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.

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.

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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.

Sinn Fein surprises by taking largest share of election tallies. Next step: Forming a new government

By Jill Lawless and Nicolae Dumitrache, Associated Press
February 11, 2020
Jill Lawless and Nicolae Dumitrache, Associated Press

DUBLIN — Ireland braced for weeks of political uncertainty after a stunning election in early February early that saw the Irish Republican Army-linked party Sinn Féin — long shunned by its bigger rivals — take the largest share of votes.

Irish Times report: Sinn Fein stuns in Irish election results

By Sinn Fein stuns in Irish election results
February 9, 2020
Sinn Fein stuns in Irish election results

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland faced political turmoil Sunday as an exit poll from the weekend’s parliamentary election suggested that Sinn Fein, a left-wing party committed to reunification of the island, finished in a virtual dead heat with the two parties that have governed since the country won independence almost a century ago.

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