The Boston Irish Calendar of Celtic Music/Dance Events April 2020: A sparse collection that comes full of ‘maybes’

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
March 27, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Not surprisingly, what would normally have been a robust calendar of Irish/Celtic/traditional music-related events in Greater Boston last month was decimated by the coronavirus crisis.

Italian native digs deep to plumb the essences of the Irish session: BU anthropologist Ferraiuolo explores its traditional ‘communality and subjectivity’

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
March 27, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

And you thought an Irish music session was a bunch of people playing tunes in a pub.

For performers on the Irish/Celtic scene, lost gigs hurt, but the music doesn’t stop; social media gives some a way to play on

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
March 27, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

March was shaping up as a typically busy month for area musicians like Declan Houton, Kate McDermott, Stuart Peak, and Colm O’Brien, denizens of the Greater Boston Irish/Celtic scene – which, as everyone knows, is at high operating capacity during what is often called “St.

Two Dublin Snapshots

By Thomas O'Grady, Special to BostonIrish
March 27, 2020
Thomas O'Grady, Special to BostonIrish

Moving as easily between color and black and white as he moved from analog to digital when that technology shift came, Dublin photographer Fionán O’Connell has snapped literally tens of thousands of photos over a career, amateur and professional, now spanning more than four decades.  His stunning recent work can be

Postponed Irish Film Fest to return again in November

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
March 22, 2020
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

The organizers reached out in an email on Sunday, March 22:

On what would have been the closing day of this year's festival, we wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for all of the kind messages we have received since we announced the postponement of #IrishFilmFest20. We hope this email finds you and your family safe and in good health. 

Feeney Bros Donates N95 masks to local medical facilities in need

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
March 21, 2020
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

Dorchester Utility Service Company Feeney Brothers has donated N95 masks and protective supplies to various medical facilities around the city of Boston, as word comes that hospitals, nursing homes and care facilities are desperately in need of these items during the COVID-9 outbreak.

According to Brendan Feeney, who together with his brother Greg, own Feeney Brothers, "We have been doing business here for years and it's part of our reponsibility to give back to the community when we can."

Astronauts celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2020 with photos of Ireland from space

By Hanneke Weitering , space.com
March 18, 2020
Hanneke Weitering , space.com

To celebrate the annual holiday, NASA's International Space Station twitter account shared this astronaut's-eye view of Ireland as seen from the orbiting lab, which flies at an average altitude of about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the Earth. 

"We hope you're wearing green," NASA tweeted. "This #StPatricksDay, enjoy an astronaut's-eye view of Ireland, taken from aboard the International Space Station."

Commentary: 'Time is now' to protect hospital workers

By U.S. Senator Ed Markey
March 18, 2020
U.S. Senator Ed Markey

It is now clear that we are at war with the coronavirus. While the people of our state need a range of help and assistance, one action we need to take is clear to me: we need a massive wartime manufacturing mobilization for coronavirus testing kits and personal protective equipment for medical personnel. The courageous men and women who are on the frontlines at area hospitals need to have all the tools, equipment, and devices they need to test and treat patients.

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