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DUP wobble strengthens SF

Posted By: February 16, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by the Irish National Caucus It is surely hard to fault the logic and common sense in this Editorial from the Irish News of Belfast.And— it is must be added— it is perfectly clear that extreme Unionists do not want to accept equality or show respect towards the Irish language, which […]

Foster’s position much weakened

Posted By: February 15, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus English and Irish newspapers put blame squarely on DUP… So, too, must the US Congress. Foster’s position much weakened Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Thursday, February 15, 2018 In the space of less than a week, the Stormont talks process has been surrounded by contrasting periods of considerable […]

Foster says No

Posted By: February 15, 2018

RISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “It is so galling for Arlene Foster to falsely claim that‘ respect for the Unionist and British identity had not been reciprocated.’… To say that about the State of Northern Ireland that was artificially created in 1920 by an Act of the British Government is truly mind-boggling —a […]

Arlene Foster’s remarks leave little wriggle room

Posted By: February 15, 2018

DUP nervousness has shifted the dynamic of negotiations completelyJohn Manley. Irish New. Belfast. Wednesday, February 14, 2018FOR Arlene Foster to carry out a series of media interviews while negotiations with Sinn Féin are supposed to be continuing is highly unusual.It is not something you do when in a position of strength and suggests the DUP leader is feeling the pressure.It’s believed many […]

  Boston no longer oldest St Pat’s celebration in the world, see which US city has the oldest

Posted By: February 14, 2018

Frances Mulraney. Irish Central. New York City. Wednesday, February 14, 2018The world’s oldest St Patrick’s Day festival may have been in St. Augustine, Florida, some 418 years agoBoston and New York have long laid claim to being the centers of Irish immigration that saw the very start of St. Patrick’s Day parades before they had even started […]

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