On April 2, 1912, the renowned Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff had completed the required sea trials on their latest ...

It’s been a decade since North Carolina-born fiddler Maura Shawn Scanlin first crossed paths in Boston with Maryland guitarist Conor Hearn (she was a New England Conservatory student, he was enrolled ...

•This is the month that we can all go to Hell – Fiddle Hell, that is. The immensely popular traditional/folk music festival will take place from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10 at the Westford Regency in Westford, ...

The Irish Cultural Centre is excited to announce a special event honoring Co. Clare’s All-Ireland Championship Hurling Team on November 12 th at 6:00pm. This gathering will celebrate the achievements ...

More than 350 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester Friday Oct 5, 2024 for the 14th Boston Irish Honors luncheon, an event organized by Boston Irish ...

The BIR's sister publication, the Boston Haitian Reporter, has been providing up-to-the-minute coverage of Haiti's earthquake and rescue efforts since Tuesday afternoon. We invite our readers to visit ...

Both parents of the couple witnessed the ceremony. Ms. Agnes Fitzgerald served as maid of honor for the bride, 24 at the time and another sister, Eunice looked on. Serving as best man for the groom ...

When Claire (McLaughlin) Cronin, the majority leader in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was sworn in as US ambassador to Ireland on January 19 of this year, she told the gathering in the ...

The New England traditional folk music duo Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy managed a nice bit of symmetry earlier this year: They released their new album, “Golden,” right around their silver wedding ...