Boston Irish Reporter

Established in 1990, the Boston Irish Reporter is a monthly newspaper aimed at the Irish American community. It is released during the first week of each month and is available to subscribers, as well as at newsstands across Boston and eastern New England. You can also find it online at Bostonirish.com, the digital platform for the Boston Irish Reporter.

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Patrick J. “Doc” Walsh has died; recalled as ‘the face behind most benefits in the Irish community’

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

“Every neighborhood has its behind-the-scenes hero someone who keeps things going, who always has an eye out who everyone knows they can turn to in times of trouble. In Dorchester, Doc Walsh is that guy.”– Award citation 2014When an older brother decided not to take a trip to the US, Patrick Walsh took his place and emigrated to Boston, settling first in Norwood.
Into the West: the 2025 Ashford Castle History Festival

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

Ashford Castle has announced details of its 2025 History Festival featuring four of Ireland’s leading historians, broadcasters, and historic writers who will explore the rich, complex, and fascinating history of the west of Ireland. The now annual event will take place over two days, Feb. 28-March 1 in the historic castle in Cong. This enriching event will feature lively discussions and talks covering key historic moments, pivotal players, and previously untold stories from the west.
Remembrances: James Patrick (‘Seamus’) Mulligan dies at 89; chronicler of Irish music, history; manager of the Irish Festival

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

James Patrick “Seamus” Mulligan, 89, a longtime resident of Randolph, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. He was the husband of Mary Ellen (Welch) Mulligan for 34 years. Son of the late Patrick J. and Ellen “Nellie” (Carron) Mulligan, he was born in Co. Monaghan, Ireland, and raised in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. Jim came to the United States in 1959 and eventually settled in Stoughton for 15 years before moving to Randolph over 40 years ago.
APPRECIATION Remembering my brother Bill, whose passing marked ‘end of an era’

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

In a 1940 journal entry, my mother marveled at her five-year-old son’s fascination with radio. “Billy is a radio enthusiast,” she wrote. “He listens to all programs indiscriminately.” One evening, that included a “thrilling drama of murder and intrigue,” something the little boy happened upon while twirling the knobs. But he wouldn’t let mom shut it off. No way. It was radio, and he loved it.
Screenplay of Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘Say Nothing’ now streaming on Hulu

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

Boston Irish editor Bill Forry interviewed Patrick Radden Keefe in January 2019 on the occasion of the scheduling of a nine-part series by FX Productions based on his 2018 book, “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland.” Excerpts from that conversation follow. Patrick Radden Keefe grew up in the heart of Boston’s Irish community— the Adams Corner section of Dorchester. His dad Frank— whose great-grandparents were immigrants from Donegal—was a regular at the Eire Pub.
US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland launches female entrepreneurship program with Ulster University

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

At an Oct. 2 event in Belfast, Joe Kennedy III, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, announced that applications are now open for Connect to Success (C2S), a program powered and implemented by Ulster University. This initiative aims to empower women entrepreneurs, bolster the regional economy, and advance gender equality in Northern Ireland. “Empowering women in business isn’t just a local effort; it’s a global game-changer,” Kennedy said.
‘Pipes of Christmas’ comes to Old South Church on Dec.12

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

The Pipes of Christmas has announced its first-ever performance in Boston, marking a major milestone in the concert’s 26-year history. The Boston concert will be held in loving memory of Brian O’Donovan, who hosted the beloved Christmas performance “A Celtic Sojourn” for Boston audiences for more than 20 years. This holiday event will open on Thurs., Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Old South Church located at 645 Boylston Street.
Letter from Wicklow: Pondering how Ireland is processing Trump’s triumph

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

Then there’s the snooze of an Irish election campaign and the celebration of Thanksgiving 3,000 miles from Boston“Not hugely surprised, but still kinda shocked.” This has been my stock response as I have been questioned continually – on the airwaves, at the golf club, in the supermarket, and on our road – about what I make of Donald Trump’s having been chosen by the American people to be the 47th president of the United States. My sense in the days leading up to Nov.
Letter from Dublin: Exploring the gap between understanding and naivete

Dec 5, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Maureen Forry

“With all this darkness round me I feel less alone. In a way. I love to get up and move about in it, then back here to . . . me.”– Samuel Beckett, “Krapp’s Last Tape”•••We saw Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape” at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in late October. The one-man, one-act, fifty-minute play starred Stephen Rea, well known for roles in films “The Crying Game” with Forest Whitaker, “Michael Collins” with Liam Neeson and scores of others on the stage and screen.
Irish American luminaries hailed at ‘Honors’ luncheon in JFK Library

Nov 1, 2024 | bostonirish.com | Bill Forry

More than 350 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester last Friday afternoon for the 14th Boston Irish Honors luncheon, an event organized by The Reporter’s affiliated publication, Boston Irish. The event marked the first time that the annual celebration of Irish and Irish American leaders was held in Dorchester. This year’s event honored three well-known Irish Americans from the Boston area: Bill Cleary, Jr., William M. Bulger, and Regina Quinlan-Doherty.