonIrish.com

DUBLIN – A march in the Irish capital on June 1 in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the oppressed in America included a journey past Dublin monuments and landmarks that evoked history and the connection between Ireland and America. As I joined the masked and determined crowd on O’Connell Street, one t-shirt slogan caught my eye: More Blacks, More Dogs, Mor

Joseph E Corcoran, Dorchester philanthropist and developer, has died

By Ed Forry
June 4, 2020

Just in- June 4,2020, 1:00 pm
Joseph E. Corcoran, a Dorchester native, devoted philantrhopist and developer who transformed the Columbia Point peninsula, has died at age 84. According to his family, Mr. Corcoran died at his home surrounded by children and grandchildren. A stalwart of Boston's Irish community, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Funeral arrangements were incomplete

Sister Lena Deevy's reflections on coping with COVID-19 "cocconing"

By Sr. Lena Deevy, LSA- Special to BostonIrish,com
June 1, 2020

Sr. Lena Deevy, LSA- Special to BostonIrish,com

With the easing of some COVID restrictions this week, I'be felt a new sense of freedom and relief. The lockdown here in Ireland started shortly after an unusual St Patrick's Day – no celebrations, churches closed, no sports, and over 70s could not leave their homes. What a shock to realise this 'cocooning' applied to me! As a very active senior, the thought of being a 'vulnerable elder' never occurred to me. However, my birth certificate confirms 1942 as the year of my birth! So, I took on board seriously the constraints; knowing they protect both myself and others.

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