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News Roundup February 5, 2022

Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter February 5, 2022

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Northern Ireland First Minister Resigns It’s been a week of shocking retirements from three time All Ireland champion Pádraic Maher to the GOAT of American football Tom Brady. However, the most shocking resignation came on Thursday: Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan. The move is thought to be part of the DUP’s response to the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was … [Read more...] about News Roundup February 5, 2022

All The News for All Hollow’s Eve

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter October 30, 2021

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The number of Irish passport holders in Northern Ireland has risen dramatically while applications for U.K. passports have dipped, according to official reports outlined in a report by the Irish Times. Irish passport applications in Northern Ireland began to rise in 2016 after Britain voted to leave the EU. Applications for UK passports saw a 15% decrease while Irish passport … [Read more...] about All The News for All Hollow’s Eve

Home & Away: This Week’s News

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021

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As we emerge, finally, through the long tunnel of the Covid-19 pandemic, everything from the economy to the arts has risen, dusted itself off and asked, “so what now?” Irish Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy T.D. visited the Consulate General of Ireland in Manhattan this week. His visit comes shortly after Taoiseach Micheál Martin … [Read more...] about Home & Away: This Week’s News

Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited


By Darina Molloy

January 2000

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The pendulum continued to swing between optimism and pessimism in Northern Ireland at the time of going to press, with the main political parties still in talks and Senator George Mitchell poised to release his long-awaited report on the state of the peace process. Mitchell, hailed by commentators of all the persuasions for his role in securing the Good Friday Agreement, flew … [Read more...] about Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited

Thatcher Considered Cromwell-type Removal of Catholics from North, New Book Reveals

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A new book by a former British Ambassador to Ireland reveals shocking examples of Margaret Thatcher’s ignorance on Irish issues. By Niall O'Dowd, Publisher Margaret Thatcher considered a Cromwell-type solution to the Northern Ireland problem by forcibly moving Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland from the six counties a new book has revealed. The late British … [Read more...] about Thatcher Considered Cromwell-type Removal of Catholics from North, New Book Reveals