Posted By: March 13, 2014
Rep. Dana’s good heart on display at Congressional Hearing, March 11, 2014CAPITOL HILL. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 — A Conservative Republican and former senior speechwriter for President Reagan has increasingly emerged as a key supporter of fair play, justice, freedom and peace in Ireland.This according to the man who for over 40 years has led the charge to […]
Posted By: March 12, 2014
March 11, 2014 Prepared statement by Richard N. Haass President Council on Foreign Relations and Former Independent Chair Panel of Parties in the Northern Ireland Executive Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging […]
Posted By: March 12, 2014
“They can’t see it because the only history is the one they believe in. There is no place for an alternative view of the world. They want to force their view on everyone else and will not move until that happens. Hence the tragic demand to re-run Drumcree, a cause lost 15 years ago.” Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, […]
Posted By: March 11, 2014
NOTE: On April 22, 1999, the Irish National Caucus arranged for Robert Hamill’s sister Diane to testify on Robert’s case before the House International Relations Committee. By happy coincidence — on the same day as this new Congressional Hearing — today’s Irish News reports developments in the Hamill case, one of the worst in […]
Posted By: March 09, 2014
CAPITOL HILL. Sunday, March 9, 2014 — Irish-Americans greatly welcome the Congressional Hearing: “The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today: Attempting to Deal with the Past” before the House Subcommittee on Human Rights, Tuesday. March 11, 2014. (See Witnesses below). Fr. Sean Mc Manus, president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, explained: ” This will […]