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News Roundup February 18, 2023

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter February 18, 2023

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Ireland Sends Largest Ever Airlift Relief to Turkey and Syria Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheàl Martin T.D. announced the airlift departure of over 100 tons of disaster relief supplies from Ireland’s emergency stocks to the earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The airlift left the UN’S Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Dubai on Thursday, February 16. … [Read more...] about News Roundup February 18, 2023

News Roundup June 18, 2022

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter, June 18, 2022

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A New Northern Ireland Protocol Bill On Monday, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, introduced a bill that the EU says is in violation of the Good Friday Agreement. The new plan proposes that goods being sent to Northern Ireland by trusted vendors from the U.K. are in the “Green Lane” and not … [Read more...] about News Roundup June 18, 2022

News Roundup May 28, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 28, 2022

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Memorial Day: The Sullivan Brothers As the United States mourns the many fallen military personnel who have served the nation, Irish America remembers the Sullivan brothers who died during World War II. All five brothers had been serving aboard the USS Juneau when it was torpedoed by the Japanese on November 13, 1942. The brothers perished in the attack during the naval battle … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 28, 2022

News Roundup May 21, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter May 21, 2022

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U.S. Officials Seek to Protect Good Friday Agreement House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal will lead a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation to Ireland this weekend. The delegates will participate in bilateral meetings focused on strengthening transatlantic trade relations, with additional visits to Brussels and Britain to deepen US-EU and US-UK strategic … [Read more...] about News Roundup May 21, 2022