At Deer Island, Bill & Rita O’Connell had a dream; many hands made it a reality

By BIR Newsroom
July 22, 2019
BIR Newsroom

by Ed Forry
BIR Publisher
Anyone involved in Boston Irish events over the last three decades knew Bill O’Connell. The Dorchester-born podiatrist, one of five children of Irish parents, and his wife Rita (Layden) were beloved volunteers in all things Irish, from the AOH Plymouth chapter, the Corkmen and Lady’s Association, the Knights and Ladies of St. Finbarr, the Eire Society of Boston, and the Charitable Irish. And they helped found the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton.

Charitable Irish sets Sept 18 for Silver Key Award ceremonies

By Ed Forry
July 19, 2019
Ed Forry

The Charitable Irish Society - the oldest Irish society in the Americas - will hold its twenty-first Silver Key Awards Reception on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. This event is an opportunity to recognize and honor individuals who have helped make our community more welcoming to immigrants and to raise funds to be distributed by the Society to immigrants in need of financial assistance.

Minister Cannon: "Help Us Shape Ireland’s Engagement with Irish-America"

By Minister for the Diaspora, Ciaran Cannon
July 11, 2019
Minister for the Diaspora, Ciaran Cannon

“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”.
So remarked the most famous of Ireland’s emigrant sons on his inauguration as US President in 1961. Today, as Ireland’s Minister of State for the Diaspora, I want to reframe those words for a new generation of Irish-Americans, by asking: what we in Ireland can do for you as part of our global community, and what you, in turn, can do to support us in sustaining and enhancing the special ties between our nations?

Irish Pastoral Centre heads for new offices in Adams Corner

By Ed Forry
July 9, 2019
Ed Forry

The Irish Pastoral Centre, based for many years in a building at St. Brendan church, will relocate to new rented space in Adams Village, IPC executive director Peggy Davis Mullen said this week. The move is expected to be completed by August 1.
The new quarters is located on the second floor of a landmark commercial building at the corner of Adams Street and Gallivan, above the Irish Butcher Shop and overlooking the Greenhills Bakery.

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