'People would be sad to see it go': Ex-Cork hurler in Boston battles developers to save Irish pub

Cork publican Gerry Hanley is battling developers to save Paddy Barry’s pub in Boston — can this Irish institution survive?

Gerry Hanley owns Paddy Barry’s pub in Quincy, around 15km from downtown Boston, which first opened in 1998.

A Cork man who runs a pub just outside Boston, Massachusetts, is locked in a legal battle as property developers seek to clear him out to make way for a housing development.

Shanbally native Gerry Hanley owns Paddy Barry’s pub in Quincy, around 15km from downtown Boston, which first opened in 1998.