Cillian Murphy’s New Film, Steve, Premiers at ‘Sounds from a Safe Harbor’ Festival in Cork City, September 11-14

Sounds from a Safe Harbor, a biennial festival of music, dance, art, theatre and conversation, takes place on September 11-14, 2025 in Cork City, Ireland.   The festival was co-founded by Irish movie actor Cillian Murphy, who recently portrayed the “father of the atomic bomb” in the hit film Oppenheimer.  In addition to his acting talents, Murphy is also…

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A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland

A Celtic Christmas

16 Shows at the BCA – December 2-7 and December 9-14 Direct from its Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, presents its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas. Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life,…

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Boston Irish in the American Revolution

During the American Revolution, Irish and Scots-Irish immigrants from New England played a pivotal role in helping to win the Revolutionary War. The Boston Irish Heritage Trail gives a glimpse of these Revolutionary Irish heroes through landmarks on Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, Granary Burying Ground, Copley Square Park, Bunker Hill Monument and Dorchester…

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Massport – Going Above and Beyond

Cruiseship in port at Flynn Cruiseport Boston

“Going Above and Beyond” is the credo at Boston’s Logan International Airport, says Massport CEO Rich Davey, who adds that this continual quest for excellence applies across all of Massport’s properties. With a revenue of over $1.25 billion, Massport’s mission is to connect Massachusetts and New England to the world and further the Commonwealth’s economic, transportation…

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A Taste of Ireland – Manchester, NH

A Taste of Ireland

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation! Anyone who loves Irish culture is in for a special treat in September as the hit show ‘A Taste of Ireland’ comes to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ blends…

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A Taste of Ireland – Concord, NH

A Taste of Ireland

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation! Anyone who loves Irish culture is in for a special treat in September as the hit show ‘A Taste of Ireland’ comes to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ blends…

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A Taste of Ireland – Worcester, MA

A Taste of Ireland

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation! Anyone who loves Irish culture is in for a special treat in September as the hit show ‘A Taste of Ireland’ comes to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ blends…

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A Taste of Ireland – Andover, MA

A Taste of Ireland

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation! Anyone who loves Irish culture is in for a special treat in September as the hit show ‘A Taste of Ireland’ comes to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ blends…

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A Taste of Ireland – Plymouth, MA

A Taste of Ireland

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation! Anyone who loves Irish culture is in for a special treat in September as the hit show ‘A Taste of Ireland’ comes to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ blends…

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Nativist Boston Mob Burns Down Ursuline Convent in Charlestown on August 11, 1834

On August 11, 1834, the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a Catholic-run boarding school for girls of all denominations, was set afire by workmen furious about the growing presence of Irish Catholics in the town.  About a dozen frightened nuns and some 57 young female boarding students, still in their nightclothes, rushed from their beds…

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John Boyle O’Reilly, Boston’s Beloved Irish Immigrant

John Boyle O’Reilly, the famous Irish rebel who lived in Boston from 1870 until his death, died suddenly at his home in Hull, Massachusetts on August 10, 1890, from an accidental overdose of medication.  He left behind his wife Mary (Murphy), four daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Agnes and Blainid, and legions of friends, colleagues and admirers around the world. He was 46. His…

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Greater Merrimack Valley CVB is Renamed Revolutionary Valley

Revolutionary Valley

The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitor’s (GMV CVB) Bureau, one of the 16 designated tourism districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, recently announced a new name for the organization and new branding in June, 2025. The Greater Merrimack Valley CVB is henceforth known as ‘Revolutionary Valley.’ GMV CVB was first formed in 1992 in…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Vienna Boys Choir

Vienna Boys Choir3

The illustrious group of child musicians has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. The enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs that hail from dozens of nations and together give over 300 concerts a year around the world. Christmas…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Vienna Boys Choir

Vienna Boys Choir2

The illustrious group of child musicians has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. The enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs that hail from dozens of nations and together give over 300 concerts a year around the world. Christmas…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Lúnasa Winter Solstice

Lunasa

2 Shows: 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The beloved Irish folk supergroup, called the “hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet” (The Irish Echo) returns for a festive holiday concert celebrating the winter solstice. Don’t miss some of the finest pickers, pipers and fiddlers in the world—Lúnasa will get your spirit (and your feet) moving!…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy

Natalie Macmaster & Donnell Leahy

Get ready for the brand-new Celtic Family Christmas…PARTY! You’ll have plenty of time to sip eggnog by the fire, but not on this night… So buckle up and join Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, their growing family, and their world-class band as they guide you through an exhilarating exploration of the Christmas season. Featuring exciting…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Sean Heely’s Celtic Christmas

Sean Heely

Experience the Magic of Celtic Music with the Seán Heely Celtic Band Get swept away by the irresistible energy of the Seán Heely Celtic Band (SHCB)! With a powerful blend of ancient melodies from Scotland and Ireland, vibrant rhythms from Galicia and Brittany, and original modern compositions, SHCB creates a rich musical journey through the…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Vienna Boys Choir

Vienna Boys Choir

The illustrious group of child musicians has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. The enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs that hail from dozens of nations and together give over 300 concerts a year around the world. Christmas…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Eileen Ivers: Joyful Christmas

Eileen jamming on a blue violin (photo by Mel DiGiacomo)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … … and for years Eileen and the band have been celebrating the glorious story of Christmas, thoughtfully, uniquely and with pure unbridled joy! Eileen’s Irish and American roots shine throughout the evening’s beautiful mix of traditional, story-filled, age-old Wren Day songs, poems, and of course, foot…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Lúnasa

Lunasa

From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing the band as the “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet:” MOJO magazine named the band “the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Lori McKenna

Lori McKenna2

From her home base in Boston, Lori McKenna has carved out an enviable niche for herself as one of Nashville’s most in-demand songwriters, all while maintaining a prolific and remarkably consistent career as a solo artist. The release of her anticipated album,1988, adds to a series of landmark years for McKenna and follows three widely…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Lori McKenna

Lori McKenna

From her home base in Boston, Lori McKenna has carved out an enviable niche for herself as one of Nashville’s most in-demand songwriters, all while maintaining a prolific and remarkably consistent career as a solo artist. The release of her anticipated album,1988, adds to a series of landmark years for McKenna and follows three widely…

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Spectacle Live Presents: Christmas with the Celts

Christmas with the Celts

As seen on PBS! Celebrating 14 years of Box Office Success! Top Irish musicians have united with the finest Nashville players to create the new sound and energy of The Celts. TC perform a fresh hybrid of Irish Americana which combines their own rootsy originals and tight vocal harmonies with fiery Irish Trad instruments. The…

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