Eavan Boland dies at 76 in Dublin - an appreciation by a former student

By Michael McGonagle, Special to BostonIrish.com
July 1, 2020

Michael McGonagle, Special to BostonIrish.com

Poetry fans in Ireland and the world over continue to mourn the death of Eavan Boland, one of her country’s leading poets and a champion of women in the arts who died in late April at age 76. Ms.

Logic and real politick prevail: We have a new Taoiseach who has a tough and thankless job on his hands

By Larry Donnelly, Special to Boston Irish
July 1, 2020

Larry Donnelly, Special to Boston Irish

WICKLOW, Ireland – In many ways, everything has changed utterly since I wrote about February’s general election here in Ireland in the inaugural edition of

Ireland has a new government; Fianna Fail’s Martin will lead coalition

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
July 1, 2020

Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Centrist politician Micheál Martin is Ireland’s new prime minister, a post he gained by fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months after an election that upended the status quo.

With actual Pride Parade cancelled by COVID-19, ‘Irish for Pride’ steps up

By Rian Immigrant Center
July 1, 2020

Rian Immigrant Center

In the absence of the Pride Parade this year, members of the ‘Irish for Pride’ group still came together on June 13 to celebrate the event virtually as a way to

From Co. Fermanagh to Boston: Her second home with the Rian family

By Rian Immigrant Center
July 1, 2020

Rian Immigrant Center

As a third-year student in Computer Technologies at Ulster University, Rebekah Richmond took full advantage of the opportunities provided to her on her J-1 visa, completing a software engineering internship in Greater Boston. Growing up in a small village in Co.

VP Greeley takes leave of Ireland Funds post

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
July 1, 2020

BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Steve Greeley of Scituate, the Boston-based vice president of the Ireland Funds, stepped down from that post effective June 30. “After nearly twelve wonderful years at The Ireland Funds, and with my 68th birthday approaching, it’s time,” he said. “My objective is not to ‘retire,’ but to have more freedom and flexibility in my life.

Cultural Centre welcomes all for fine dining and drinks

By Irish Cultural Centre of New England
July 1, 2020

Irish Cultural Centre of New England

The Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton opened for outdoor dining last month. “Going forward, the center will be open every weekend for dinner, with plans to add Sunday lunch sometime in the very near future,” said Maudy Dooher, Director of Programming.

Aidan Rooney in a Country Churchyard

By Thomas O'Grady, Special to BostonIrish
July 1, 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:

With ‘the Behan’ closed per the pandemic, four Saturday session regulars are livestreaming their music

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
July 1, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Nestled in the northeast corner of Jamaica Plain, right near the Angell Animal Medical Center, the Brendan Behan Pub prides itself as a “cozy gathering place.” Its website prominently displays a quote from the namesake Irish author and legendary raconteur identifying the necessities of life as “something to eat, something

Summer BCMFest is a go – in virtual format – on July 5

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
July 1, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Summer BCMFest – the warm-weather counterpart to the annual winter BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest) – will take place in a virtual format on July 5 beginning at 7 p.m., featuring Cape Breton music by the Leland Martin Trio; Boston-area Irish musicians Laura Feddersen, Nathan Gourley, Cara Frankowicz, and

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