Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast And Parade

Amid the hustle and bustle of present day Portland, Maine, there is an organization focused on the past. Pat Dunn is the former board chair of the Maine Irish Heritage Center, an organization working to preserve and promote Irish history and culture, paying tribute to the Irish immigrants who helped build the city years ago.

If you’re Irish, live in Maine and want to know more about your family history, you’re in luck. A genealogist with the Maine Gaeltacht DNA project at the Maine Irish Heritage Center says the project has been connecting cousins in the Greater Portland area and around the country and world. They use a DNA test called Family Finder and...

Thousands flooded the streets of South Boston to watch the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. The parade kicked off at 1 p.m. and featured more than 100 groups, 24 floats and nearly 27 bands. Among the special guests at the parade was MMA fighter Conor McGregor. McGregor was on a float and threw hats into the crowd.

Here are highlights from the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Irish helped transform America, but the road was not an easy one, as is the case with most immigrants. The latest newcomers from the Emerald Isle continue to face challenges. Saint Patrick’s Day is not only a celebration of the Irish, but a chance for an entire group of people to reflect on their journey to a new...

It was a morning full of laughs at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in Boston. Sen. Nick Collins (D-MA) hosted the event. It was the first time the senator took over hosting duties. It was also the first time the event was held at Flynn Cruiseport on South Boston’s waterfront.