Irish Institute of Boston College

The Irish Institute strengthens Boston–Ireland connections through research, events, and programs focused on peace, partnership, and progress.

[Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @NDIrishStudies]

ICYMI: “For and Against a United Ireland,” a book commissioned by the @ArinsProject, received the @EwartBiggsPrize earlier this spring.

The book’s authors @fotoole and @SJAMcBride also spoke to packed crowds on a five-city U.S. tour.

👉 Read more here: https://t.co/eXBLzbwqqA

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Happening tonight!

[Irish Consulate Boston @IrelandBoston]

Join us 2 June for this event hosted in partnership with @EMKInstitute

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Take a look inside @BCDublin ~A hub for learning, research, and connection in the heart of Dublin.
https://t.co/37iFEJw46I

#BCIreland #BostonCollege #Ireland

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Congrats!

[Irish Studies at Boston College @BCIrishStudies]

We're so proud of our own Teddy Lehre for winning the #ACIS Krause Research Fellowship!

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Looking back on a memorable evening this past March at the Irish Institute, featuring an engaging conversation with renowned journalists Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride.

We look forward to continuing these important conversations through future Irish Institute programs.

[Irish Institute of Boston College @IrishInstBC]

In today's Irish Times, @MatthewOToole2 leader of the Opposition in the Northern Ireland Assembly writes that 'talking about the future is a more productive route to reconciliation than dwelling on our past'.

[Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2]

Building a new Ireland doesn't have to be about flags or emblems or the past.

It can be the radical and inspiring project we needed to counter disillusionment and extremism.

My piece for today's @IrishTimes

https://t.co/nxUwE1Epgd

[Matthew O'Toole @MatthewOToole2]

Building a new Ireland doesn't have to be about flags or emblems or the past.

It can be the radical and inspiring project we needed to counter disillusionment and extremism.

My piece for today's @IrishTimes

https://t.co/nxUwE1Epgd

[Irish Institute of Boston College @IrishInstBC]

Professor @theresareidy from University College Cork provides a comprehensive analysis of Ireland's recent by-election outcomes.

Her commentary is well worth a read!

https://t.co/Ac2CDdG4Df

[Irish Boston @TheBostonIrish]

On May 26, 1647, the #Massachusetts General Court officially passed a law banning Catholic Jesuit priests from the Bay Colony. This anti-Catholic sentiment, based on Puritan ideology, lasted for centuries in #Boston. https://t.co/nhsxi7Nns1

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Wonderful to see BC Ireland bringing together such thoughtful voices from across the transatlantic community!

[Mary C. Murphy @MaryCMurphy]

Many thanks to Minister @nealerichmond for joining us in Boston College Ireland @BCDublin last week as part of an ongoing collaboration between @IrishInstBC, @niallodoc @uniofgalway and Dr Peter McLoughlin @QUBelfast. Read more about it here: https://t.co/RfT9VMNcIB

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Irish Institute Director @MaryCMurphy will moderate this June 2 discussion exploring the central question: “What does a shared home place mean to Ireland’s diaspora and for the island of Ireland, past, present and future?”

This conversation will examine identity, belonging, and the evolving relationship between Ireland and its global diaspora.

Register for this #freeevent here:
https://t.co/bxRf5Dbcss

[Irish Institute of Boston College @IrishInstBC]

As the 2025–26 academic year comes to a close, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for lectures, debates, guest essays, and special events exploring Irish politics and the evolving relationship between Ireland and the United States.
#IrishInstitute #IrishPolitics #BostonCollege

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Irish Institute Emerging Scholar and BC senior Ellie Atkinson considers the impact of The Trump administration’s immigration policy on the undocumented Irish immigrant community in the US.

[IrishCentral @IrishCentral]

The Irish state’s reaction to rising Irish deportations from the US illustrates a deeper and more fundamental challenge for Ireland and U.S.-Irish relations. https://t.co/ieWiSYSPED

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Congratulations graduates!

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"You receive your degrees today as individuals, each with their own story, their own path, which has led to this moment. Nevertheless, you also graduate as a group, as the Class of 2026." - Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher #BC2026