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Tributes paid to Brigadier General James Cullen

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 […]

Prominent Nationalists ask Taoiseach to protect northern citizens’ rights

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 […]

Adams pays tribute to ex-Friends of Sinn Féin president

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 […]

Fr. Mc Manus on death of Jim Mc Cullen

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, […]

Brexit may damage Ireland more than Britain says George Mitchell

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 […]

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