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Former Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O’Toole is shown with current Boston Police Commissioner Willie Gross. Photo by Bill Brett SEAPORT — 300 guests attended Éire Society of Boston’s dinner at which Kathleen M. O’Toole, former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and Boston Police Commissioner, was recognized as 2019 Gold Medal Award Recipient. The award was presented at the Gold Medal Dinner and Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Saturday evening, April 27, 2019…

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NANTUCKET SOUND — Bill Brett was on the ferry from Nantucket to the Cape when the boat got an announcement that it was a woman’s birthday. A rendition of “Happy Birthday” followed soon after. Bill, who was traveling back from covering the Ireland Funds Nantucket Celebration, was seated next to Tom Sexton, a Boston-based bagpiper who had performed at the Ireland Funds event. (We’ll publish his photographs from that event in the coming days.) Sexton…

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WATERFRONT — More than 300 guests attended the second annual dinner of the Boston Friends of the Gaelic Players Association, which was held recently at the InterContinental Hotel. The dinner chairman was Aidan Browne, a partner at event sponsor Sullivan & Worcester, who is chairman of Boston Friends of the GPA, which was founded in 2016. The Irish American Partnership is the key local organization in support of the dinner. Mayor Marty Walsh was among…

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SEAPORT — 300 guests turned out for the Eire Society of Boston’s annual dinner, which honored James T. Brett, the president and CEO of the New England Council. The dinner was held on April 7, 2018 at the Seaport Hotel. Brett, who has worked on behalf of Irish cultural and business organizations for decades, was feted by former state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and Mayor Marty Walsh. Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen was the evening’s…

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TUBBERCURRY, Co. Sligo, Ireland — Bill Brett took this amazing photograph while on a trip to Ireland in 1985. The man in this photo is Tom Scully, who is riding his bike in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, where the Brett family traces its roots. PHOTO TAKEN BY BILL BRETT

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