Politics

Abdon Pallasch profiles the Irish-American prosecutor who is charged with trying to figure out who leaked the name of the CIA agent whose husband criticized Bush's invasion of Iraq.   He's delivering an indictment a day to shady Chicago politicians. He's jailing journalists as he closes in on President Bush's top aides, trying to figure out which one leaked the name of a CIA … [Read more...] about Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?

It was a long, hot summer for Jane Sullivan. Sullivan, the wife of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, was thrust into the headlines because of her devout Catholic faith. It was a faith nurtured in a New York Irish enclave. In the early 1970s, Jane Sullivan attended St. Catherine's Academy in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, then a largely Irish and … [Read more...] about John Robert’s Irish Wife

Mo Mowlam, the former Secretary of State of Northern Ireland, lost her long battle with a brain tumor in late August. She was 55. The former Secretary of State served from 1997-1999 and was an intricate part of the peace process in Northern Ireland. Mowlam was a very candid and feisty woman who worked tirelessly to promote peace. When appointed to the post in 1997, she was a … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Mo Mowlam, unique and respected British politician

Casey Sheehan, the American Soldier whose mother is holding an anti-war vigil outside President Bush's Texas home, was planning to tour Limerick and Cork when he returned from Iraq. His mother Cindy's protest outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas has won international attention, and hundreds more anti-war protestors gathered to join her campaign. Sheehan released … [Read more...] about Casey Sheehan’s Irish Links