Irish Music Fundraiser on Sunday to Benefit Fallen Boston Firefighters

Members of Boston's Irish music community are planning to gather for a special fundraiser this weekend to benefit the Lt. Walsh - Firefighter Kennedy Memorial Fund.

The Firefighters Fleadh (pronounced "flah," an Irish word signifying celebration, according to event organizers) event will be held at the Irish Social Club of Boston, at 119 Park St. in West Roxbury, on Sunday, June 8 from noon until midnight. 

The event, held in honor of Boston Fire Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, both of whom were killed while battling a Back Bay fire in March, will also feature several musical acts, as well as activities for children, including a moonwalk, sponsored by the West Roxbury YMCA from noon until 3 p.m. For the full schedule of musical performances, click here. 

A raffle will also be held, as will a Flash Jig, during which several hundred Irish dancers are set to perform around 5:30 p.m.

The event will be coordinated by the following: 

• The Irish Social Club of Boston
• Johnny Costello
• Dierdre Ross
• Radio Station WROL 950's Bill Bailey
• Patrick McDonough from Shamrock Nation
• John Bailey
• Fred Happel
• West Roxbury "Mayor" Richie Gormley
• Mary Mulvey Jacobson, President of the Irish Social Club and West Roxbury Business and Professional Association

Breandan O'Caollai, Consul General of Ireland, will also be present along with his wife Carmel Callan.

For more information, visit contact Bill Bailey at 617-620-6909 or baileyceili@gmail.com, or visit Facebook.com/FirefighterFleadh.