By Sean SmithBoston Irish Contributor• Caitlin Finley and Will Woodson [ “Once Through the Hall”Principal Personnel: Caitlin ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more fitting but controversial symbol of Boston Irish success this or any St. Patrick’s Day. As a recent drive past the site affirmed, it still stands in Jamaica Plain ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The St. Brendan’s Gaelic Athletic Club-Boston, founded in 2008, resembles a family – one big Irish family, that is. The youth club offers both hurling and football, but most of the athletes prefer the ...

For some, the notice released by the Jesuit order on Aug. 24, 2017, came out of the blue; for others, it seemed appropriate by a certain measure: “Today, the board of trustees of Boston College High ...

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 ...

The shuttering of historical mainstay pub and restaurant Doyle’s in at Forest Hills was a tough pill for many Bostonians to swallow. The setting for many an election victory party over the past 137 ...

To paraphrase Douglas MacArthur, former Gaelic Storm fiddlers don’t fade away – sometimes they form bands together. That’s the concept behind The Bow Tides, which features the fiddle trio of Ellery ...