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Foster’s leadership career hangs by a thread

Posted By: November 28, 2018

  IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “ This article is of interest for two reasons:(1) Its author, Alex Kane, is a self-described Unionist; and,  (2),  many would regard the  News Letter as a hardline Loyalist/Unionist/‘staunchly Protestant’ newspaper. It is significant that such an attack on Arlene Foster would appear at […]

Brexit is a menace to society in Northern Ireland. Here’s why

Posted By: November 26, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “This is an older article from September 4, 2018, but  it is still important reading, graphically explaining the dangers Brexit poses for the Good Friday Agreement:’The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) made a specific reference to Britain and Ireland being ‘partners in the European Union.’ And, crucially, the agreement committed […]

When Frederick Douglass met ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell in 1845

Posted By: November 26, 2018

When Frederick Douglass met ‘The Liberator’ Daniel O’Connell in 1845Niall O’Dowd@niallodowdNov 26, 2018 Frederick Douglass wrote that he had been “captivated” during a Daniel O’Connell speechAmerican abolitionist Frederick Douglass was advised to flee the US to Britain and Ireland following the spring 1845 release of his book ‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave.’Douglass, the outstanding […]

Paranoid DUP blind to the economic advantages of Brexit deal

Posted By: November 21, 2018

  Brian Feeney. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, November 21, 2018.A month ago in the House of Commons, DUP MP David Simpson accepted that no deal would, ‘decimate’ the lamb industry in the north.He said, ‘if tariffs of 14 percent or 15 percent are introduced that would decimate the Northern Ireland lamb industry overnight, given that we export 90 […]

Sammy Wilson “gets desperate” after accusing Leo Varadkar of “Brit-bashing”

Posted By: November 21, 2018

John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, November 21, 2018 SAMMY Wilson has been accused of resorting to “desperate” arguments after the DUP Brexit spokesman rounded on Leo Varadkar, accusing the Taoiseach of “Brit-bashing.”The East Antrim MP’s comments came as his party continued to pressurize Theresa May over her support for the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement, which has the overwhelming backing […]

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