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The Irish Diaspora and the North

By Pete Hamill

November/December 1994

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Writer Pete Hamill, whose parents are from Belfast, explores the connection between the Irish diaspora and Ireland, and offers suggestions as to what Americans of Irish descent can do now to help further the peace process. Almost forty years ago, a fine Irish-American writer named John McNulty wrote an account of his first trip of Ireland. The story was lovely, full of the … [Read more...] about The Irish Diaspora and the North

The First Word: No Immigrants Need Apply

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September/October 1994

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt once told an uncomfortable audience of the Daughters of the American Revolution that "we are all immigrants." It is something that we should remember now when the scapegoating of immigrants is reaching a new height in this country. California is leading the way in states that are proposing initatives that would deny public education and medical care to … [Read more...] about The First Word: No Immigrants Need Apply

Ted Kennedy: Staying the Course

By Michael Scanlon

May 1991

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"I don't think that there is any point in being Irish if you don't know that the world is going to break your heart someday." —Senator Pat Moynihan after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But you didn't have to be Irish to feel a broken heart that cold November weekend in 1963 when – as a nation – we sat glued to our television sets to witness images forever etched on … [Read more...] about Ted Kennedy: Staying the Course

Setting the Agenda: An Explosive New Thriller

By Frank Shouldice

February 1991

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John Daly has reason to be happy. As the chairman of the Hemdale Film Corporation and executive producer of Hidden Agenda, their latest release, he seems once again to be a step ahead of the filmmaking world. Hidden Agenda ventures into Northern Ireland to tell a political story based on truth. Well, three truths: The alleged RUC shoot-to-kill policy, the Stalker Affair and an … [Read more...] about Setting the Agenda: An Explosive New Thriller