Passim lists first recipients of Brian O’Donovan Legacy Fund grants

By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
February 4, 2025

Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor

Cambridge nonprofit Passim recently announced the full round of inaugural recipients of the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Fund grants, which support Celtic music and dance artists.

Boston Irish Calendar of Irish/Celtic Events February 2025

By BostonIrish Newsroom
January 30, 2025

BostonIrish Newsroom

For Greater Boston, and slightly beyond:

Seamus Egan and Solas tour

By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
January 30, 2025

Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor

After an eight-year hiatus, groundbreaking Irish-American band Solas is headed back out on the road again, with a major American tour that includes a couple of stops near Boston and the release of a limited-edition live album.

A night of Irish Poetry- Feb 6 at Boston College

By BI Newsroom
January 29, 2025

BI Newsroom

One small island, one giant treasure trove of artistic talent. The island of Ireland has had four Nobel Prize laureates in Literature: William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney. It has also produced many extraordinary women poets, including Nuala Ní Domhnaill and Eavan Boland.

Ambassador Cronin Welcomed home at Irish American Partnership Event

By Irish American Partnership
January 28, 2025

Irish American Partnership

United States Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin was

Irish Poetry Night at Burns LibraryThursday, February 6

By Reporter Staff
January 24, 2025

Reporter Staff

What Boston’s Theater People Are Up To

By R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish
January 24, 2025

R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish

Here’s a look at what’s coming up for some of Boston’s favorite stage talents.

In Weymouth, benefit hockey game to honor memory of Collette Murphy

By Ed Forry
January 21, 2025

Ed Forry

Collette Murphy of East Weymouth was 44 when she passed away unexpectedly of a sudden illness in September, 2024, leaving behind her husband Paul and her 3 children Colin 18, Caoimhe 15, and Emma 13.

Trinity Irish Dance brings "Jig" to Berklee Performance Center Feb 8th

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
January 20, 2025

BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Fresh off of a month-long tour of Japan, the Chicago-based Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) is bringing its renowned legacy and awe-inspiring precision t

Op-Ed 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations

By Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States of America.
December 31, 2024

Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States of America.

Just over 100 years ago, the fledgling Irish Free State sent Mr Timothy Smiddy to Washington DC.

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