Terrorist Violence in North Putting Peace Process in Peril

By Joe Leary
December 5, 2009
Joe Leary

While they are striving mightily to attract new business investment to Northern Ireland and are encouraging tourists to visit, authorities, both elected and appointed, seem unable to stop the new terrorists (also called dissidents) and their many acts of violence. Given that, the threat of serious disruption of the peace process, and, therefore, the new government, is very real.

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'Fine Winter's Night' Turns Two; Heatons on Move

By R. J. Donovan
December 5, 2009
R. J. Donovan

"Fine Winter's Night," the holiday album and live show by Irish duo Matt & Shannon Heaton, features traditional, updated, and original Irish music to help usher in Christmas. The Heatons will perform throughout the Northeast and Midwest this December.

Their calendar follows: Wed., Dec. 3, Lakeside Theater (Rangeley, ME); Dec. 4, Skye Theater (South Carthage, ME); Dec. 5, Old White Church (Tuftonboro, NH ); Dec.6, PACE (Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, MA).

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BCMFest 2010 Will Be Playing to a 'Back-to-Basics' Theme

By Sean Smith
November 1, 2009
Sean Smith

On January 8 and 9, 2010, the Boston Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest) will mark its seventh year of warming up the chilly Boston winter with a showcase of some of the area's finest performers in the Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, and other Celtic or Celtic-influenced music traditions.

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A Pride of Lions from the Bay State

By Neil J. Savage
November 1, 2009
Neil J. Savage

The recounting of his tenure as a United States senator in the media's compelling coverage of the death of Ted Kennedy and the current successor campaign is more than the story of one man's growth and influence in that body; it is also the latest illustration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's unique contribution to the political history of the nation.

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Is Conscience a Reliable Guide?

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
November 1, 2009

I had the pleasure of hearing Globe columnist and author James Carroll at a BC High lecture recently. The former Paulist priest's latest book is Practicing Catholic in which he explores the history and development of the institutional church and his concerns about the failure of renewal started at the Second Vatican Council.

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A Look at James Michael Curley in Power

By Staff
November 1, 2009

"When Congressman Curley is in Boston," one of the papers wrote in 1913, "though his political influence is now supposed to be with the federal department heads, he is just as busy pulling favors at City Hall as when he was an alderman and councilor. Members of the present City Council are rarely seen in the building but for favors or other things until a meeting day, but Curley is always racing from one office to another for his constituents. Those who know the Congressman well say that this is the secret of his success in politics so far - that he is always 'on the job' for his constituent."

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Irish Economy Still in Bind, but Horizon is Brightening

By Joe Leary
November 1, 2009
Joe Leary

Though the general economy in Ireland is causing severe problems today, two to three years from now we may be looking at a far stronger country than would be the case if the Irish had not gone through these difficult times.

Perhaps Ireland grew too fast, building a system without checks and balances. But that most assuredly will not happen again if the lessons learned today result in new attitudes and regulations discouraging skyrocketing prices, collapsing banks, and 120 percent mortgages on property of exaggerated value.

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