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President Biden made surprise visit to Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day event

President Biden made surprise visit to Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day event President Joseph R. Biden made a surprise appearance at the Irish American Partnership’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day breakfast celebration on Tuesday morning.The former president was brought to the stage by his former US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin, a Brockton native and former Massachuse...

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During the controversial Stephen Colbert segment, Democrat James Talarico give the kind of performance that had caused heavyweight podcast influencer Joe Rogan to last summer tell the Texan that he should run for president, writes Keith Duggan. Link in comments

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🍽️💚 Community Sunday – February 💚🍽️

Join us on Sunday, February 22nd for our Community Lunch, open to all ages and a lovely way to come together as a community.

🕧 Community Lunch: 12:30pm–2pm (advanced registration required)
🎻 Traditional Irish Music Session: 2pm–4pm — all welcome to stay on for music and song!

Please note: There will be no Community Lunch or Trad Session in January. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in February.

📍 Irish Pastoral Centre, 540 Gallivan Blvd (Rear), Dorchester, MA 02124
📞 To register: (617) 265-5300 or RSVP on our Website
💛 Donations welcome

A friend from Ireland told us yesterday that what they see of the ICE operation here in America reminds them of the horrible stories about the “Black and Tans” 100 years ago Here’s a quick synopsis from Wikipedia of the black and tans

The Black and Tans (Irish: Dúchrónaigh) were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence.

Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920, and about 10,000 men enlisted during the conflict. The majority were unemployed former British soldiers from England, Scotland, and Wales who had fought in the First World War. Some sources count Irish recruits to the RIC from 1920 as "Black and Tans".

The Black and Tans had a reputation for brutality; they committed murder, arson, and looting and became notorious for reprisal attacks on civilians and civilian property. Their actions further swayed Irish public opinion against British rule and drew condemnation in Britain.

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