Tourism Ireland brings ‘road show’ to Boston

By Ed Forry
April 27, 2018
Ed Forry

A dozen Irish hospitality officials and leaders of Tourism Ireland’s American bureau kicked-off a three American city roadshow in Boston on April 24 with a presentation to local travel trade and media members at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Some 150 invited guests heard about Irish vacation opportunities, including details about the Wild Atlantic Way, Northern Ireland, the Causeway Coastal Route, and the cities of Cork and Dublin. Presenters also spoke about Belfast’s Titanic heritage, Waterford Crystal, and a variety of other travel destinations across the island of Ireland.

COMINGS, GOINGS, AND DOINGS

By BIR Newsroom
April 27, 2018
BIR Newsroom

Ireland’s current Consul General, Fionnuala Quinlan, gave birth to her first child, a son born here in Boston on March 29, two weeks after she began her maternity leave. Said Acting Vice Consul Susan Geraghty Krusell in announcing the news: “Caelan Séamus Síva Ganti has arrived!” The infant, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces, his mother and his father, Ravi Ganti, “are all doing well,” Krusell said, “and they will be heading home from the hospital this weekend. The Consulate is so pleased to welcome our newest citizen.”

‘Fathers and Sons Afternoon’ set for Burren stage on Mother’s Day

By Sean Smith, Special to the BIR
April 27, 2018
Sean Smith, Special to the BIR

May 13 is Mother’s Day this year, but it’ll be a “Fathers and Sons Afternoon” on the Burren Backroom stage. That’s because the Backroom series will feature a concert at 4 p.m. with Boston-area bouzouki player and singer John Coyne and Seattle-based fiddler/guitarist Randal Bays. And for good measure, the opening act will be their sons, accordionist Rory Coyne (13) and Owen Bays (14) on concertina.

“Always great to get the boys together,” says Bays, and deadpans: “We just hope they don’t upstage us.”

Aer Lingus Logan-to-Shannon route to be shut down in winter next year; Logan-Dublin flights to keep schedule

By BIR Newsroom
April 27, 2018
BIR Newsroom

Bostonians seeking to fly non-stop next winter from Logan Airport to Shannon in Co. Clare will be out of luck beginning next January, as Aer Lingus has announced it will suspend the direct service over the winter season in 2019. The airline instead will add additional Shannon/New York flights to JFK during those months. It will continue to offer Boston service to Dublin throughout the winter.

Bill Bulger Jr named to lead Irish Pastoral Ctr

By Daniel Sheehan
April 12, 2018
Daniel Sheehan

by Daniel Sheehan
The Irish Pastoral Centre has a new director in William M. Bulger Jr., who last week joined the Dorchester-based organization that focuses on helping immigrants make their way in their new settings.
A South Boston native, Bulger is the namesake son of William M. Bulger, the former president of both the state Senate and the University of Massachusetts. He brings to his new job years of experience in the law and banking fields, backgrounds that he says will help him further develop the organization and streamline internal operations.

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