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U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted

By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, January 7, 2023

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Sometimes Irish people seem to take the resolute support for Ireland from President Biden and the US Congress for granted as if it is the natural order. For a small nation, Ireland enjoys privileged access to power in Washington essentially because of the exceptional commitment of both powerful and ordinary Irish Americans to their heritage and to alignment on key … [Read more...] about U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted

Voters Head to the Polls

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2002

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Will Bertie be back, will there be a Quinn tide, or will Sinn Féin's day finally come? These are the questions facing the Irish people as they head to the polls on May 17. It has been the longest campaign and the most polled contest in the history of Irish elections, even though the actual date for the contest was only announced towards the end of April. All the main … [Read more...] about Voters Head to the Polls