Senator Collins moves breakfast back to Convention Center

By Katie Trojano, Boston Irish Staff
February 27, 2020

Katie Trojano, Boston Irish Staff

The highly anticipated St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in South Boston is just a few weeks away and state Sen. Nick Collins and his team are readying the event for a familiar venue, the Boston Exhibition and Convention Center. The event, which was held last year at the Flynn Cruiseport, is slated for Sun., March 15, at 9 a.m.

THE BOSTON IRISH CALENDAR OF CELTIC MUSIC AND DANCE March 2020

By Sean Smith, Special to Boston Irish
February 27, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to Boston Irish

There will be Irish/Celtic music experiences a-plenty here in Greater Boston these next few weeks, as you might guess, highlighted by the annual “A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn” production (See separate story in this edition).

WELCOME TO BOSTON IRISH!

By Ed Forry
February 27, 2020

You have in your hands (or rather, on your screen) the inaugural edition of a new publication that’s all about the community bearing that name.

British wavering on border agreement ‘spells trouble,’ says Irish envoy to US

By Bill Forry, Editor
February 25, 2020

Bill Forry, Editor

Lankum’s ‘The Livelong Day’ highlights band’s attention to those who live close to the edge Quartet plays Great Scott in Allston on March 5

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
February 25, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Last year at this time, the award-winning Irish folk quartet Lankum had recently finished its first-ever tour of the US, which included a stop in Cambridge where the band played to a full house in Harvard Square’s Club Passim.

Seamus Egan talks about life in Vermont: ‘Push the boat out and see where it ends up’

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
February 25, 2020

Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Seamus Egan, who has lived in Mayo as well as metropolitan Philadelphia and its suburbs – is in the midst of his third winter as a resident of Vermont, at the western edge of the Green Mountains, and all things considered, it has been going pretty well.

Division 8 AOH Lawrence Announces 2020 Award Recipients

By Ancient Order of Hibernians, DIv 8
February 24, 2020

Ancient Order of Hibernians, DIv 8

The Rev. James T. O’Reilly OSA Division 8 Ancient Order of Hibernians has announced the recipients of their 2020 Awards.

A little piece of Doyle’s emerges again in West Roxbury Irish Social Club

By Maureen Forry-Sorrell
February 19, 2020

Maureen Forry-Sorrell

The shuttering of historical mainstay pub and restaurant Doyle’s in at Forest Hills was a tough pill for many Bostonians to swallow. The setting for many an election victory party over the past 137 years, Doyle’s had become a beloved part of the Boston political landscape.

Jimmy Tingle's 20/20 Vision: Why would a comedian run for office? February 29th, Sanders Theater, Cambridge

By Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC)
February 16, 2020

Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC)

Comedian Jimmy Tingle, a longtime friend of the Irish International Immigrant Center, will donate $10 of every ticket purchased for his 2020 Vision show when you use the code “IIIC.”

RTE reports: Winter weather hits Ireland as Storm Dennis arrives

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
February 15, 2020

BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for nine counties as Storm Dennis batters the country.

The counties covered by the warning are Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.

Met Éireann said southwest winds are expected to reach mean speeds of 60-80 km/h, with severe gusts of up to 120km/h.

The wind will be the strongest on exposed hills and coasts, with a risk of coastal flooding also in place.

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