Posted By: November 21, 2016
Peter Kelly. Ulster Herald. Thursday, November 10, 2016Traditionally the Irish vote in America has mostly ‘gone Democrat’. This week’s shock presidential and congressional election triumphs by Republicans signals no more taken-for-granted demographic voter blocs in US politics.It’s over half a century since Ireland’s revered favorite US President, John F. Kennedy broke through the ceiling of Irish-immigrant-to-Oval-Office. The new ‘Kennedy Camelot’ with all its thrilling […]
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Posted By: November 20, 2016
In rainy Brussels to update member states on progress of Peace and INTERREG programs and to press for continued support NewBelfast.comBlog of Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. Sunday, November 20, 2016For all its oft-publicised flaws, there is something enormously redemptive about the European Union in session.Indeed, as I watched the General Affairs Council of Europe in action in […]
Posted By: November 20, 2016
Frances Mulraney@FrancesMulraney. Irish Central. November 20, 2016 Discover whether your family name derives from a location, profession, relationship, or nickname using this newly published dictionary.iStockA name can tell you a lot about a person, but how many of us know the exact meaning and origins of our last names?For instance, did you know that the surname Short may originally have been […]
Posted By: November 19, 2016
Elected Alliance leader last month – only the third woman to lead a major political party in The North – Naomi Long is very much back in the game. The Ginger Ninja talks to Joanne Sweeney about that bruising battle with the DUP, taking time out and how her faith in God keeps her right Naomi Long, Alliance MLA for East […]
