As favorite Irish places go, mine is beautiful Achill Island

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
March 30, 2018

It is especially difficult to pinpoint a favorite place in Ireland because there are so many wonderful spots everywhere. But, after 20-plus years of traveling to and renting a house in the West, I have to say that Achill Island in Co. Mayo is my favorite, with Connemara a very close second.

With ‘Sparkjoy,’ Rachel Reeds steps up her nurturing of the Cape Breton fiddler tradition

By Sean Smith
March 30, 2018
Sean Smith

When she first came to the Boston area 16 years ago, Michigan native Rachel Reeds probably couldn’t have found Cape Breton Island on a map, and she certainly didn’t know anything about its distinctive Celtic music tradition.

But that was then.

Nowadays, Reeds is for all intents and purposes an honorary member of Boston’s illustrious Cape Breton community, a fixture at Watertown’s Canadian American Club of New England – a hub of Cape Breton cultural and social activity – and a well-established performer and teacher of Cape Breton fiddle.

Clowning around in The Big Apple Circus

By R.J. Donovan
March 30, 2018
R.J. Donovan

 Spring is in the air and that means The Big Apple Circus is coming back to Boston.  After a brief hiatus last season, the world renowned, one-ring wonder returns for its 40th Anniversary Tour, playing under the Big Top at Assembly Row in Somerville.  Performances run from April to May 6.

The line-up of international, award-winning artists includes high wire legend Nik Wallenda and his family, trapeze artists The Flying Tunizianis, master juggler Gamal Garcia, acclaimed acrobats The Anastasia Brothers, contortionist Elayne Kramer, equestrian trainer Jenny Vidbel, and more.

A unique organization The Irish American Partnership

By Joe Leary, Special to the BIR
March 30, 2018
Joe Leary, Special to the BIR

Among the thousands of Irish organizations in the United States, the Irish American Partnership continues to distinguish itself as a unique organization by dedicating its resources toward education in Ireland and the long-term health of the Irish nation.

A successful education system is critical in preparing future Irish leadership to manage the country in the years ahead.

Time is up for Yawkey Way

Ed Forry
By Bill Forry
March 30, 2018

The Boston Red Sox, who have initiated a public process to change the name of Yawkey Way, are getting plenty of pushback from prominent apologists for the late Red Sox owner who claim that he has been unfairly portrayed as a racist.

His defenders note that the Yawkey Foundation, a charity that he and his wife created, has been a force for good since their deaths. Some, like former Sox hurler Jim Lonborg, say that Yawkey “changed” over the course of his life.

Dot St. Patrick’s Day brunch supported Brett food pantry

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
March 30, 2018
Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff

More than 100 people gathered at St. Teresa’s of Calcutta church hall on Saturday for the 12th annual Dorchester St. Patrick’s Day Brunch. The annual event, hosted by the Brett family, doubles both as a fundraiser for the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry and an induction ceremony into the Dorchester Hall of Fame. This year’s celebration raised over $100,000 for the food pantry and named four new inductees: Fire Commissioner Joe Finn, Sister Barbara Gorham of Sisters of Charity Halifax, Bob Marr representing the Marr Family, and Governor Charlie Baker.

Boston College Symposium panels to discuss ‘John Hume: His Vision and Legacy for Ireland’ Day-long forum set for April 28

By BIR News Room
March 30, 2018

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement and the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Center for Irish Programs at Boston College will host a day-long symposium on April 28.

April 6 Boston dinner will support Ireland’s amateur athletes

By Bill Forry
March 30, 2018
Bill Forry

The Boston Friends of the Gaelic Players Association will host their second annual dinner event on Fri., April 6, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. The event seeks to build on the incredibly successful inaugural event last spring that drew a packed crowd to meet and hear from an all-star line-up of Ireland’s sports heroes past and present.

St. Patrick’s Day ’18 in Southie New site, hosts; usual fare on the tables, and at the mic

By Colin A. Young, State House News Service
March 30, 2018
Colin A. Young, State House News Service

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in South Boston, a chance for Massachusetts public officials to try their hand at stand-up comedy and to get a few jabs in against others, was in a new location this year with a new set of co-hosts, but the fare was still eggs, sausage, a few good one-liners, and plenty of duds.

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