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Father Sean McManus returns to Boston to launch memoir

Posted By: June 07, 2011

By Toni Earls President of the Irish National Caucus Father Sean McManus will be in Boston to launch his memoir My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland on Wednesday June 8th. The event will be hosted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) and will take place at the AOH Hall in Watertown, MA. […]

In Quiet Contemplation

Posted By: May 29, 2011

Queen’s Visit

Posted By: May 26, 2011

Letters to the EditorIrish NewsBelfastThursday, May 26, 2011 Jim Gibney’s column pretty much reflected my own attitude, “ Queens Visit Showed Mc Aleese at Her Best” ( May 26).I fully understand the valid reasons why some protested the Queen’s visit – and those reasons should not be dismissed or disrespected.My own attitude was that I […]

RESPONSE TO RICHARD ENGLISH’S REVIEW OF MY AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Posted By: May 22, 2011

The EditorThe Irish TimesDublinSaturday, May21, 2011Dear Madam,If Oscar Wilde’s maxim is right – “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about ”–then , I guess, from the point of view of my book, I should not be too concerned about Richard English’s review of my Memoirs, My American Struggle for […]

Righteously right in Irish America

Posted By: May 22, 2011

Fr Seán McManus with Bill Clinton on his campaign trail in 1992 Righteously right in Irish AmericaRichard English NORTHERN IRELAND : My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland By Seán McManus The Collins Press, 280pp. €14.99 A 27-YEAR-OLD Irish republican, deeply opposed to British rule in the North, takes part in a violent campaign […]