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Calling all cat enthusiasts! This weekend, Boston, Massachusetts, will be the epicenter of feline fun as Loving Cats Worldwide presents the Boston CATstravaganza! Join us on October 12th and 13th at the Boston Center for the Arts - Cyclorama for an... Read more
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The Irish Cultural Centre’s second annual Brian J. Donnelly Award for Leadership in Public Service was presented to Kathleen M. O’Toole on Sept. 19 at Venezia in Dorchester. The award is named for the late congressman who was a Dorchester native. He... Read more
Arts and entertainment
The college years are often a time for reinvention, for going in new directions, as was the case for Boston-based fiddler Hannah O’Brien while a student at the University of Michigan. But she also rekindled her childhood love for Irish traditional... Read more
Arts and entertainment
Dermot Kennedy is bringing his brand-new global music festival to Boston and Sydney, Australia next March.
The acclaimed, multi-platinum singer/songwriter today announed plans for MISNEACH— Irish for "courage"— which he says will be a " celebration of... Read more
Arts and entertainment
A look at some upcoming Irish/Celtic music-related events in Greater Boston and nearby
•No mathematicians were consulted in the writing of this column, but here’s a confluence of events that would seem to defy the odds: a father and a son, both Scottish... Read more
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Boston College will host the Boston-area premiere of the documentary film “Stolen,” which features the stories of survivors of Ireland’s notorious mother-and-baby homes, on Oct. 9 in Devlin Hall, classroom 110. The free, public event also will include a Q... Read more
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Kamala Harris for President
Rarely in the annals of the American republic have its citizens been presented with an electoral choice that could be termed existential, not only for our own shared destiny, but also for those of far-flung allies and untold... Read more
Boston Irish Commentary
Letter from Dublin/Tim Kirk
“What do you think of all of this Irish success at the Olympics?’ I asked a Dublin friend. ‘Before we would have thought of ourselves as a third world country, not a part of the Olympics. We feel like we are really a part of... Read more
Boston Irish Commentary
Letter from Wicklow/ Larry Donnelly
Not for the first time, “Opening Day” in American college football was played in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. Georgia Tech and Florida State flew across the Atlantic to face off and some 27,000 of their followers... Read more
Arts and entertainment
The first, and most important thing Sally and Joe Harney want people to know is this: They’re not going anywhere and will not be disappearing from the face of the Earth.
The Walpole couple has been a mainstay of Boston’s Irish set dance community... Read more
Arts and entertainment
A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic-related music events in Greater Boston
•The Rockport Celtic Festival – one of many gifts from the late Brian O’Donovan to Celtic music aficionados – takes place from Sept. 12 to Sept. 15, mostly at the Shalin Liu... Read more
Arts and entertainment
This coming month will see another homecoming for Boston-area native Eric McDonald, a musician with a lengthy and diverse portfolio, when he appears as part of Celtic roots trio Kalos on Sept. 3 at Club Passim in Harvard Square.
McDonald’s homecomings... Read more
Arts and entertainment
Centered around the Shalin-Liu Performance Center, one of the more impressive venues in Greater Boston, the fifth Rockport Celtic Festival will take place Sept. 12-15, with an assortment of big-stage and intimate events that spotlight Celtic traditions – ... Read more
Arts and entertainment
Award-winning actor-director-educator Fred Sullivan Jr, was born in Chelsea, educated at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, and spent 35 years as a member of the acting company at Trinity Rep in Providence, appearing in 130 productions. Over his distinguished... Read more
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Rian Immigrant Center today announced the selection of an interim executive director to manage the programs while anexecutive search continues.
In an email statement addressed to the "Rian Community," Rian board chair Kim Borman said "We are... Read more
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The Charitable Irish Society will host the 23nd Annual Fundraising and Silver Key Awards Reception on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA. The Society will honor two distinguished individuals ... Read more
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The St. Brendan’s Gaelic Athletic Club-Boston, founded in 2008, resembles a family – one big Irish family, that is.
The youth club offers both hurling and football, but most of the athletes prefer the latter. Gaelic football is an Irish team sport played... Read more
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President Biden’s decision to end his candidacy for re-election last Sunday has been hailed as an act of selflessness, a gallant exemplar of patriotism without parallel in modern American electoral politics. It’s all of those things, of course, but it’... Read more
BostonIrish feature story
The big city with a small-town feel
Niall McDonald arrived in Philadelphia with clear goals: to gain relevant experience in his field and expand his network, echoing the positive experiences he had during a previous summer program. Having struggled to... Read more
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BIR History
‘These thoughtless, head-strong, imprudent people’ :
In June 1847, the mass arrival of Famine Irish ignited Nativist resistance in cold-roast Boston
In June 1847, Boston simmered with political, cultural, and religious unrest. A crisis was unfolding along... Read more
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SAVE THE DATE- FRIDAY OCT 25, 2024- JFK LIBRARY
A committee planning the 14th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon – scheduled for Fri., Oct. 25, 2024, at the John F. Kennedy Library on Dorchester’s Columbia Point – has finalized its slate of honorees.... Read more
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
Arts and entertainment
Offering cinematic beauty, off-the-beaten-track experiences and transcendently beautiful coastal scenery, the Wild Atlantic Way has been one of the island of Ireland’s most successful tourism stories. 10 years on, it is as compelling as ever.
An... Read more
BostonIrish feature story
1 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, DublinExplore 9,000 years of history through fascinating archaeological artefacts that include Irish bog bodies, the Ardagh Chalice, the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the famous Derrynaflan Hoard. The museum is housed in a... Read more
Today's News
The Irish Passport Service has rolled out an online passport application system for all applicants - including children and 1st time applicants - applying from the United States.
This service is now live and is available at dfa.ie/passports
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