DORCHESTER — Throngs of supporters packed the hall of St. Teresa of Calcutta church in Dorchester to support the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry. The event also marks the annual induction to the Dorchester Hall of Fame. The 2024 inductees are: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, represented by Michael Thomas and Elder Scott N. Taylor, Area Seventy for New England; the Honorable Frank Baker; and NBC 10 anchor Latoyia Edwards, who grew…

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Last night (Tuesday, March 12) The Ireland Funds’ Boston Young Leaders hosted an exuberant crowd of over 400 at their annual St. Patrick’s celebration at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The Ireland Funds was honored to welcome Ireland’s Leader (Prime Minister), The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar as a guest speaker on the night. Traveling with the Taoiseach was the Irish Ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason and the Consul General of Ireland in Boston, Sighle…

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COPLEY SQUARE — Over 700 corporate leaders and friends of Ireland gathered at the Westin Copley Place for The Ireland Funds 42nd Boston Gala in support of charitable, cultural and educational causes across the island of Ireland and locally in Massachusetts.  Caitriona Fottrell, President & CEO of The Ireland Funds and Gene McQuade, chair of The Ireland Funds America, welcomed those gathered and spoke of the importance of Boston to the history and future of The Ireland Funds. The…

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BOSTON — More than 250 guests attended the Irish Cultural Center’s event for the inaugural Brian J. Donnelly Award for Leadership in Public Service, which was given to former state representative James T. Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council. Held at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, the event recognized the work of former US Reprensentative Donnelly who, like Jim Brett, had deep roots in Dorchester. Donnelly, who served in Congress…

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