Politics Archive
Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem
Election fever in the North of Ireland over the last few months was more like…
The Vision of Mary Robinson
On her recent visit to the United States President Mary Robinson (49) became for Irish…
Philadelphia’s Feisty Irishman
Most grandparents take their grandchildren to the playground. Dennis Clark takes his to picket the…
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Irish Army Archives to go Public
The Irish Armed Forces is about to make a huge volume of historical documents available to the public by putting them online for general access. Lieutenant General Sean McCann, Defense […]
Chuck Schumer’s Irish Bill
New York Senator Charles Schumer has gained a great deal of support from the Irish in America since mid-December, when he introduced an Irish visa bill to the Senate. The […]
Ten Years after 9/11
An estimated 1,000 of the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11 were of Irish descent or birth. On the 10th anniversary of the attacks, we look at the “living” memorials such […]
Rebuilding the Skyline
The heroism and sacrifices of Irish Americans on September 11, 2001 have been well documented. What has not been discussed nearly as much are the contributions Irish Americans are currently […]
Presidential Visits to Ireland
President Joe Biden: “It feels like coming home” President Joe Biden visited Ireland in April 2023 in what was a diplomatic and family visit. The trip began in Belfast, […]
The Last Word: The Walk of a Queen
Reflections on Queen Elizabeth’s historic trip to Ireland. The recent four-day visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland – the first by a reigning monarch in a hundred years – […]






