Irish America
Irish America
Justice for Judith Ward and Nicky Kelly The Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four might have been the most famous victims of injustice in recent years, but they certainly weren't the only ones. In the past month two others who were wrongfully imprisoned, one by the British government and one by the Irish government, had their names cleared. Judith Ward was freed on May 11 … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
St. Patrick's Day '92: The Controversy Heard Round the World What would a St. Patrick's Day Parade be without a little controversy? The trouble that surrounded last year's New York City parade seemed to spread around the world, as groups of Irish lesbians and gays moved to assert themselves as bona fide members of the Irish community. Parade organizers in New York City and … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Sinn Féin Devastated in British Elections The Sinn Féin party suffered its greatest setback ever at the British general election on April 9, with its president, Gerry Adams, losing his West Belfast seat in Parliament. The election, which restored Prime Minister John Major's Conservative Party to power, garnered for Sinn Féin the lowest support from Nationalist voters since … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
So far 1992 has been a deadly time in Northern Ireland. In fact the first two months of the year were deemed to be the most violent ones since 1976, as scores of people, Catholic, Protestant, Republican, and Loyalist, were killed. The British government's answer to the sharp escalation in the fighting was to import almost 1000 additional troops to the North, while the British … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
Just seven days into the New Year, the Irish community in New York and in the entire country were shocked by the news of the first major legal battle wonby Irish Republicans in America for as long as anyone could remember. On that day a federal judge admitted that Bronx resident Sean Mackin, 33, would suffer certain persecution if he was deported back to his native Northern … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
