Publisher's Notes
It was a warm day this spring when I visited Bill Bulger at his home in South Boston. He’s a 90-year-old man now, not quite as lively as we remember him over the years at the St. Patrick Day breakfasts, at the rostrum of the state Senate or in his role... Read more
It was Christmas Eve Day 2023 and Ireland’s Consul General Sighlé Fitzgerald was on the beach at M Street in South Boston. The outside temperature was 5 degrees with the water temp in the high 30’s and she was there to join with a few other sturdy souls... Read more
By Maureen Forry-Sorrell
Boston Irish Associate Publisher Maureen Forry-Sorrell made the following remarks at the 13th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon on Oct. 27.
Good afternoon friends and thank you for joining us today. I hope you all enjoyed your... Read more
Mr. James S. O’Brien, of Lowell, formerly of Scituate, died March 1, 2023. He was 84.
Jim was born on October 20, 1938 in New Haven, Connecticut. He grew up in Hamden. Hamden High school is where his lifelong passion for football began.
Jim attended... Read more
The month of Saint Patrick is here at last. Boston’s Irish stay connected with many events throughout the year, at the Irish Cultural Centre, the Irish Pastoral Centre, the Rian Center for Immigrants, and gatherings at pubs and parishes, where we... Read more
By Ed ForryBoston Irish Publisher
The month of Saint Patrick is here at last. Boston’s Irish stay connected with many events throughout the year, at the Irish Cultural Centre, the Irish Pastoral Centre, the Rian Center for Immigrants, and gatherings at... Read more
by Ed Forry, Boston Irish publisher
Simon Coveney, TD, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense was among the first guests at the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum when public gatherings were resumed on April 29, participating in a one-hour... Read more
By Ed Forry
Our Galway correspondent, Larry Donnelly, contacted me this month to introduce Sharon Fitzpatrick, the development director for COPE Galway, a social services agency in that city. “She is eager to establish relationships with Irish... Read more
by Ed ForryBoston Irish Publisher
Daniel Mulhall became Ireland's 18th Ambassador to the US in August 2017. A native of Co. Waterford, he holds degrees in modern Irish history from University College Cork. He is a 43-year veteran of Ireland’s Dept of... Read more
After 20 months of severe restrictions due to Covid-19, the island of Ireland is getting ready to welcome tourists and other visitors back, Ireland’s top diplomat to America said this week.
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with the Reporter on Monday... Read more
By Ed Forry, Boston Irish Publisher
Saturday night, June 12, was a very unusual night for me, an evening of a new-found sense of freedom. It was only a few days after Gov. Charlie Baker had sounded the all-clear signal beginning June 15 for the state... Read more
Boston Irish Honors Luncheon XI –
Save the Date Oct 29, 2021
There may be an in-person Irish celebration this year in our town after all!
BostonIrish.com is now making arrangements to resume hosting our 11th Annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon at ... Read more
By Ed ForryBoston Irish Publisher
Officials of Tourism Ireland hosted a wide-ranging online conversation about tourism in Ireland, even as the hard-hit hospitality and travel sector in Ireland continues to hemorrhage after twelve months of a complete... Read more
by Ed Forry
Boston Irish Publisher
The traditional gatherings for Thanksgiving were only distant memories this year, as the need for enforced isolation was cause for a certain level of melancholy. Although we could not be together on Thanksgiving Day, I... Read more
By Ed Forry
This terrible pandemic has caused havoc in everyone’s lives. People don’t go to the office anymore. Children don’t go to school. Six months in, many small businesses remain closed, too many have closed down, many gone forever.
Sunday Masses... Read more
by Ed ForryBoston Irish Publisher
Last week, when I early voted in the upcoming Democratic primary election, I cast my vote to re-elect Ed Markey as our United States Senator.
Senator Markey has been a shining light on any number of issues during his... Read more
by Ed ForryBoston Irish Publisher
One of Greater Boston’s leading philanthropies is reaching out to non-profit within the broader Irish community to apply for grants to support their efforts.
The Woburn based Cummings Foundation plans to disburse $25... Read more
Just in- June 4,2020, 1:00 pmJoseph 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... Read more
I sat spellbound in my home this week, watching and listening to this extraordinary documentary about Liam O'Flynn, the magnificent Irish Uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician.
A founding member of the Irish trad group Planxty, O'Flynn recorded... Read more
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.
I am not sure what term fits best to describe this new venture. It’s designed to be a magazine, but it’s... Read more
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