Mural depicts Ray Flynn as harbor booster

By BIR News Room
June 1, 2016

Ray Flynn, former Mayor of Boston and US Ambassador to the Vatican, was honored at the harbor’s Black Falcon facility last month with the unveiling of a life-sized mural depicting him overlooking Boston’s waterfront.

The artwork was created by children representing the Laboure Center, South Boston Boys and Girls Club, South Boston Catholic Academy, South Boston Community Health Center and the South Boston Arts Association.

The students were instructed by South Boston artist and watercolorist Dan McCole.

An old pub on Dot Ave. takes on a new look

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
June 1, 2016

Dorchester’s newest restaurant, the Lower Mills Tavern, will officially open its doors next week, just in time for Dorchester Day. It’s worth the wait.

The Reporter was given a chance to peek inside and sample a beer or two during a private, pre-opening event hosted by co-owner Ken Casey, the front man for the Dropkick Murphy’s, and his business partner, Brian O’Donnell, a Milton native who lives in Lower Mills and can walk to the new eatery. O’Donnell’s wife, the acclaimed interior designer Taniya Nayak, came up with the concept for the space, which sought to brighten and modernize what had become a tired-looking watering hole. The trio has succeeded in transforming the former Lower Mills Pub into a welcoming and cozy neighborhood hang-out that feels hip without a hint of pretentiousness.

Irish Fest: Stars will come out to shine; an occasion to salute Rising centenary

By Sean Smith
June 1, 2016
Sean Smith

It has gone by different names over the years, but the Irish Cultural Centre of New England’s annual festival – now known as Irish Fest Boston – is set to celebrate its silver anniversary on June 4 and 5 at the ICC campus in Canton with a line-up that includes international performers such as The Wolfe Tones, John McDermott, Andy Cooney, the Cunningham Family, as well as numerous Boston/Massachusetts acts.

Irish Fest Boston also will feature other Irish-related arts and culture, and family/children-oriented entertainment and activities.

Across Ireland, masters in the culinary arts strut their stuff

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
May 5, 2016


By Judy Enright
Special to the BIR

It’s all about food and creative menus in Ireland these days. If someone tells you the food in Ireland isn’t good, they have either not been here for about 30 years or they have made some horribly poor choices in restaurants or pubs.

Irish food today is often amazing and can be as gourmet and delicious as anything you might find in Paris, anywhere else on the continent, or in the States. Many Irish chefs have trained elsewhere before returning home to share their skills.

Today, there are many well-known Irish chefs, including Darina and Rachel Allen, Neven Maguire, Derry Clarke, Ross Lewis, Oliver Dunne, Dylan McGrath, to name just a few. Excellent restaurants can be found everywhere from village to city, east to west, and north to south.

Lots of challenges come up, but Fódhla makes it happen

By Sean Smith
May 5, 2016
Sean Smith

When the time came to work on their first recording, the members of New England Irish trio Fódhla literally had to meet each other halfway.

That’s how it is when one-third of your band lives in Greater Boston and the other two-thirds in Portland, Maine. Fortunately, Mill Pond Studios in Portsmouth, NH, lay equidistant between them, and owner/operator/engineer Jim Pendergrast kindly allowed the trio some rehearsal time there before letting the tape roll. Their six-track CD, “Notes from Mill Pond,” was released in December.
Fódhla will perform locally on May 28 in the Arts at the Armory Café, 191 Highland Avenue, in Somerville, sponsored by notloB Music [see notlobmusic.blogspot.com for full details].

To Aoife O’Donovan, looking back while going forward seems to be the right mix

By Sean Smith
May 5, 2016
Sean Smith

It’s a pretty familiar rite of passage: You’re within sight of age 30, or maybe a little past it, and the label “young adult” no longer seems applicable; somewhere along the way, for better or worse, you’ve become a full-fledged grown-up. Then the death of a family member ushers in a period of reflection and reminiscences of youth – a time that seems simultaneously closer and farther away than you might’ve thought.

May's Here and There

By BillI ODonnell
May 5, 2016
BillI ODonnell

Derry’s Richard Moore – Freedom In Forgiveness – At age 10 and a student at the Rosemount Primary School near Derry’s Creggan Estate, Richard Moore was on his way home from school on May 4, 1972, when a rubber bullet fired by a British soldier ten feet away crashed into his face. He lost his right eye and was left blind in the other. His blindness could have left him bitter and withdrawn, but instead he kept up with his music, which was already a big part of his life, while his strong, supportive family made all the difference.

Irish language immersion day set at Elms College on May 7

By BIR News Room
May 5, 2016

The Irish Cultural Center of Western New England will hold its fifteenth Lá na Gaeilge (Irish Language Day) on Sat., May 7, at Elms College, Chicopee, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This will be an opportunity for those with an interest in the Irish language to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of this vital component of Irish culture.

The program consists of language classes at all learning levels, from beginner to advanced. Workshops (tin whistle and dance), and conversation groups will be held in addition to the formal classes.

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