Posted By: December 10, 2017
ITV. Belfast. Friday, December 8, 2017Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams gave a ‘cautious and qualified’ welcome to Friday’s Irish border agreement, but said it ‘does not address key areas of concern’.Mr. Adams was addressing the deal between the EU and UK which is expected to smooth the passage to the next round of Brexit negotiations on trade and transition.Speaking in Dublin, […]
Posted By: December 09, 2017
Tefere Gebre with Fr. Sean McManus Bill Hughes. Baltimore Post Examiner. Friday, December 8, 2017 WASHINGTON – Tefere Gebre, a stalwart of the cause of organized labor, was given a “Roving Ambassador for Peace” award in a ceremony, near Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Gebre, a native of Ethiopia, is an Executive Vice-President of […]
Posted By: December 09, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Saturday, December 9, 2017Yesterday’s deal on the future arrangements for the Irish border marks a significant stage in the Brexit process which now looks considerably softer than was initially envisaged by the British government.The joint report agreed between the UK and the EU in Brussels not only guarantees there will be […]
Posted By: December 09, 2017
If the UK mirrors customs union, why bother leaving EU in the first place? Fintan O’Toole. Irish Times. Dublin. Friday, December 8, 2017 Ms. May said the deal would ensure “no hard border” in Ireland and added the deal was a “significant improvement” which had required give and take on both sides. Let’s not understate the import of what Ireland has just achieved. It has […]
Posted By: December 09, 2017
Patrick Murphy. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, December 9, 2017 Victory for Dublin, a climb-down by London and a dose of reality for the unionists in Belfast—that appears to be the nationalist consensus on yesterday’s revised deal between Britain and the EU.As nationalist euphoria sweeps the (politically partitioned) island, the villain in this political pantomime has been Theresa May. Her diplomatic ability and political […]