Boston College has announced the purchased a rare surviving example of an original 1916 Irish Proclamation, a foundational ...

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2023 is a landmark year for Boston-area quintet Scottish Fish, which is commemorating its first decade as one of the most energetic and creative acts to take root in the local Celtic music scene this ...

Despite rainy skies, Suffolk Downs was buzzing with energy this past weekend as the inaugural Seisiún Festival brought together fans of Irish music from across Boston and beyond. The two-day festival ...

When it comes to the immigrants of yesteryear – especially Irish immigrants to America’s shores –historical distortions and outright lies abound. A huge number of Irish Americans refuse to accept any ...

Back in early 2020, we had tickets to see Christy Dignam, the legendary lead singer of the ‘80s and ‘90s band Aslan, play at the Olympia. Then the pandemic hit, and everything everywhere was canceled.

“Black ‘47” – just two words at first glance. In all of Ireland’s history, however, few phrases resonate with such horror. As peasant families in all corners of Ireland struggled to survive in the ...

President Michael D. Higgins – known simply and affectionately by everyone in Ireland as “Michael D.” – will be leaving public office in November after fourteen years as the head of state. He is the ...

Ireland’s prime minister— the Taoiseach—has confirmed that he will travel to Washington next month for a St. Patrick’s Day visit to the White House. It’s a diplomatic rite that reflects both the bonds ...

For Tim D’Arcy, the Catholic and corporate worlds are not mutually exclusive. His role as CEO at Catholic Investment Services (CIS) is both a mission and a vocation. The nonprofit works to “deliver ...

The accompanying article was first published in the Boston Irish Reporter in the summer of 2004. Its focus was a new book by Susan Gedutis that spoke to a time in the city’s history when Irish music ...

A former Fine Gael minister who devised a Government programme to allow Irish-Americans over the age of 55 to retire to, or work in, Ireland will try to reboot it in the Dáil this week. Charlie ...