Boston is the most Irish city in the world outside of Ireland, according to a new study.
Meal-kit company HelloFresh Ireland researched which cities are the most Irish outside of the Emerald Isle, and Boston took the top spot. Liverpool, England, New York, New York, Glasgow, Scotland and Ottawa, Canada took the next spots on the list.
The study looked at how Irish culture influences 25 cities around the world.
“Boston’s thriving Irish community is at the heart of the city’s celtic twist,” the company said in a release. “Irish immigrants to North America dating back to the colonial period brought with them their rich cuisine culture.”
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Here’s what to know about Boston’s Irish influence.
Why Boston is the most Irish city in the world, according to new study
Boston is the most Irish city outside of Ireland, according to a new research study from HelloFresh Ireland.
A release on the study said Boston has a total of 49 Irish pubs, which is more per capita than any other city.
“At seven per capita it beats the likes of New York and Chicago with two Irish pubs per capita each,” the release said.
Additionally, the study used data from Reddit to evaluate Bostonians’ opinions of the city’s Irish food.
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“According to keen Redditers who consider themselves connoisseurs of the city’s Irish fayre, visitors should head to the city to indulge in everything from Shepherds Pie to a Full Irish with soda bread,” the release said.
How the most Irish cities in the world were analyzed
Food delivery service HelloFresh Ireland analyzed over 25 cities around the world to determine which city is the most Irish outside of Ireland.
The company said in a release that it focused on Irish cuisine and dining to award cities a score based on the following categories:
The number of Irish pubs per capita
The percentage of restaurants offering Irish cuisine
The number of Google searches per capita for Irish recipes
The percentage of population belonging to Irish descent
BOSTON (WHDH) – Boston police are investigating a shooting in Allston on Friday night that left a man dead, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a person shot in the area of 20 Rugg Road around 10:30 p.m. found a man inside suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Boston police. Boston EMS treated him on-scene before he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.
No arrests have been made.
No additional information was immediately available.
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Ariana Grande is coming to Boston next week and one of her biggest fans in Massachusetts will be there after resolving a ticket issue with StubHub.
Kelsie Duest of Hopedale had two front row balcony seats to Grande’s show on July 23 at TD Garden. Her brother bought them for her on StubHub last year. Her mother said it cost nearly $1,400 for the pair.
But about a month later, Sharon Duest checked her Apple Wallet and noticed the tickets were invalid. She said StubHub offered them a choice, take a refund or different tickets.
Kelsie Duest has two seats to Ariana Grande’s show on July 23 at TD Garden in Boston.
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Duest ended up accepting the tickets that were offered, only to learn they were obstructed view seats behind the stage and Kelsie wouldn’t be able to see Grande during parts of the concert.
Concerned that her daughter, who has Down syndrome, would miss out on the experience of seeing Grande on stage, Duest tried calling and emailing Stubhub hoping to get better seats.
“We didn’t want anything for free. We just wanted just the tickets that we had,” she told WBZ-TV.
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With the concert coming up soon, the Duests reached out to the I-Team’s Call for Action for help, who contacted StubHub.
“We’re so sorry about the issues Sharon experienced with their ticket order, especially given how meaningful this concert is to Kelsie,” a company spokesperson said in an email.
“We understand how disappointing and stressful that situation was. Our Customer Care team worked with them to resolve the issue and ultimately secured upgraded replacement tickets in a section in front of where the original seats were located, allowing them to attend the show with an improved view.”
Kelsie and her mom now have club seats closer to the stage than the tickets they originally purchased.
“I know we couldn’t have done this without you guys. Thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” Sharon Duest said.
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A good rule of thumb with electronic tickets is to always check on them to confirm that they remain valid up until the event. You should also keep good records in case you need a refund or a replacement.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston said Friday that it arrested a Barbados national during targeted operations in Attleboro.
ICE Boston said Irijah Jabarri Stowe Marshall is “a criminal illegal alien.”
According to officials, his criminal history includes a pending charge for failing to register as a sex offender in Massachusetts.
He was also previously convicted of attempted rape and aggravated sexual contact, ICE Boston said.
