A federal appeals court on Friday greatly reduced the number of interview recordings from the Belfast Project, an oral history project on the Irish Troubles, that Boston College must turn over to British authorities, who are investigating the 1972 killing of Belfast woman Jean McConville.

Irish leader Enda Kenny received a standing ovation on Monday morning when he delivered a rousing commencement speech at Boston College.

An anti abortion protest against Irish leader Enda Kenny fizzled badly at Boston College where he delivered the commencement address on Monday and received an honorary degree.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said Cardinal Sean O’Malley is entitled to his opinion on abortion – as protesters prepare to voice their opposition to his visit to Boston College.

Anti-abortion groups have again targeted Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Boston College where he will be commencement speaker on Monday pointing to a Planned Parenthood statement praising him.

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has made a grave error condemning Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny on abortion and boycotting his commencement speech at Boston College next Monday.

A Boston College spokesman has been forced to defend and justify their selection of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as the commencement speaker after hearing criticism from Catholic groups over his stance on Ireland abortion law reform debate.

Anti-abortion Catholic activists in the U.S are being asked to target Boston College (BC) and try to stop Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as commencement speaker at the Jesuit-run Boston College on May 20. There seems a real prospect of large demonstrations by anti-abortion groups at the event.

While the PSNI has begun making plans to subpoena the Boston College ‘Belfast Project’ interview tapes, some are fearful that the exposure of the tapes could bring down Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and, in turn, the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been named the official commencement speaker for Boston College’s 137th graduation ceremonies on May 20.

The news that Boston College will play Notre Dame in 2015 has dramatically increased the chances that the game could go to Ireland.

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to keep secret interviews with former Irish Republican Army members from being turned over to police authorities in Northern Ireland.

The United States Supreme Court has denied an appeal that sought to keep interviews with former IRA members being turned over to the Northern Irish  police.

Boston College has threatened disciplinary action against a group of students distributing birth-control and information on safe-sex. The Catholic institution is calling the act a violation of the university’s mission.

Mary McAleese, who as president of Ireland helped bring about an end to The Troubles” she had known during her youth in Northern Ireland, will come to Boston College this fall as the Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, the university announced today.