Politics Archive
Orange Parade Gets the Go-Ahead
Why has this fiasco erupted in our faces? Over twenty years since the last violence…
Irish Americans Want a United Ireland
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump’s comment that he…
The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions…
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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 – […]
Ireland’s New Prime Minister on the Way Forward
On his recent trip to New York, between visiting Ground Zero and being welcomed at an Irish American community reception, Ireland’s new Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, spoke with Patricia Harty about […]
The Irish Brigade: Heroes of The Civil War
As we commemorate the 157th anniversary of the start of The Civil War, Matthew Brennan remembers the shining role of The Irish Brigade. Irish American actor Martin Sheen commented in […]