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The leading source for news, opinion, and events in the Boston Irish community, since 1990. Formerly Boston Irish Reporter. Affiliated with DotNews.com. www.bostonirish.com

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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
DotLife podcast is back! Season 3.1: Linda Pham from Tết in Boston on celebrating the Lunar New Year and her experience growing up in Dorchester. Bill Forry joins from the Dorchester Reporter. Plus: Three At Home plays a Tiny Dot Concert. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeXc...
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New Year, New Momentum: Tết in Boston and the Year of the Horse
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Hmmm... Any wonder why Robert Kraft was a plus-one with the racist-in-chief at the Melania opener? The NE Patriots existed before him— and they'll survive him. Robert Kraft is a disgrace.
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 25/01/2026
Judge rules regime can't just violate the Constitution and boot thousands of Latin Americans and Haitians the government had earlier invited here www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-r... #Boston #lawsuits #immigrants #SundayRuling
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The Reporter's top picks for sledding spots in the neighborhood. www.dotnews.com/2026/what-ar...
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What are the best sledding options in Dorchester? - Dorchester Reporter
Are you thinking about some outdoor snow-day fun? Here's the Reporter's top picks for sledding spots in the neighborhood.
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
No paywalls on community news either… not on our watch. @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Riverdance Boston | April 8-13 Limited engagement: six performances only! Secure your seats at the Wang Theatre. www.bochcenter.org/events/detai...
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
NEW— Mayor Wu urges Carney Hospital's owner to reverse a plan that will force doctors to vacate a medical building on the Carney campus by May 2025 www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-urge...
Mayor Wu spoke during rally in support of Carney Hospital and its staff and patients on Monday, July 29, 2024. Mayor's Office photo by Mike MejiaSeton Medical Building on the Carney campus as seen in August 2024. Seth Daniel photo
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 07/03/2025
Thank you all for your kind words these last few days. It is so powerful to see our community come together in defense of our values and the people of Boston. We're making our city a home for everyone and we will never back down.
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The March issue of Boston Irish Magazine is here! 🎉 It’s packed with amazing stories and local highlights that you won’t want to miss. If you’re looking to stay in the loop with the Irish community in Boston, this is a must-read! Check it out at bostonirish.com. 🇮🇪 #BostonIrish
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Russia is the aggressor and war criminal. #Ukraine is the victim of the aggression. Russia started the war. Ukraine is defending. I think we need the magic of multiple repetitions of the facts.
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The March issue of Boston Irish Magazine is here! 🎉 It’s packed with amazing stories and local highlights that you won’t want to miss. If you’re looking to stay in the loop with the Irish community in Boston, this is a must-read! Check it out at bostonirish.com. 🇮🇪 #BostonIrish
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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More than an ocean separates Ireland and America in 2025
by Larry DonnellyOf the 2,175 Americans asked in a new CBS/YouGov poll that was taken from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7, 53 percent endorsed “the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president”; 58 percent con...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Editorial- Give 'em hell, Michelle
Mayor Wu is going to Washington this month for a House Oversight Committee hearing that Congressional Republicans will no doubt use to hammer Boston and other Democrat-led cities like Chicago for thei...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"Mayor Wu is going to Washington Tuesday for a House Oversight Committee hearing that Congressional Republicans will no doubt use to hammer Boston and other Democrat-led cities like Chicago for their reluctance...to actively aid federal authorities in immigration enforcement." tinyurl.com/3mu43a7a
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Editorial: Give ’em hell, Michelle | Dorchester Reporter
Mayor Wu addressed questions from the press after a meeting with Boston faith leaders on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Isabel Leon/Mayor's Office Mayor Wu is going to Washington next Wednesday for a House O...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Editorial- Give 'em hell, Michelle
Mayor Wu is going to Washington this month for a House Oversight Committee hearing that Congressional Republicans will no doubt use to hammer Boston and other Democrat-led cities like Chicago for thei...
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Mayor Wu met with local faith leaders on Tuesday as part of a multi-day listening tour as she prepares to offer testimony – and, likely, face tough questioning— at a Congressional hearing set for the morning of March 5 in Washington. www.dotnews.com/2025/wu-hudd...
Mayor Wu spoke during a meeting with Boston faith leaders at Government Center on Feb. 25, 2025. Seth Daniel photoImam Abdulqadir Farah of the Islamic Society of Boston in Roxbury Crossing. Seth Daniel photoRev. Willie Bodrick II of the 12th Baptist Church in Roxbury said his church was on the original Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Seth Daniel photo
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Initial story here: www.dotnews.com/2025/jfk-lib...
An exterior view of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Dorchester.
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The JFK Library and Museum in #Dorchester announced that it is "temporarily closed until further notice" — sources tell @dotnews.bsky.social it's due to an Trump executive order impacting federal probationary workers
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Editorial— One way to resist Trumpist aggression: Stop trafficking in rumors about ICE raids www.dotnews.com/2025/editori...
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Editorial: One way to resist? Stop trafficking in rumors | Dorchester Reporter
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of bad news and scuttlebutt about detentions and “mass” deportations? Join the club. Or even better: Don’t. From this vantage point— roughly ten days into the seco...
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
We were pleased to join Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy on their latest episode of the “What Works” podcast… give a listen!
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
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Boston Irish Calendar of Irish/Celtic Events January 2025
Elsewhere, you can read all about the 22nd BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest), which takes place at several locations Jan. 16-19, but here are some other upcoming Irish/Celtic events in Greater Boston...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
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Dervish joins local performers for BCMFest 2025
Cathy Jordan, the lead singer of traditional Irish band Dervish, doesn’t require a lot of convincing to visit Boston, so she’s more than happy that she and her bandmates will be in town this month for...
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Opinion— White Stadium plan can super-charge women’s sports in Boston www.dotnews.com/2024/white-s...
A rendering of a renovated White Stadium depicts a soccer match with fans cheering.
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
"He has his own mental picture, and I really think it’s his passion project. He often says it brings him back to when he lived in Vietnam because Christmas there was a really big thing and it’s important for him to bring a little of Vietnam to Dorchester.” - Caitlin Nguyen on her dad, Joseph
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy Independence Day to all our Haitian family, friends, and neighbors. We love you. Bon bagay :)
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Chris Lovett brings 50+ years of experience covering #Boston schools to this deep dive into the exam school admission debate. Plus, he’s a BLS graduate. Please share liberally… #nopaywalls
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Thanks to everyone who helps us keep community journalism alive and well (and in print!) in #Boston's neighborhoods. Next up: Issue 1-25
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Maureen Forry-Sorrell @maureenforryso.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
This morning I woke up with a tightness in my chest and a sad wistfulness that I couldn’t place. Driving home from school drop off it hit me: it’s 20 years since my mother passed away. Here’s a piece I wrote years ago that serves as my eulogy. www.bostonirish.com/commentary/2...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Requests for holiday toys are outpacing donations, and ABCD needs your help! Over 6,500 struggling parents have requested toys for their kids, and they are facing a shortfall. Bostonabcd.org/toydriveform Make a difference by donating toys or cash by Dec. 13!
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Requests for holiday toys are outpacing donations, and ABCD needs your help! Over 6,500 struggling parents have requested toys for their kids, and they are facing a shortfall. Bostonabcd.org/toydriveform Make a difference by donating toys or cash by Dec. 13!
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
For reasons only Fats might know, he roamed away and climbed 3-feet-high up a tree in an Uphams Corner backyard where he proceeded to get stuck for roughly four days. @arlboston.bsky.social rescued Fats who was reunited w/ his owner thanks to a microchip she got him through the ARL Wellness Waggin’
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HaitiJustice @haitijustice.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It was certainly not designed to restore stability to Haiti, as i explained in March in @dotnews.bsky.social www.dotnews.com/2024/comment...
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Commentary— Finally, it’s time for the US to stop pulling strings in Haiti | Dorchester Reporter
Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because the United States resolutely blocks the easiest solution of all – ceasing the ...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Just saw Six: The Musical at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, and wow—what a show! It’s smart, funny, and full of energy, with some truly incredible performances. If you’re looking for something fun and fresh to see this season, I can’t recommend it enough. Check out my review over on BostonIrish.com!
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
“I still think it's by far the most sort of carefree time in my life. Definitely. I was here with my best friends and I was playing music in the street."- Dermot Kennedy on the summer he spent busking in #Boston at age 19. In March, he plays the TD Garden with his own music festival, Misneach
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Bill Forry @billforry.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
My latest for @bostonirish.bsky.social: A chat with Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy, who'll launch his new global music fest in Boston in March 2025. ☘️
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A sweet holiday treat from Rian Immigrant Center: “Join this fun workshop and learn how to make your own beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece made of fresh evergreens, candles, & accessories! We wanted to do something in keeping with Irish tradition to celebrate the festive season Irish Style!”
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
“I wanted people to know there was a family behind it, there was a person behind it. This was the neighborhood that made me in America.” - Oran McGonagle, owner of the new Irish pub in Dorchester, McGonagle's
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Dermot Kennedy on his early days busking on the streets of Boston and the concept behind his global Irish music festival Misneach coming to Boston in March 2025 www.dotnews.com/2024/dermot-...
Portrait of Irish musician Dermot Kennedy. Photo by Seth Daniel/Dorchester Reporter
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
“I wanted people to know there was a family behind it, there was a person behind it. This was the neighborhood that made me in America.” - Oran McGonagle, owner of the new Irish pub in Dorchester, McGonagle's
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A sweet holiday treat from Rian Immigrant Center: “Join this fun workshop and learn how to make your own beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece made of fresh evergreens, candles, & accessories! We wanted to do something in keeping with Irish tradition to celebrate the festive season Irish Style!”
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
You are invited to join the Irish Consulate @irelandboston for a screening of Nothing Compares to You at Boston Public Library Central branch on 4 Dec at 5.30PM. This documentary chronicles Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor’s rise to worldwide fame & her later exile from the pop mainstream.
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
✨ Join the ladies of Mná Mheiriceá for an evening of sparkle, style, and celebration at our annual Glitz & Glam Holiday Party! ✨ tickets still available! www.eventbrite.com/e/glitz-glam...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The December 2024 Boston Irish Music & Arts Calendar is packed with events celebrating Irish culture in Boston. Whether you're a longtime supporter of Irish arts or new to the scene, there's something for everyone to enjoy this season. bostonirish.com/arts/2024/bo...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Irish American luminaries hailed at ‘Honors’ luncheon in JFK Library. bostonirish.com/around-town/...
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Stayed tuned for our December edition on bostonirish.com
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Excited to join BlueSky! ☘️ Boston Irish Magazine shares stories, culture, and the contributions of the Irish in Boston and beyond. Follow us for updates and highlights—glad to be here! #BostonIrish #IrishCulture #dotnews #IrishAmerican #BostonCulture
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Boston Irish Magazine @bostonirish.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Dermot Kennedy's new global music fest to include Boston dates www.bostonirish.com/arts/2024/de...
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