Former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness announced in January that he would not be running for re-election due to an earlier diagnosis with a rare medical condition. Taking on the role as lead representative of Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland is Michelle O’Neill, the outgoing Northern Irish minister for health and niece of prominent Northern Aid official … [Read more...] about McGuinness Passes Torch to Michelle O’Neill
Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth Denies Twelve-year-old’s Request for Return of the Six Counties
After learning about the Easter Rising and subsequent Troubles, Reese Kilbride, a 12-year-old Irish student from Portmar- nock, Co. Dublin, wrote a letter to the Queen of England in February asking that she kindly return the six counties of Northern Ireland to the Republic. “They had the six counties, they didn’t give back all of Ireland,” Kilbride told Irish radio station … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth Denies Twelve-year-old’s Request for Return of the Six Counties
Bill Clinton: The Peacemaker
In recognition of his extraordinary role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, Irish America honors former President Bill Clinton on March 30th with a Lifetime Achievement Award. ℘℘℘ A little over twenty years ago, Bill Clinton broke an ironclad rule of American diplomacy with a move that would lead to peace in Northern Ireland. That rule, in existence for well over 200 … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: The Peacemaker
Belfast Artist’s ‘Silent Testimony’
By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter October 7, 2023
IA Newsletter October 7, 2023
Colin Davidson captures the suffering and loss that marked the lives of ordinary people and their families during the period known as the Troubles in his Native Northern Ireland. Colin Davidson, 55, is known for his striking large-scale portraits of celebrities such as Brad Pitt (which hangs in the Smithsonian), Tom Moran (which is on display in Queens University, Belfast), … [Read more...] about Belfast Artist’s ‘Silent Testimony’
Silent Testimony
A new series of portrait paintings by Colin Davidson captures the suffering and loss that marked the lives of ordinary people and their families during the period known as the Troubles in his Native Northern Ireland. ℘℘℘ Colin Davidson, 48, is known for his striking large-scale portraits of celebrities such as Brad Pitt (which hangs in the Smithsonian), Liam Neeson, and other … [Read more...] about Silent Testimony