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Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
March / April 1996

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Ulysses S. Grant, in his visit to Ireland in 1879, covered much of the same territory as President Clinton did on his visit in 1995. Ulysses S. Grant was not actually president of the United States when he arrived in Dublin from London on January 3, 1879. His tenure as a two-term Republican president had ended in March of 1877. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes, … [Read more...] about Ulysses S. Grant The Irish Visit, 1879

The American Role in the Ceasefire

By Emer Mullins

November/December 1994

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Emer Mullins reports on how Irish America flexed its muscle to help the historic peace process in Northern Ireland. It ended, finally, after months of speculation, months of hope, and months of hard work by the strongest Irish American lobby yet seen in Washington. The IRA declared a "complete cessation" of military activity on August 31, 1994, bringing to a close a terrible … [Read more...] about The American Role in the Ceasefire

Taking It To The Top: An Interview with An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
July August 1992

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In November 1991, shortly after making an abortive effort to replace Charles Haughey as head of Fianna Fail, the chances of Albert Reynolds ever becoming Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland looked bleak indeed. From being Minister for Finance, arguably the most important position in the cabinet, he had been dispatched by Haughey to the backbenches where he seemed likely to … [Read more...] about Taking It To The Top: An Interview with An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds

The Irish Experience in Australia

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July August 1992

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Thomas Keneally is widely-recognized for a wide body of work of a historical and political nature, including The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, which explores differences between the white and Aboriginal cultures. Confederates examined the consequences of the American Civil War on a group of individuals; Schindler's List looks at the Holocaust. And in To Asmara he focused on the … [Read more...] about The Irish Experience in Australia

Senator Joe Biden

By Niall O'Dowd
April 1987

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An 1987 interview with the then U.S. Senator from Delaware, now presidential hopeful Joe Biden gave his first ever interview to an Irish publication in April, 1987 when he talked to Niall O'Dowd and revealed, for the first time in print, his passion for his Irish heritage, the story of his extraordinary Irish Catholic family, and his ambition, even back in 1987, to run for … [Read more...] about Senator Joe Biden