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(Meet Boston press release) After a spectacular inaugural year, Boston Frostival returns in December 2026 for its second season, giving residents and visitors alike new reasons to get out and explore the city during the winter months. Holiday drone shows over Boston Common open a three-month run of Frostival activations across the city, showcasing Boston as a…
The Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston has appointed Oliver ‘Ollie’ Garry as the new executive director. The 61-acre Centre in Canton, MA provides year-round programs for Irish culture, education, sports and heritage. Garry has been a part of the Centre’s success since it opened in 1999, with 20+ years of volunteer service to the…
Boston – Meet Boston has been named one of the 2026 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts, an annual recognition presented by The Women’s Edge in partnership with Boston Globe Media. Now in its 26th year, the Top 100 celebrates women-led companies and nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts, as well as the women leaders driving their organizations, industries,…
The TODAY Show, America’s flagship weekday morning television show, is planning a trip to Ireland for a special international broadcast on Friday, October 16, with all four hours of the program airing live from Kenmare, County Kerry. The landmark broadcast will be presented by Tourism Ireland, bringing the breathtaking landscapes, rich heritage and vibrant culture of…
The port cities of Boston and Belfast have long been intertwined by history, commerce, culture and maritime traditions dating back to the 18th century when immigrants from Ireland’s Ulster Province settled in New England. Today, the relationship between the two cities remains vibrant and is poised to grow even stronger, thanks to a recent visit…
Greater Boston’s acclaimed traditional Irish music organization, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann now accepting students for its 10-week fall semester at its CCE Boston Irish Music School, which runs from September 21 through November 25, 2026. Deadline for enrollment is Monday, September 7, 2026. See enrollment form. Every level of musician – including beginners, intermediate and advanced players,…
Ireland has become one of the world’s most talked-about food destinations, and with good reason! With its fertile green fields, clean air, wild coastlines and miles of ocean, Ireland produces an abundance of home-grown produce, dairy products, meats and fish, all native to the island, and new generations of creative and innovative chefs, Ireland’s culinary…
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(Press Release Courtesy of Tourism Ireland Media Room) EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland has been chosen through an independent selection process to feature in the internationally broadcast television series World’s Greatest!, with its dedicated episode airing on Bloomberg Television on Saturday 18 July and Saturday 25 July. The prestigious documentary series, which…
By Irish Boston Tourism Newsroom Boston Logan International Airport has been on quite the journey this past century. What started out in 1923 as a small field with two runways is today a world-class transportation hub with 120+ nonstop destinations. Logan is New England’s gateway to the rest of the world, and to many international…
(June 10, 2026) — Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council in partnership with the LatinX Center of Lowell announced today that it has officially received approval from FIFA to host a series of World Cup watch parties in Lowell. The Lowell FanFest Soccer Watch Parties will bring the excitement of the 2026 World Cup to Massachusetts’ Revolutionary Valley from June 13…
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) announced today the launch of Boston Fan Zone at the Lawn on D, a family-friendly space for guests to watch select FIFA World Cup 2026TM matches. Alongside other enhancements to the Lawn, like the recently announced The Grove at the Lawn on D, the MCCA is pleased to offer free public programming for one of the biggest global events of…
By Irish Boston Tourism Newsroom “There are times when the chances of travel bring one to a spot at just a perfect hour,” wrote Elizabeth Boyle O’Reilly* of Charlestown, an extraordinary travel writer in the early 20th century. She was describing Spain’s Cathedral of Palencia, where “the interior in the dim light on a rainy…
By Irish Boston Tourism Newsroom Comhaltas Boston Offers Master Classes Aoife Griffin, director of the Boston Irish Music School affiliated with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, has arranged masterclass workshops with three world-class Irish traditional musicians, taking place June 11 at the Irish Pastoral Centre in Adams Village, Dorchester. Classes for youth/beginners take place from 5-6:30 p.m….
By Irish Boston Tourism Newsroom (May 13, 2026) – Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced today it hopes to set a Guinness World Record this spring by building the world’s largest soccer ball. The one-of-a-kind, 45 foot tall soccer ball will be placed at Piers Park II in East Boston this June and be visible from…
Rory McIlroy’s historic victory at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course is a defining moment in the career of one of Ireland’s most celebrated sporting figures. Rory McIlroy has become just the fourth golfer, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2002, to successfully defend his Masters title, with a gritty display in…
(April 14, 2026) — Flynn Cruiseport Boston opens its 2026 cruise season today, with a full schedule that includes 23 cruise brands and nine homeport vessels from April through November at the facility in South Boston’s Seaport District. Kicking off the 2026 season today is Norwegian Breakaway, the largest homeport ship in the cruiseport’s history…
(April 1, 2026)- Ireland’s Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan T.D., today announced details of America250 commemorative program marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and highlighting key Irish connection to this historic moment. Minister O’Donovan called the initiative “a partnership between national bodies, creative communities, historians, educators…
Boston is abuzz in 2026 as the city and region prepares for one of its busiest tourist seasons in memory! Three major events are on the horizon: FIFA World Cup Soccer matches in June and July, the 250th events celebrating American Independence on July 4th, and Sail Boston’s Tall Ships promenade on July 11-16. Other…
PRESS RELEASE The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) has just released a new Revolutionary Irish Trail, chronicling the role of the region’s Irish and Scots-Irish in the American Revolution through public landmarks, including monuments, statues and historic cemeteries as well as libraries, museums and genealogy centers. The free map with descriptions is available in the spring issue of…
This summer, Massachusetts and all of New England is chanting “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” as tens of thousands of travelers from around the globe journey here for FIFA World Cup Soccer matches at Gillette Stadium (or Boston Stadium) in Foxborough. And no one is more prepared to greet them than Massport CEO Rich Davey and…
Congratulations to John Barros, the recently appointed Interim Executive Director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, which hosts hundreds of annual conventions and meetings that generate over $1 billion annually in economic impact for Boston and Massachusetts, while also enhancing the civic life of local communities. Formerly the Chief of Economic Development for the City…
“Take the T” will be the common refrain throughout greater Boston this summer as thousands of fans stream into town to cheer on their teams at the FIFA World Cup soccer matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The T of course is the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), the regional transit system that provides subway,…
The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) released its Annual Spring Travel & Culture magazine, highlighting New England’s robust St. Patrick’s Day and spring seasons, plus travel ideas for visiting Ireland this year. The 48-page magazine print edition is available free at visitor centers and cultural venues in greater Boston and New England and is also available online. “New England is overdue…
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