Posted By: September 29, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Today’s headlines in the Irish News of Belfast underscore an enduring reality in Northern Ireland, despite the progress: a deeply rooted and virulent anti-Catholicism—one of the pillars upon which the State was undemocratically founded by England’s Government of Ireland Act, 1920. (The State came into existence […]
Posted By: September 28, 2017
Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Thursday, September 28, 2017 THE decision by the US Department of Commerce in the Bombardier trade dispute could have far-reaching economic implications for Northern Ireland, stretching beyond the firm’s 4,100 employees.The ruling appears to be one of the first real examples of a shift in US government policy from one of partnership to protectionism.President Trump’s economic pledge of “American […]
Posted By: September 28, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS Distributed by Irish National Caucus “When Richard Haas speaks on Northern Ireland, people should listen.Richard has done very good work over the years on The North. He speaks with authority, is a most credible man, and one of America’s finest foreign policy specialists.”— Fr. Sean McManus John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. […]
Posted By: September 27, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “No commentator on Northern Ireland is more incisive than Brian Feeney of the Irish News in Belfast. Feeney— a former SDLP elected official— always goes to the heart of the matter. He is a sure, steady, and seasoned guide for Members of Congress who want to stay […]
Posted By: September 27, 2017
Despite their deal, the Conservatives are cutting the ground from under their ‘mates’ Fintan O’Toole. Irish Times. Dublin.Tuesday, September 26, 2017 I apologize to the Democratic Unionist Party. After it did a deal to keep Theresa May in power, I suggested it would eventually be stabbed in the back by its Tory friends. This has proved to be doubly wrong. It […]