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Protestant farmers more likely to have large farms, Northern Ireland statistics show

Posted By: November 05, 2018

Michael Sheils McNamee. Irish Independent. Dublin. Tuesday, October 30, 2018.Protestant farmers are more likely to farm on large farms than their Catholic counterparts; official figures have shown.Statistics from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs give a snapshot of life for Northern Ireland’s farmers, with a focus on social and equality issues impacting the sector.It was found […]

Brexit is undermining 20 years of peace in Northern Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar claims

Posted By: November 05, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus The Irish PM’s comments came after another Dublin politician said a hard border threatened the peace process  Harvey Solomon-Brady. The Sun. London. Sunday, November 4, 2018BREXIT is undermining 20 years of peace in Northern Ireland and is fraying relationships between Britain and Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.The Irish […]

    Illinois Labor Leader to Receive World Peace Prize

Posted By: November 03, 2018

                                                               Michael T. Carrigan, President, Illinois AFL-CIOCAPITOL HILL. Wednesday, October  21, 2018—  For the first time in history, an Illinois resident will be honored with the World Peace Prize.The World Peace Prize Awarding […]

Bernadette Loughran, last survivor of female republican Armagh jail internees from 1940s, die

Posted By: November 03, 2018

Veteran republican Bernadette Loughran has died at the age of 95   Seanín Graham. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, November 3, 2018.                                                                     […]

Irish government ignoring concrete opportunity to maintain rights of EU citizens in The North

Posted By: November 01, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus   “Enda Kenny, who did nothing for Northern nationalists during his time as Taoiseach, but allowed the British government a free hand to sideline the Good Friday Agreement….Here before them[ the current Irish government] is a concrete opportunity to maintain the rights of EU citizens in The North which is […]

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