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The Boston Irish Tourism Association was established 'to market the state's vibrant Irish-American community, especially its culture, heritage and businesses.'

Six of the seven states with the highest population of people of Irish ancestry are right here in New England.

The SouthCoast has strong, historic ties with Ireland that brought the Irish President to New Bedford for a visit. Those ties remain strong today.

It's fun to be Irish. Especially on St. Patrick's Day. Between the Shamrock Shakes, the corned beef and cabbage dinners and the green beer, there's a lot to enjoy for Irish-Americans. I recently got my Ancestry DNA results. After visiting the Rock family farm in Roscommon, Ireland, last summer, I wasn't too surprised to find out that my ethnicity estimate was 61% Irish followed by 21% Scottish. So

This St. Patrick's Day will be a day of reflection as we practice social distancing to avoid spreading the COVID-19 virus.

The current break up of the royal family is fascinating because it is more important than most people understand. It is more than a pin in a fairytale balloon.

So who was Whitey Bulger, and what makes him so important that he would get so much publicity?

Saint Patrick's day is upon us.  The tons of corned beef and cabbage and green beer that will be consumed this weekend are the stuff that legends are made of. Not that many years ago St. Pat's was an event.  My late Irish grandfather taught us well to celebrate the wearing of the green...

BOSTON (AP) - A lawyer for a group of gay veterans initially barred from participating in Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade says they look forward to "marching proudly" and representing LGBTQ vets. Organizers of this year's parade reversed course Friday and said they will allow the group of gay veterans to march...

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just for people in Ireland and Americans who want to pretend to be Irish for a day. There are celebrations of this saint and his saintly day all around the world.