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Senator George Mitchell

Senator George Mitchell

By Kelly Candaele
Spring 2023

April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Reflections on the Good Friday Agreement, 25 Years On Q&A with Kelly Candaele KC:  Perspectives sometimes change with time.  Looking back from 25 years, are there any perspectives about your experience or the Good Friday Agreement that have changed for you during that period?    GM: On the day the Agreement was reached I praised the men and women … [Read more...] about Senator George Mitchell

Joe Kennedy Appointment May Inspire a Political Comeback

By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter, December 24, 2022

December 22, 2022 by 2 Comments

Joe Kennedy III

Kennedy’s appointment as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland affords him a chance to relaunch his political career. Joe Kennedy III may be a surprise choice to many commentators but not to those close to Joe Biden. This is about American politics too, giving a lifeline to a Kennedy, the family Biden admires more than any other. The appointment comes with one major … [Read more...] about Joe Kennedy Appointment May Inspire a Political Comeback

George Mitchell’s Mandate

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
May / June 1995

May 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

President Clinton's Economic Advisor to Ireland When Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell announced he would not seek re-election it came as a surprise to many, not least his Maine constituents who had given him 80 percent of the votes in the 1988 election. When the 61-year-old senator then turned down a Supreme Court nomination to the great disappointment of the President, … [Read more...] about George Mitchell’s Mandate

Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited


By Darina Molloy

January 2000

October 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

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

Mitchell Honored by
Northern Women

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Former Senator George Mitchell was honored for his tireless work for peace in Ireland at the Northern Ireland Women's Initiative (NIWI) January 21 in New York. NIWI founder and president Maureen Murray said, "The Northern Ireland Women's Initiative is honored to have Senator Mitchell's support in our efforts to promote full and equal participation of women in the political … [Read more...] about Mitchell Honored by
Northern Women

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Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier, was born on this day in his mother’s native city of Galway in 1769. Hudson’s father, John Lowe, was an army surgeon, so much of his childhood was spent in various garrison towns; particularly in the West Indies. In 1787, he entered his father’s regiment. Lowe is best known for his time as Governor of the colony of St. Helena and as the “gaoler” for Napoleon Bonaparte.

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