Irish writer Maggie O’Farrell writes a love letter to her home and its language - The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2026/06/03/a… via @BostonGlobe

Today, dozens gathered in Butler, Pennsylvania, to pay tribute to General Lafayette and honor his visit to Butler on June 1, 1825. On the occasion of this new Lafayette250 celebration, a new commemorative Lafayette Trail marker was unveiled at the Butler County Courthouse in the immediate vicinity of Mechling’s Inn, where Lafayette was greeted during his visit to Butler. We would like to express our appreciation to the Butler County Commissioners, in particular Kevin E. Boozel and Kimberly D. Geyer. We were also pleased to be joined by Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, PA State Rep. Marci Mustello, Senator Scott E. Hutchinson, and Butler County Historical Society board member Jeff Double. We would also like to thank Lori Shah, confidential administrative assistant to Commissioner Boozel, for her dedication to this project. The event stressed the significance of Lafayette’s support of American freedom during the Revolutionary War, as well as how his visit to Butler in 1825 rekindled among Americans memories of the conflict and of the leadership of George Washington. In Butler, Lafayette was greeted at Mechling’s Inn and welcomed fellow Revolutionary War veterans on the public square nearby. His itinerary across Western PA echoed the travels of a young 21-year-old George Washington in 1753 as an envoy of the British to the French. Decades later, Lafayette followed in Washington’s footsteps to honor the story of Washington’s ascent as an American statesman. The marker was donated by the Lafayette Trail to Butler County with funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. The event was totally free and open to the public. We thank the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for coming out to support this event. To learn more about our upcoming semiquicentennial activities, please visit our website lafayette250.org #Lafayette250 #butlercountypa #America250PA

And Steve Sweeney and Jimmy Tingle! The whole show is ☘️.

Pittsburgh might be the most underrated city in the US

Great story about all that #pittsburgh has to offer by @micheleherrmann @Forbes. @visitpgh412 @IrishPenn #gosteelers forbes.com/sites/micheleherr…

Not a bad day to be O’Connor! 🍀 Pittsburgh’s Irish heritage runs deep and there was incredible turnout for today’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Great seeing everyone out this morning!

Union Army reenactors make their annual appearance at the start of Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade

With #stpatricksday2026 and #WomensHistoryMonth upon us in March, read about these 9 distinguished #BostonIrish women writers - novelists, poets, journalists, travel writers - who were wildly popular in their time! irishboston.org/2025/nine-ir… #meetboston @MAWomensHistory @MAWomensCaucus @IrishWomenin @IWWNetwork @IrishInstBC

Similar monuments to Kosciusko, Barry and Lafayette in #philadelphia and elsewhere in #Pennsylvania. @America250_PA @visitPA @Philadelphia250 @achahistory

Great news for #Pittsburgh and Western PA! travelmarketreport.com/air/a…

Another reflection from downtown #Pittsburgh last week, this time of the tree at PPG Place. It was just starting to get dark so the lights had all just turned out, and I liked how there is even some fall color left in this scene as well.

It's here! The #guinness #corkjazzfest runs Oct 24-27, with amazing jazz from #Ireland and around the world! guinnesscorkjazz.com @GoToIrelandUS @pure_cork @CorkAirport

The #NFL makes history on Sunday, September 28, when @steelers and @Vikings clash at Dublin’s @CrokePark, marking NFL's first regular season game ever played in #Ireland. Former #Steelers owner Dan Rooney was #USAmbassador at @USEmbassyDublin from 2009-2012. @GoToIrelandUS

The #PittsburghSteelers sporting #Gaelic names on their practice jerseys in #Dublin #ireland, love it! #steelers @steelers @GoToIrelandUS @VisitDublin

Commodore John Barry, hero of the #americanrevolution is buried in #Philadelphia. @America250_PA @America250 @IrishCenterPHL @irishphilly @Philadelphia250 @RepBrendanBoyle @USNavy

Meet some of the original #BostonCeltics - John Sullivan, Henry Knox, John S. Copley, Patrick Carr John Barry - they're part of the Revolutionary Irish Trail in #Boston #newengland. irishboston.org/?p=1764 #america250irish #meetboston @America250 @bostonNHP @REV250BOS

To win my National Open in front of these fans was absolutely incredible. I love coming home, I love playing in this atmosphere and I’ll never take it for granted. Forever grateful for the support.

CAREER-LONG, GO-AHEAD FG FOR CHRIS BOSWELL A 60-yarder puts the Steelers back in front late!