Posted By: November 25, 2014
On November 20 2014, US President Barack Obama announced Executive Orders on Deferred Action for some immigrants. This serves as tremendous relief from threat of deportation for Irish families with US Born Children. Irish work visa holders, as well as their spouses, now have eased ability to apply for permanent resident visas and move between […]
Posted By: November 25, 2014
Exclusive: VP Joe Biden on the Irish and the undocumented issue Op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden. Irish Central. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Vice President Joe Biden speaks about immigration and his Irish roots at Irish America magazine event.Photo by: Irish American Magazine / Sade JosephMy grandfather Ambrose Finnegan always told me, “Never forget where you came from, Joey.” He wasn’t merely reminding me […]
Posted By: November 25, 2014
Alex Kane. News Letter ( Belfast). Tuesday, November 25, 2014 For a few months between the summer of 2011 and the early autumn of 2012 Peter Robinson went through his ‘reaching out phase.’ He thought he could afford to. The council and Assembly elections of 2011 had confirmed the DUP as the majority voice and vehicle of […]
Posted By: November 25, 2014
Gregory Campbell made reference to the ‘curry my yoghurt’ row Mr Campbell told delegates the DUP would treat Sinn Fein’s “entire wish list” as no more than toilet paper. He said that included calls for an Irish language act. He also referred to comments he made in the assembly earlier in the month which nationalists […]
Posted By: November 25, 2014
BBC.NI.Monday, November 24, 2014Sinn Féin’s John O’Dowd said Gregory Campbell’s comments suggest the DUP is not serious about reaching compromise with other people The integrity of current political talks in Northern Ireland has been called into question by a senior DUP man’s remarks, Sinn Féin has said.John O’Dowd was referring to Gregory Campbell’s comment that the DUP would […]