Posted By: September 03, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “If some were to think that the Act of Settlement,1701— an integral component of the British constitution enshrining and justifying anti-Catholic sectarianism and bigotry— is no longer in force, with current consequences, this article should make them think again.” Luke Coppen.The Spectator. London.Saturday, September 2, 2017 (Luke Coppen […]
Posted By: September 03, 2017
The statue of the Duke of Sutherland, or “the Mannie,” at the summit of Beinn a’ Bhragaidh near Golspie in the Highlands of Scotland Maddy Searle.The i Newspaper. London. Monday August 28th 2017 As southern US states debate the fate of their Confederate statues, a similar argument continues in Scotland. Since the 1990s, there have […]
Posted By: September 03, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus This article below is to be welcomed because, among other things, the Belfast Telegraph— like the BBC itself— has not always distinguished itself for exposing and opposing anti-Catholic discrimination in Northern Ireland. But then even some Irish-Americans — who apparently can only see discrimination in terms of […]
Posted By: September 03, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus This article below is to be welcomed because, among other things, the Belfast Telegraph— like the BBC itself— has not always distinguished itself for exposing and opposing anti-Catholic discrimination in Northern Ireland. But then even some Irish-Americans — who apparently can only see discrimination in terms of […]
Posted By: September 03, 2017
Niall O’Dowd. @niallodowd. Irish Central..September 03, 2017 One of the most popular Irish figures in New York, John Gerard “Gerry” Toner of Garden City, NY, has passed. With him goes a great tradition of Irish hospitality and decency.Gerry Toner, 84, was a highly successful businessman, building lucrative bar and restaurant businesses in Manhattan, forming part of that unique group of young Irish entrepreneurs […]
