He takes stock of Irish history in musical fashion

By Sean Smith
February 27, 2019
Sean Smith

Colm Keegan was born into a musical family – his father and five brothers all singers – and he has not strayed from his lineage. With a background in both traditional and choral singing, the Dublin native is best known for his nearly four-year stint with Celtic Thunder, which came after he performed as a member of the choir for Celtic Woman.

Dorchester native breaks new ground in McConville case

By Bill Forry
February 27, 2019
Bill Forry

Patrick Radden Keefe grew up in the heart of Boston’s Irish community— the Adams Corner section of Dorchester. His dad Frank— whose great-grandparents were immigrants from Donegal—was a regular at the Eire Pub.

But despite the name and pedigree, Keefe wasn’t raised like some of his Irish-American cousins who came of age as the Troubles roiled their ancestral homeland. He wasn’t regaled with rebel ballads on the Saturday Irish Hour. No plastic paddy, this one.

Dorchester native breaks new ground in McConville case

By Bill Forry
February 27, 2019
Bill Forry

Patrick Radden Keefe grew up in the heart of Boston’s Irish community— the Adams Corner section of Dorchester. His dad Frank— whose great-grandparents were immigrants from Donegal—was a regular at the Eire Pub.

But despite the name and pedigree, Keefe wasn’t raised like some of his Irish-American cousins who came of age as the Troubles roiled their ancestral homeland. He wasn’t regaled with rebel ballads on the Saturday Irish Hour. No plastic paddy, this one.

Irish pot pourri: A singing donkey, a disappearing beach

By Ed Forry
January 30, 2019

No matter how often you visit Ireland, you can nearly always find something fun, new, and interesting.

Last autumn, we loved hearing on the radio and reading about “UFO sightings” in Irish skies. Local radio stations were abuzz with reports that unidentified flying objects had been spotted by several commercial airline pilots.

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