Posted By: December 12, 2017
The Irish Echo OLDEST IRISH AMERICAN NEWSPAPER IN USA, EST. 1928 NEWS & VIEWS / December 11, 2017 / By Ray O’Hanlon Jim Cullen Jim Cullen’s passing has prompted tributes on both sides of the Atlantic. Photo by Simon Carswell, Irish Time Tributes on both sides of the Atlantic are being paid today to […]
Posted By: December 11, 2017
“This Attachment contains information on a very significant letter that 200 prominent Nationalists/Republicans/ “Catholics” sent to Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar regarding their concerns about Brexit.The 200 signers—none of whom are elected party officials— are from a complete cross-section of the Catholic community. Full disclosure, however, lest I be accused of nepotism: one of the signers is one of my brothers—attorney Frank […]
Posted By: December 11, 2017
Andrew Madden.Irish News. Belfast. Monday, December 11, 2017 Mr. Cullen, who was in his 70s, was a former US army general and human rights lawyer who campaigned for causes in Northern Ireland Gerry Adams has paid tribute to Jim Cullen, former president of Friends of Sinn Féin in America, who died on Friday night at […]
Posted By: December 11, 2017
Capitol Hill. Saturday, December 9, 3017— “ I am deeply sorry to hear of the death of Jim Cullen. May God rest his noble Irish soul. Jim was a good American and a good Irishman. He was a generous and steadfast supporter of the Irish National Caucus.He is a great loss to the struggle for equality, […]
Posted By: December 10, 2017
Brendan Hughes. Irish News. Belfast. Friday, December 8, 2017Former US senator George Mitchell has said that Brexit is a “major error” which could have a worse impact on Ireland north and south than Britain.Mr. Mitchell, who chaired talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement, said the historic peace settlement would never have happened without the European Union.Speaking on BBC Radio […]