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Boston Irish Tourism Association has compiled a schedule of top concerts taking place in greater Boston and throughout New England this holiday season.  See the list here . Concerts range from the Boston Pops' Holiday Pops season, which beings December 6 through the entire month, and features Conductor Keith Lockhart and the famous Pops Orchestra, along with special guests such as writer and comedian Seth MacFarlane. Other highlights include the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir, the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, and Dance Prism performing the Nutcracker Suite. A number of Irish and Celtic concerts are featured, ranging from the Irish Tenors, Lunasa and Chloe Agnew to A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Christmas with the Celts and A Celtic Christmas Celebration with Cherish the Ladies. Local Irish artists such as Aine Minogue, Rose Clancy, Robbie O'Donnell, Ishna, led by Ciaran Nagle and Tara Novak and Erin's Melody, led by Margaret Dalton. For children, don'...

From Dublin to Derry, Ireland is renowned for its Christmas markets each holiday season, with fine food and libations, gifts, holiday carolers and other festivities to usher in the Christmas season. Read BITA's roundup of six great Christmas markets to check out in Ireland in the coming weeks, plus a couple of other Yuletide traditions the Irish enjoy year year.  For more information about visiting Ireland, go to Ireland.com . For cultural activities in greater Boston and the New England region, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . 

The Boston Irish Tourism Association is giving away free pairs of tickets to see three premier Celtic Christmas shows in December.  Go to the BITA contest page here , or click on the individual links below. Friday, December 7 Christmas with the Celts The Cabot, Beverly, MA December 8 The Irish Tenors  Lynn Auditorium, Lynn, MA December 18 A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Hanover Theatre Worcester, MA December 21 A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre Boston, MA Here is a schedule of all Christmas concerts in December 2018 . 

A new social media campaign has been launched to help push the Wild Atlantic Way , as part of a joint initiative between the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. Local people on the Atlantic Way were recently asked to share images and videos of their hidden gems, and the submissions form part of the new Call of the Wild Campaign. In total, over 4,000 images and videos, from landscapes to food, were shared during the two week campaign using #MyWildAtlanticWay. A selection of entries will now feature in a suite of videos that will be shared domestically and internationally via social media channels. Everyone who got involved had a chance to win a two night getaway along the Wild Atlantic Way, and the overall winner was  Genevieve Callander  from Galway. The campaign, which predominantly targets international holidaymakers, will showcase the west coast and is expected to be viewed by over one million targeted social media use...

( BOSTON ) -- The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) has released its winter issue of  Travel & Culture , a free magazine that promotes the New England region’s Irish community as well as mainstream cultural events for visitors. Holiday concerts are featured in this issue, with stories on Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Holiday Pops season, and a round-up of Celtic Christmas shows .  Additionally, St. Patrick’s Day activities are included, from parades and concerts to cultural events. The “ Ireland ” section has stories on Irish Christmas markets throughout the country and information on Temple Bar TradFest 2019 with a special interview with organizer Kieran Hanrahan . Other stories include a profile of Irish Cultural Centre 's Dave Barrett as he is honored for his public service to Irish culture and history. There is also travel news on Boston's legendary tourism chief Pat Moscaritolo and Chamber of Commerce chief Jim Rooney's aw...

The Irish Cultural Centre of New England has a special screening of the new film, Black '47 at 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the venue. Prior to the film screening is a corned beef and cabbage dinner at 3 p.m., with entertainment by Jinty McGrath. Released in 2018, Black '47 is set in Ireland during the Irish Famine of the 1840s.  The plot involves an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad.  When her returns,  he learns that his mother has died of starvation and that his brother was hanged by the sheriff.  He goes on a path of revenge. Find more events at the Irish Cultural Centre coming into the Christmas season. For year round details on Irish activities in Massachusetts visit IrishMassachusetts.com .