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The Richard family who lost their eight-year-old son Martin. Jane, the young Irish dancer who lost her leg, and their mother Denise who suffered severe head injuries. Father Bill and eldest son Henry Irish community rallies behind Boston bombing victims as little Irish dancer struggles to recover

The Irish community in New York stepped out to support Jane Richard, the seven-year-old from Dorchester who lost a leg in the Boston marathon bombings. The April 12th terrorist attack also claimed the life of her eight-year-old br ...

by KELLY DONOHUE and IrishCentral Staff Writers 4

Man jailed after he was found living with woman's corpse in trailer in Detroit

Dennis McCauley (64) was arrested at his Detroit-area trailer home when court officers discovered his 72-year-old wife’s corpse decomposing on their couch. Officers were on the scene to serve an eviction notice. ...

by IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS 0

Martin Richard Boston Little League community remembers Martin Richard

The Boston Little League community banded together on Saturday to remember little Martin Richard, 8, killed in the marathon bombing. ...

by IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS 0

The Richard Family Boston, New York, Kansas fundraising efforts for little Irish dancer who lost leg

The suffering imposed on the Richard family of Dorchester has struck a chord with millions of Americans. Eight-year-old Martin Richard was killed in the blast, and his seven-year-old sister Jane lost her leg, while their mother De ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 6

Irishman Martin Kelledy finishing the Boston Marathon - with one of the two men who allegedly bombed the race clearly pictured behind him Chilling photo shows Irish racer finish Boston Marathon as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev looks on from the crowd

A photograph that shows Irishman Martin Kelledy finishing the Boston Marathon - with one of the two men who allegedly bombed the race clearly pictured behind him - startled the Irish runner when it was published this week. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 8

Immigration is not the problem - history of anti-Irish behavior reflecting on the Chechnyan bombs in Boston

Senator Patrick Leahy. They came from a foreign land with deep religious ... ...

by Tom Deignan 8

Matt Patterson, center in red, rushed to help 7-year-old Jane Richard in the moments after the second Boston Marathon bomb went off Off-duty firefighter rescues seven-year-old Irish dancer after Boston marathon bombing - VIDEO

A dramatic video shows the moment an off-duty firefighter came to the rescue of Boston bombing victim Jane Richard, 7. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 8

Alleged Boston bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev “spontaneously” chose Times Square, New York, as their next bombing target NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly says Boston bomber brothers planned to attack Times Square - VIDEO

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Thursday afternoon that the Boston Marathon bombers had “spontaneously” planned to drive to Times Square with their unused six explosives. ...

by KERRY O'SHEA 6

Congressman Peter King In wake of Boston bombings Peter King calls for Muslim surveillance - says FBI went after Irish in hunt for Westies gang

In the wake of the Boston bombings, Rep. Peter King has once again called for monitoring of Muslim American community. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 33

Vice President Biden spoke at the memorial for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier and condemned terrorism, saying, "Boston, you sent a powerful message to the world." MIT cop Sean Collier was shot execution-style because terrorists ‘needed a gun’

The 27-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cop Sean Collier was shot execution style at point-blank range as the Tsarnaev brothers attempted to steal his gun. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 3

Dorchester community and Irish dancers around the world gather donations for Boston family - Boston blast victims Jane and Martin Richard Irish Dancers rally for Jane Richard in New York and Boston

The Irish dance community around the country is rallying around Jane Richard, the seven-year-old budding Irish dancer who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon terror attacks and remains hospitalized in critical condition. ...

by DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK 3

Police line up outside of St. Joseph’s Church during Krystle Campbell's funeral. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) ‘Human shield’ created to protect Boston bombing victim’s funeral from Westboro Baptist protesters

The notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church's plan to protest the funeral of Krystle Campbell, the young woman killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, would have found the outrage they hoped to spark greatly diminished by loca ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 13

Online Sarah Palin spoof cause massive geography confusion in Internet community Czech Republic remind the Internet that Chechnya is a different country - Sarah Palin Boston bombings spoof

Growing alarm that Americans are confusing Chechnya with the Czech Republic has seen the Czech Embassy issuing an unprecedented statement ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 15

Natasha McShane Three years after Chicago baseball bat attack Nastasha McShane’s case gets September start date - VIDEO

A trial date for Heriberto Viramontes and Marcy Cruz, charged with the attack of County Armagh native Natasha McShane and her friend Stacy Jurich, has been set for September 9. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Brendan Morrissey running a race in Boston in 2011. Irish brothers tell of narrow escape in Boston bombing blitz

Two Irish brothers living in the Boston suburbs consider themselves lucky to be alive. ...

by DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK 1

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