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Irish Peace Process

Hall of Fame: Lawyer, Public Servant, and Peacemaker John C. Dearie

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2019

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John Dearie may not remember the specific year, but he remembers a very small, very important detail about one New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade in the late 1980s. “I remember seeing all of these people march ing by, county after county. It had to be tens of thousands of men and women marching by. And they were all wearing this ribbon.” Dearie – a longtime New York state … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Lawyer, Public Servant, and Peacemaker John C. Dearie

A Champion of Peace in Ireland

By Gerry Adams, Contributor
Heritage Series 2008

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Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Féin, writes about the crucial role that Bill Flynn played in ending the violence in Northern Ireland. ℘℘℘ Bill Flynn is widely known in the U.S.A. as one of its foremost business leaders, as well as a patron of great causes in support of humanitarian, civil liberties and health issues. In Ireland and among Irish Americans, he is also known as … [Read more...] about A Champion of Peace in Ireland

The Quest for Peace

By George D. Schwab, Contributor
Heritage Series 2008

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Bill Flynn, the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and the beginnings of the Northern Ireland peace process. ℘℘℘ The setting was the Elysée Palace in Paris. The event, a gathering of Nobel laureates in January 1988. The hosts, President François Mitterand, Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel, and the newly established Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. The individual … [Read more...] about The Quest for Peace

The Irish Peacemaker

By Niall O’Dowd
Heritage Series 2008

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Niall O'Dowd writes about Bill Flynn's extraordinary role in the Irish peace process. ℘℘℘ On February 12 1994, Bill Flynn and his trusted friend and associate Bill Barry drove to Belfast to meet with Gerry Adams. (Barry was Chairman of Barry Security Services after leaving an exciting career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.) It was directly in the wake of the granting … [Read more...] about The Irish Peacemaker

An Architect of Peace

By Martin McGuinness, Contributor
Heritage Series 2008

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Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister, reflects on Bill Flynn’s contribution to peace on the occasion of the Flax Trust Dinner in New York City. ℘℘℘ Over the course of many years, many people have been given a tremendous amount of credit for being architects of the peace process and being involved in contributing to the peace process. Some of them are … [Read more...] about An Architect of Peace