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News from Ireland: October / November 2019

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
October / November 2019

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The latest goings on. ℘℘℘ BREXIT AND THE BORDER The October 31 deadline is fast approaching and yet we seem to be as far as ever from agreeing on a deal for Brexit. The question of the Irish border continues to be a bone of contention between the Irish and British governments, and in recent weeks, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has described British … [Read more...] about News from Ireland: October / November 2019

President Higgins in the U.S.A.

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
October / November 2019

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President Michael D. Higgins was in New York in September for the United Nations General Assembly, where he attended many high-level bilateral meetings with other world leaders. While in New York, he also participated in various other events around the city with the Irish diaspora. At the U.N., Higgins delivered Ireland’s national statement to the General Assembly and later … [Read more...] about President Higgins in the U.S.A.

Mary Robinson
Gives Peace Lecture

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

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On Tuesday, November 6th, Former president of Ireland and UN Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson delivered the Inaugural Senator George J. Mitchell Annual Peace Lecture at Queen’s University Belfast. Serving from 1990–1997, Robinson was the first female president of Ireland and now works to secure global justice for vulnerable people across the world, with a commitment … [Read more...] about Mary Robinson
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Ireland Elected to U.N. Commission on the Status of Women for First Time

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2016

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In April, Ireland was elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women for the first time during its U.N. membership. Charles Flanagan, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade said at the time that Ireland “will use this opportunity to strengthen the Commission’s role and to build on our international engagement on the full realization of the rights of women and … [Read more...] about Ireland Elected to U.N. Commission on the Status of Women for First Time

Ireland Commemorates
50 Years at the UN

By Irish America Staff
Febuary / March 2006

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Glucksman Ireland House at New York University hosted a luncheon to celebrate Ireland's 50th Anniversary as a member of the United Nations at the UN Private Dining Room on November 30. Loretta Brennan Glucksman, who together with her husband Lew, founded Glucksman Ireland House, introduced Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan (pictured above with Irish Foreign … [Read more...] about Ireland Commemorates
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