Profiles and Stories from Irish Massachusetts
Here is an assortment of profiles and stories collected from
our Guide magazines and press outreach.
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Athletes & Teams
- Boston Celtics: The Green Team (2024)
- Boston Celtics: The Story Behind Their Irish Green Theme (2024)
- New England Patriots QB Tom Brady Traces Irish Roots To 19th Century Boston
- AIG Fenway Hurling Classic And Irish Festival (Nov '17)
- Boston Red Sox World Series Champions (2013)
- The Greening of Fenway Park - - An Irish-American Landmark (March '12)
- Boston's Fenway Park - - An Irish-American Landmark
- The Boston Celtics (March '10)
- Sean Casey - Mayor of Red Sox Nation (June '08)
- Harold
Connolly - - Boston Irish Olympian Hammers out a Victory (June '08)
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Arts, Crafts & Imports
- Irish Christmas Gift Ideas in Massachusetts (2024)
- Irish Gift Ideas for Any Occasion (2024)
- All In The Family - Bridget's: An Irish Tradition
- Virginia Greenblatt, Woman of the Cloth, Irish Imports Ltd.
- Jay Mulligan
- Keith Jack - Inspiration Becomes Design (March '11)
- Kevin O'Connor - Unexpected Host of This Old House (Dec '08)
- Nick O'Hara - Master of Stone (Dec '08)
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BITA Book Reviews
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Community Leaders
- Governor Healey Proclaims March 2023 as Irish-American Heritage Month in MA (March '23)
- Healey Makes History - (November '22)
- In Boston, Flynn Family Helps Immigrants (November '22)
- Congressman Lynch Honored On The Waterfront (May '22)
- All In The Family - Ed Flynn: Father-Son Public Service (March '22)
- Dave Burke's Way (Summer 2019)
- David Barrett: Honored For His Service To Irish Culture (November '18)
- Massport Honors Tom Butler, South Boston Legend (November '17)
- Martin Richard Park & The Spirit Of Boston (March '17)
- Mayor Walsh Honored For Arts Leadership (March '17)
- Bill Sullivan – Promoting Irish Heritage In Lawrence (March '17)
- Bill Linehan: Southie is His Home Town (March '17)
- Maudy Dooher: At the Centre of All Things Irish (March '17)
- Boston Honors Ray Flynn - Dedication: November 12, 2016 (Nov '16)
- Fionnuala Quinlin, Consul General of Ireland in Boston (June '16)
- Ray Flynn, Honored Along Boston’s Waterfront (March '16)
- Bill McGowan, Sligo Man of the Year (March '15)
- Marty Walsh, New Mayor of Boston (November '13)
- Mary McTigue, At the Center of Irish Culture (November '12)
- Irish Pastoral Centre - Helping Immigrants for 25 Years (March '12)
- Tom Butler: All About Community (December '10)
- Kevin White - The Mayor in Love with His City
- Dan Rooney Wins the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Award in Holyoke, MA
- Joe Corcoran: Improving the Way People Live
- Senator Jack Hart Boosting Tourism, Culture & the Arts in Massachusetts
- Ray Flynn, The Pride of South Boston
- Lt. Governor Tim Murray – The Pride of Worcester (March '08)
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Film & Literature
- On The Bookshelf: (2024)
- Dawn Morrissey - Celebrating Irishness on the Big Screen (March '15)
- Carrie Preston - Finding the Noh in Irish Theatre (March '12)
- David McCullough Wins JFK National Award in Holyoke (September '10)
- Padraig O'Malley: Master of Reconciliation (March '08)
- Ronan Noone, Boston's Irish Playwright (Nov '07)
- Áine Greaney, Writing as a Process, not a Product (Nov '07)
- Brian Joyce, Funnyman (Nov '07)
- Paul Muldoon Wins Pulitzer Prize (April 2003)
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History & Heritage
- Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade (March 2024)
- Discover the South Shore Irish Heritage Trail (March 2023)
- Cape Cod St. Patrick's Day Parade (March 2023
- Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade (March 2023)
- Discover Irish Heritage South Of Boston (November 2022)
- Swan Boats - Operatic Grandeur (Summer 2022)
- Shaw Memorial - National Rededication (Summer 2022)
- Cambridge Famine Memorial @ 25 (Summer 2022)
- Irish Famine Memorial @ Deer Island (Summer 2019)
- Irish Immigration Exhibit @ Mass State House (Summer 2019)
- John Boyle O’reilly Homage @ Holyhood (Summer 2019)
- Abington Parade Celebrates 40 Years (March 2019)
- The 14th Annual Cape Cod St. Patrick’s Parade (March 2019)
- Celebrate Mechanics Hall (2018)
- The Ship of War and Angel Of Mercy (USS Jamestown)
- P.S. Gillmore's World Peace Jubilee of 1872
- John Boyle O'Reilly: Rebel with a Cause
- How the Irish Imagined the Civil War (December '10)
- The Colonial-Era boston Irish (June '10)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again (March '10)
- Boston Logan International Airport (Nov '08)
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Hospitality & Tourism
- Spring Into Boston (March 2023)
- The Sporting Life (March 2023)
- Dine Out Boston (March 2023)
- Moscaritolo Retires As Boston’s Tourism King (Nov '18)
- Inroads Ireland 2018 Tours to Ireland
- AIG Fenway Hurling Classic And Irish Festival (Nov '17)
- Ted Kulik - Talking About History
- Massport Exhibits Entertain and Educate Travelers (2017)
- Cruiseport Boston Sails Into 2017 (March '17)
- Stephen Johnston, The Waterfront View (June '14)
- Jim Rooney, BCEC Celebrates its First of Many Decades (June '14)
- Ian Pullan, General Manager, InterContinental Hotel Boston (March '14)
- Phil Sweeney, Gone But Not Forgotten (March '12)
- Keenan Langlois, Executive Chef at Granary Tavern (November '12)
- Mia Tavan: Mass Marketing (November '11)
- Paul Wilson: Putting An Accent On Boston Hospitality (November '11)
- A Great Place to Meet: Butcher Shop Market& Mrs. Murphy's Kitchen (November '11)
- Dave Ritchie - Home Run for the Red Sox (June '11)
- The Black Rose – Going Strong after Thirty-Five Years ( March '11)
- Larry Meehan - Pitching Boston to the World (March 2011)
- Chef Gerry Tice, Executive Chef, Parker's Restaurant at Omni Parker House (February '11)
- James E. Rooney Convention Chieftain (March '09)
- Barbara Lynch is Cooking! (Fall '09)
- Stephen Johnston, Boston's GM of Green (March '08)
- Chef Dan O'Donnell, Coming up Roses (Nov '08)
- Michael Schlow, Chef Extraordinaire (Nov '07)
- James Carmody, The View from the Waterfront (Nov '07)
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Ireland
- Ireland's Travel Treasures (Winter 2024-2025)
- Ireland in Springtime: 2025 (Winter 2024-2025)
- Ireland's Marine National Park (Summer 2024)
- Autumn in Ireland (Summer/Fall 2024)
- Culture: Ireland's Popular Export (Summer 2024)
- Time to Rediscover Dublin (Summer 2024)
- Winter Warmth in Ireland (Winter 2023-'24)
- Ireland's Sustainable Travel Movement (Summer 2023)
- What We Love About Ireland (Summer 2023)
- Niall Gibbons: Happy Trails (Spring 2023)
- Time to Rediscover Dublin (Spring 2023)
- Lights, Camera, Action-Ireland (Spring 2023)
- Get Inspired In Literary Ireland (Spring 2023)
- Castle Island (Winter 2022)
- Visit Ireland This Winter and Spring (Winter 2022)
- Check Out Una Powell's Pub in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary (Winter 2022)
- Dublin's Tradfest Temple Bar: A Feast Of Irish Music (Winter 2022)
- Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, Causeway Coastal Route, Appalachian Trail (Summer 2022)
- Ireland's Hidden Heartlands (Summer 2022)
- Ireland's Ancient East (Summer 2022)
- Sustainable Ireland (Summer 2022)
- Ireland in Autumn (Summer 2022)
- Discover Your Family History In Ireland (Spring 2022)
- Hear For Yourself: Belfast The City Of Music (Spring 2022)
- Dublin Celebrates Ulysses And Native Son James Joyce (Spring 2022)
- Ireland Lights Up The Screen (Spring 2021)
- 9 Great Food Experiences To Enjoy In Ireland (Winter 2021)
- 8 Reasons To Press The Green Button And Visit Ireland - (Winter 2021)
- Slainte to Irish Whiskey (2020)
- Fill Your Heart with Ireland (2020)
- Ireland: Galway - Europes 2020 Cultural Capital (2020)
- Galway: 2020 Europe's Cultural Capital - (Winter 2019)
- Dublin: A City of Literature - (Winter 2019)
- Drogheda - Ireland’s Musical Mecca - Summer 2019
- Fill Your Heart With Ireland (Summer 2019)
- Golfing In Ireland - A Hole In One Experience! (Summer 2019)
- Northern Ireland Is Game Of Thrones Territory (Summer 2019)
- Ireland: Fill Your Heart With Ireland (Spring 2019)
- Ireland's Shoulder Seasons: Spring & Fall (2019)
- Ireland's TradFest - Dublin (Winter 2019)
- Ireland's Christmas Markets (Winter 2018)
- Ireland Named One of the World's Top Visitor Destinations in 2017 (Winter '18)
- Seamus Heaney Home Place (2018)
- Ireland's Christmas Markets (Winter 2017)
- Great Irish Lighthouses (Summer 2017)
- Exploring Ireland (2017)
- City Life - Dublin (Spring 2017)
- City Life - Belfast (Spring 2017)
- Tours To Ireland (Spring 2017)
- Ireland's Ancient East (2017)
- Christmas in Dublin (Winter 2016)
- A Tasteful Northern Ireland (2016)
- Pilgrimage to Knock with Sara Stanton (2016)
- Jump Into Ireland (2015)
- The Wild Atlantic Way (2015)
- Massport & the Art of Flying (Winter 2015)
- Visiting Ireland in Summer (Summer 2015)
- Ireland - The Gathering (2013)
- Ireland's Golfing Paradise (2013)
- The Obama Factor (2012)
- Belfast, Antrim, Cavan, Dublin, Galway & Clare (2012)
- Things to See & Do in Ireland (2011)
- Go Where Ireland Takes you (2010)
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The Kennedys
- Biden Administration Names Joe Kennedy III as U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
- Exhibit: First Children: Caroline and John Jr. in the Kennedy White House (2022)
- Kennedy Magic on Old Cape Cod (2022)
- Ambassador Kennedy Heads To Australia
- President Kennedy Forever (March '17)
- Bill DeWalt, In Praise of American Democracy - EMK Institute (March '15)
- Tom McNaught Praised for Work at JFK Library Foundation (February 25, 2014)
- Rose Kennedy's Family Album
- Welcome to Kennedy Country
- Tom McNaught - Preserving President Kennedy's Spirit (June '11)
- Jean Kennedy Smith - Contributions to Politics and the Arts (June '07)
- Charles U. Daly profile (June '08)
- Paul G. Kirk, Jr., - Clutch Player (Nov '09)
- Senator Edward_M. Kennedy (1932-2009)
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- JFK Fitness Exhibit at JFK Library
- JFK in Ireland
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Marketing & Promotion
- Celebrate Mechanics Hall (2018)
- The Palace Theatre Goes Green (2018)
- Pete Lally – Creating A Spectacle For Live Performance (Nov. 2015)
- Melissa Farrington - - Live Music @ Live Nation
- Russell Gusetti, Executive Director, Blackstone River Theatre
- Brian O’Donovan, A Decade of Christmas Celtic Sojourn
- Helen Brady: Sales Diva at Symphony Hall (December '10)
- John Curran, Promoter of All Things Irish (Nov '09)
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In Memoriam
- In Memoriam - Bill McGowan (RIP - September 16, 2017)
- In Memoriam - Brendan Tonra (1936-2014)
- In Memoriam - Larry Reynolds (1932-2012)
- In Memoriam - John Curran, A Sound Man of Erin (1938-2012)
- In Memoriam - Sandy Walter (1947-2011)
- In Memoriam - Michael J. Cummings (1924-2011)
- In Memoriam – David R. Burke (1940-2009)
- In Memoriam - Thomas J. Flatley (1931-2008)
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Music and Dance
- Spectacle Live Shows | Spectacle Live Venues - (2024)
- Christmas Fun in New England (2024)
- Irish Cultural Centre Milestone (2024)
- Blackstone River Theatre Shines (2024)
- Riverdance 30: The New Generation (2024-2025)
- Brian O'Donovan, Champion of Celtic Music - (November '22)
- Nathan Carter - Celtic Music Star (March '19)
- A Winning Season With The Boston Pops (March '19)
- Boston Holiday Pops - Something For Everyone (December 2018)
- Celebrate Mechanics Hall (2018)
- Marie Gallagher: Crossing America in a VW (June '17)
- Keith Lockhart - - The Commonwealth's Treasure (March '17)
- Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes & Drums @ 25 (March '17)
- Keith Lockhart - - Music, Audiences and Leprechauns (March '16)
- Séamus Connolly - - Off To The Races (February '16)
- John McDermott - - Helping Others Through Song (November '15)
- Keith Lockhart - No Place He'd Rather Be (March '15)
- Tom Garvey, Irish Music Man
- Séamus Connolly Wins BC’s Faculty Award (April '14)
- The Clancy Tradition From County Armagh to Chatham, Cape Cod
- Massachusetts Scottish Festival: A History Lesson
- Brendan Tonra, Boston’s Fine Music Maker
- Gannon's Music Shop in Spiddal (March '14)
- Séamus Connolly - Award Winning Fiddler (Nov '13)
- Keith Lockhart - Top of the Pops (June '11)
- Burren Celebrates 15th Anniversary (March '11)
- Larry Reynolds, Fiddle Player (Nov '09)
- Siobhan Magnus – American Idol from Cape Cod
- Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costelloe (June '07)
- Ken Casey and the Dropkick Murphys, The Music of Red Sox Nation (Nov '07)
- Paul Sullivan - Irish Soul (March '08)
- Séamus Connolly - Capturing the Elusive Tune (March '07)
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Rhode Island
- Newport, RI: Newport's Winter Glory (2024-2025)
- Newport Winter Wonderland (winter 2023-2024)
- Christmas in Newport
- Discover Newport's Gilded Age
- New Sailing Museum in Newport
- Newport Goes Green
- Newport: The Classic Coast
- Christmas in Newport (Dec '21)
- Newport: The Off Season is On (2018)
- Rhode Island's Newest Irish Connections (2018)
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Scots in New England
Delta Flies to Edinburgh, Scotland Starting May 23, 2019
Edinburgh, Scotland - Scotland is Now (2019)
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Travel to Ireland
- Fly Aer Lingus to Dublin and Shannon in 2025 (Winter 2024-2025)
- Aer Lingus: New England's Gateway to Ireland and Europe (June 2024)
- Fly Delta Air Lines to Dublin in 2023 (March 2023)
- Fly Aer Lingus to Ireland & Europe this Winter (November 2022)
- Aer Lingus Takes You To Ireland And Europe in 2022
- Fly Delta in 2019 to Dublin (starting March 30) & Edinburgh (starting May 23) 2019
- Fly Norwegian to Ireland's Cork, Dublin and Shannon in 2019
- Fly Delta from Boston to Dublin Daily Starting in May 2018
- Norwegian Flies to Four Cities in Ireland - Spring 2018
- Delta’s Boston-Dublin Daily Flights Resume in May 2018
- Rhode Island - Norwegian Portal To Ireland (2018)
- Aer Lingus – A Smart Value For Travelers (March '17)
- Aer Lingus Launching From Hartford Connecticut (March '16)
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Tours to Ireland
- Brack Tours: Ireland Your Way in 2025 (2024)
- Group Tours to Ireland: Brack and Cara Tours in 2024 (2024)
- Cara Group Travel: Connecting Visitors With Ireland (2024)
- Brack Tours in Ireland in 2023 (March 2023)
- Take A Tour With Cara To Ireland (March 2023)
- Cara Goes Golfing In Northern Ireland (Summer 2019)
- Inroads Ireland Go North, Go South, Go West Tours 2019
- My Irish Travel - 2019-2020 Tours to Ireland
- Tours to Ireland - 2019 - 2020
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New England Destinations
- Quincy: Christmas Magic in Quincy (2024-2025)
- Newport, RI: Newport's Winter Glory (2024-2025)
- Merrimack Valley: Crossroads Of America (2024-2025)
- ICC: A Cultural Milestone at 25 Years (2024-2025)
- Summer - The Season Of Music (Summer 2019)
- New England Celtic Summer Festivals (Summer 2019)
- Summer At The Irish Cultural Centre (Summer 2019)
- Studying Irish Culture (Summer 2019)
- Tanglewood - Physical Grace And Artistic Genius (Summer 2019)
- The Rhythm Of Rockport (Summer 2019)
- Boston Holiday Pops - Something For Everyone ( December 2018)
- Celebrate Mechanics Hall (2018)
- Lynn Auditorium Anchors City’s Cultural Revival (2018)
- The Palace Theatre Goes Green (2018)
- Pete Lally – Creating A Spectacle For Live Performance (Nov. 2015)
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Women
- Irish Women In The News: Aine Greaney, Martina Curtin, Mary Sugrue (November '24)
- Women In The News: Patti Lloyd, Martha Sheridan, Sighle Fitzgerald (March '23)
- Governor Healey Proclaims March 2023 as Irish-American Heritage Month in MA (March '23)
- Healey Makes History - (November '22)
- Commander Billie J. Farrell the USS Constitution’s 77th Commanding Officer
- Claire D. Cronin of Brockton, Massachusetts is the new U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
- Irish Women of Massachusetts
- Jean Kennedy Smith - Contributions to Politics and the Arts
- Marie Gallagher: Crossing America In A VW
- Siobhan Magnus – American Idol from Cape Cod