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Irish Friends on Capitol Hill

By Brian Dooley, Contributor
February / March 1999

March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The Impact of the Election Results on Irish Issues With one or two notable exceptions, the November 1998 elections saw those politicians most influential on Irish affairs safely re-elected to their posts and preparing for action on Irish issues in the new Congress. Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Representatives Peter King and James Walsh of New York, Richard Neal of … [Read more...] about Irish Friends on Capitol Hill

A Fragile Peace

By Anne Cadwallader
August / September 2000

March 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The Northern Ireland Assembly is back but intransigence could still damage the prospects for peace. Anne Cadwallader reports. Glimpse a furrowed brow or lips shut tight against gritted teeth at Stormont right now and you're looking at someone who was counting on the peace process ending in failure and recriminations. Those with a spring in their step, a whistle on their lips … [Read more...] about A Fragile Peace

Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

By Brian Dooley
June / July 2000

March 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment

On January 30, 1972, the British Army opened fire on civil rights marchers in Derry. Thirteen people were killed and 14 others were seriously injured.A new inquiry into the massacre is currently underway. Brian Dooley reports. The wounded survivors and the families of the dead sit stone-faced in Derry's Guildhall listening to details of a story they already know: that on … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

British Offensive Begins in the U.S. to Discredit Irish Side on Peace Process Problems

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter January 28, 2023

January 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment

With President Biden's visit to Northern Ireland in April bringing international attention, the stakes could not be higher in the blame game over the stalled peace process. A truly dishonest op-ed by an arch-conservative writer in The New York Times casting blame for the stalled protocol on the Irish side likely signals that a major offensive between now and the … [Read more...] about British Offensive Begins in the U.S. to Discredit Irish Side on Peace Process Problems

U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted

By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, January 7, 2023

January 5, 2023 by 1 Comment

Sometimes Irish people seem to take the resolute support for Ireland from President Biden and the US Congress for granted as if it is the natural order. For a small nation, Ireland enjoys privileged access to power in Washington essentially because of the exceptional commitment of both powerful and ordinary Irish Americans to their heritage and to alignment on key … [Read more...] about U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted

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