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The Charitable Irish Society will hold its annual Silver Key Awards event on Wed., Sept. 18, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. As in the past, this year’s honorees – Charles L. Donahue, Jr., Mike Oliver, and Anita Sharma – come from the corporate and grass roots community sectors and have shown exceptional leadership in building cooperative links between civic, religious, and cultural organizations that welcome and serve the varied and immediate needs of the immigrant community.
The Charitable Irish Society will hold its annual Silver Key Awards event on Wed., Sept. 18, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. As in the past, this year’s honorees – Charles L. Donahue, Jr., Mike Oliver, and Anita Sharma – come from the corporate and grass roots community sectors and have shown exceptional leadership in building cooperative links between civic, religious, and cultural organizations that welcome and serve the varied and immediate needs of the immigrant community.
Reporter Staff
The Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC) is leading local protests against the Trump administration’s termination of so-called “deferred action” for medical and humanitarian cases, which the agency says will hurt immigrant patients, including some visiting Boston for live-saving treatments.
Norwegian Air has suspended its low cost flights from Providence to Ireland, effective September 15. The airline had become popular among local visitors to Ireland, and had offered service to Cork, Shannon, and Dublin.
By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR September 4, 2019
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
Belonging to Each Other, a Falmouth non-profit that helps provide housing, food and other needed services to homeless people, will hold its third annual benefit gala on September 12 at St. Barnabas Church in Falmouth, featuring a performance by Cork singer-songwriter Clare O’Riordan.
Recognition of exemplary Boston Irish people & families
Marking a special anniversary of this celebratory luncheon, Boston Irish Honors is a recognition of exemplary individuals and their families who share our heritage in Boston and Ireland. Our mission is to tell the stories and special achievements of Boston individuals and families who exemplify the very best of our Irish values, legacies and traditions.We are pleased to announce that the 2019 honorees are: