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Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

By Ciarán Quinn, Sinn Féin Representative

IA Newsletter, September 26 2026

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“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump's comment that he hopes to see a united Ireland seems to have caught both the British and Irish Governments off guard. I was surprised and amused when he made the announcement while sitting beside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who over the summer was quoted as saying that talk of Irish Unity drives him "bananas".  The … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

A Citizen’s Assembly on a United Ireland

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
December / January 2020

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A united Ireland seems more possible now than at any point in our history ℘℘℘ “Brexit has catapulted this issue forward,” says Pádraig Ó Muirigh, advisor to the Republican Sinn Féin Party. “There is a real sense that we’re living in historical times.” In October, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively agreed to place the de facto future border in the sea between … [Read more...] about A Citizen’s Assembly on a United Ireland

A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
December / January 2020

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A united Ireland seems more possible now than at any point in our history “Brexit has catapulted this issue forward,” says Pádraig Ó Muirigh, advisor to the Republican Sinn Féin Party. “There is a real sense that we’re living in historical times.” In October, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively agreed to place the de facto future border in the sea between … [Read more...] about A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland

Gerry Adams

The Road to Peace

Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
October / November 2000

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In 1991, Irish America magazine published one of the first interviews with Gerry Adams. (As far as we can tell, Playboy magazine was the only other American magazine to interview Adams before that. (In the Republic of Ireland, N. Ireland and the UK, broadcasting bans were in place that prevented media outlets from airing interviews with Sinn Féin members). In March, of that … [Read more...] about Gerry Adams

The Road to Peace

Tip O’Neill

Master of the House

By Susan O'Grady Fox, Contributor
October / November 2000

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Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1987. His 10-year tenure as Speaker of the House was the longest consecutive run in U.S. history. Here he recalls growing up in Boston with his widower father, his relationship with President Reagan, and how the pendulum swings in American politics and will swing back. October, 1986: Weaned on … [Read more...] about Tip O’Neill

Master of the House