2008 News

The Eire Society Welcomes New
Leadership to the 2008-2009 Board


(Photos by Karen Thornton)

May 15, 2008 - The Eire Society of Boston was proud to elect four new gentlemen to the Eire Society Board of Directors at the 2008 Annual General Meeting. New Board Members (pictured above) are: George O'Toole, Edward Duffy, Patrick Joyce and David O'Reilly. The annual meeting also featured member and special guest Seamus Mulligan, radio host of the Feast Of Irish Music on WROL. This "members only" event, held at Boston College, featured highlights of the past year's achievements, the election of the four new Board Members and an outdoor dinner and cocktails in front of the Burns Library. See event photos below.
Peter Estes, Matt Moore and Peter Dorsey	Mary Ellen Mulligan, John McGuire and Seamus Mulligan
Pat Joyce, Cate McGrail & Ann Walsh	Paul Delaney and Kerry O'Neill
John Connolly	Bob O'Neill with Peter Estes
Peter Dorsey, event organizer and Vice President	New Member Maureen O'Connell

May 4, 2008 - The Eire Society of Boston was proud to partake in Boston's 2008 Walk for Hunger hosted by Project Bread. The walk, according to Dave O'Reilly, Eire Society Walk Organizer, is part of a Boston Irish hunger initiative that commemorates the strength of those Irish who survived and successfully made it to Boston just over 160 years ago during Ireland's Great Hunger. Thanks to Dave O'Reilly, Lauren and Pete Estes and Alriona Costigan for braving the bad weather to walk for a good cause.

Pictured Above: Pete Estes, Lauren Estes and Dave O'Reilly

The Eire Society Honors Professor Padraig O'Malley at the 2008 Gold Medal Awards The Eire Society of Boston honored Professor Padraig O’Malley, peace negotiator, distinguished professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and published writer with the 2008 Gold Medal Award. The Gold Medal Dinner and Award Ceremony took place on April 3rd, 2008 at the Omni Parker House in downtown Boston. Photos by Bill McCormack & Karen Thornton >View 2008 Gold Medal Details

February 2008 - The Eire Society of Boston hosted a second wine tasting in the Irish Heritage Wine Series featuring the Irish Wines of France. Photos by Karen Thornton:

Wine Event Leaders: Wine Specialist and Presenter Michael Sherlock, Eire Society First Vice President Phil O'Brien and Eire Society Second Vice President Peter Dorsey
Gobnait Conneely of the Irish Immigration Center with Eire Society Director John Connolly of the Aisling Gallery	Member Jillian Heinze (right) brings her friend to the wine tasting
Maureen Connolly with Eire Society Past President Margaret Stapleton	Mary Donahue and John McGuire
New guests attend the Eire Society Wine Tasting at Doyle's	Eire Society Members Peter and Lauren Estes with guest Suzanne Pineless
Eire Society Member and Newburyport writer Aine Greaney	Ann Walsh, Barbara Fitzgerald with her daughter and Tom Walsh