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New Files Reveal Secret British Battle to Defeat Irish America

July 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Documents reveal the British thinking in relation to the IRA ceasefire, the Adams visa, the MacBride Principles, and appointment of Mitchell as special envoy.By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherNewly released files in Northern Ireland show the underground war the British waged to stop the Gerry Adams U.S. visa in 1994 and prevent a special U.S. envoy to the North, the job Senator George … [Read more...] about New Files Reveal Secret British Battle to Defeat Irish America

The First Word: At Home in America

By Patricia Harty

January 2000

July 13, 2021 by 3 Comments

It's Christmas Eve and the Brew and Burger on 47th Street where I work is crowded with last-minute shoppers and tired children brought in from the boroughs and New Jersey to see the tree at Rockefeller Center by irritated parents and young nannies with short skirts who look at their watches anxiously. I'm 21 years old, just out from Ireland a couple of months and homesick. For … [Read more...] about The First Word: At Home in America

Why Biden Should Appoint a
U.S. Envoy to Northern Ireland

June 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Peace Wall

By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherIrish America and President Joe Biden urgently need to reach out to unionism and loyalism in Northern Ireland to help bring political stability and repeat the success of the Clinton/Irish-America axis from the early 1990s. In the throes of the Brexit crisis, Biden is the one outside player who could make a profound difference, just as Bill Clinton did … [Read more...] about Why Biden Should Appoint a
U.S. Envoy to Northern Ireland

Those We Lost

By Irish America Staff
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. ℘℘℘ William Flynn  1927-2018   Bill Flynn’s approach to business was always a human one. Colleagues called him a fair leader, attuned to the customer’s needs and concerns, which allowed him to look at the industry in ways that eluded others. In his 2008 interview with publisher Niall O’Dowd, Flynn offered … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

The American Optimist

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

First we must move past the many pretenders who have rushed in to claim how much they did for the peace process in Northern Ireland. Then you will find that Bill Flynn and a precious few others stand alone as dedicated Irish Americans in that effort. For Flynn it meant he put his reputation on the line in order to help the country of his parents achieve the impossible. It was … [Read more...] about The American Optimist

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June 9, 597

On this day St. Columcille, or St. Colomba, died. His feast day of June 9 is recognized by the Catholic Church. Born in Co. Donegal to a royal family, Columcille gave up his claims in favor of becoming a monk at Glasnevin. He became one of the “Twelve Apostles of Ireland” who studied under St. Finnian. After a dispute with St. Finnian over copying the Battle Book of the O’Donnells, the battle of Cooldrevny was sparked. Columcille felt responsible for the lives lost, and in his penance, he left Ireland. He travelled to Scotland and established a monastery on Iona, which would become the center of learning for the Celtic Christian region. It is believed that the Book of Kells was started at Iona.

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