The Eire Society of Boston ~ 2006 News

December 2006 - The Eire Society of Boston & ICCUSA Join at the Omni Parker House in Boston to Share an Irish Christmas Celebration

Eire Society Social Committee Members: Aine Greaney, Lauren & Peter Estes and Johanna Moylan	Eire Society Members Tom & Trisha Carty
Eire Society Members Beth and Bill Fitzgerald	Eire Society Past President John McGuire & Declan O'Toole of ICCUSA
Sr. Leena Deevy, Director of the Irish Immigration Center and 2006-2007 Eire Society President Edris Kelley	Eire Society Members Cornelia and Peter Koutoujian

Eire Society Hosts Brian McGrory
Author & Globe Columnist
November 16, 2006
M.J. O'Connor's (Park Plaza)
27 Columbus Ave. Boston

The Eire Society proudly hosted Brian McGrory, Irish American Boston Globe Columnist on November 16, 2006. Brian McGrory is widley known as his column appears on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Boston Globe City & Region section. He has reported stories for the Boston Globe from every state in the U.S. and from all over the world. Before becoming a twice-weekly columnist, he worked as a suburban reporter, a city reporter, a roving national reporter, and as a White House correspondent covering the Clinton Administration from the newspaper's Washington Bureau. The Eire Soceity was delighted to host Brian McGrory speak about current affairs in the city of Boston and around the world.

Peter Meade Receives Gold Medal Award
April 8, 2006, Boston Park Plaza Hotel

View the Gold Medal 2006 Photos
Peter Meade, community activist and Blue Cross executive, received the Eire Society’s 69th Gold Medal Award for his tireless volunteer work in the Boston Irish community and beyond. This year’s prestigious Gold Medal Dinner and Award Ceremony took place on the evening of Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Park Plaza on 64 Arlington Street in Boston.

The Eire Society's Gold Medal is awarded annually to a person of Irish heritage who has made significant contributions to society and to their chosen fields of expertise. For more information visit: eiresociety.org/goldmedal

Hear Paul Sullivan, the host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on WBZ NewsRadio, talk about Peter Meade and the Gold Medal Dinner.

In Memory of Mary Smith Malloy
Boardmember and friend

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand.

Mary Smith Molloy of Dedham and Pocasset, sadly passed away December 12, 2006. Mary was an Eire Society Board of Director and sister to Barbara Fitzgerald of Milton, the Eire Society's 2006/2006 Corresponding Secretary.

Mary was a graduate of Boston State College and Lesley College with a Master’s Degree in Education. Mary was a retired Boston School Teacher. She will be both remembered and missed.

Eire Society Officers, Directors and Members Among Those Honored in the Bachrach Studios Photo Exhibit
March 14, 2006
Bachrach Studios, a long standing and esteemed Boston photography studio in Back Bay, honored many leaders in the Boston Irish community this March through portraits of leaders throughout the Boston Irish community. The opening to launch this exhibit was held on March 14, 2006 at the Burns Library, Boston College. The Exhibit features several Eire Society Directors including Edris Kelley, Peter Estes, Peter Dorsey, Ann Walsh, Philip and Anna O'Brien, Barbara Smith-Fitzgerald, Thomas Carty, John and Maureeen Connolly, Karen Ann Thornton, Michael Quinlin, James S. O'Brien, Margaret Salmon, Margaret Stapleton, Margaret F. Flagg, Michael Neagle, Lenahan O'Connell, Robert K. O'Neill Ph.D, Bill Pear and Catherine Shannon. The exhibit was also featured in the March 2006 issue of the Boston Irish Reporter (left).