Sligo Association of Boston holds 2024 St. Patrick’s Day event
DORCHESTER — 400 guests attended the Sligo Association of Boston’s 12th annual St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage banquet and scholarship dinner. All photos by Bill Brett
Bill Brett
Boston Photographer
A slice of St. Patrick’s Day at the Greenhills Bakery
DORCHESTER — Molly Quinn of Holbrook and Seamus Noonan of Maynard played traditional music at the Greenhills Bakery in Dorchester late Saturday afternoon as part of the bakery’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Photo by Bill Brett
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is cancelled, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a great T-shirt
SOUTH BOSTON — Get ’em while you can. Jack Doherty’s College Hype team had already been working overtime to get the St. Patrick’s Day Parade T-shirts ready and NOW to get them “updated.” The SouthieApparel.com team needed to add a “canceled” to the shirts. We suspect that these Ts will be soon become a collector’s item. You can order from the “Keep Calm and Irish On” line via this link. For more information on all…
Senator Collins hosts annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast plays the usual tune with a new twist
SOUTH BOSTON — The St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, an annual staple for the city’s political leaders, had a new host (state Senator Nick Collins), a new location (the Raymond L. Flynn Black Falcon Cruise Terminal), and many of the same reworked jokes. Or, just new versions of the old yarns. The breakfast featured Collins, Governor Charlie Baker, Mayor Marty Walsh, Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Steve Lynch, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, members of the Boston City Council,…
Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry Breakfast Raises More Than $100,000
DORCHESTER — More than 200 guests gathered for the 12th annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast and raised more than $100,000 to support the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry. The breakfast, hosted by the Brett family, is held in the church hall of St. Teresa’s of Calcutta church. The breakfast also is the induction ceremony into the Dorchester Hall of Fame. This year’s ceremony celebrated four new inductees: Fire Commissioner Joe Finn, Sister Barbara Gorham of…