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In Ireland, Brexit means it is time for some serious electioneering

Posted By: February 23, 2019

Patrick Murphy. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, February 23, 2019One of the great arts of politics is the ability to turn a crisis into an opportunity.So while Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be mainly economic, its immediate influence is more likely to be political. With a possible three elections within the next year, that means lots of opportunities.The nature […]

Loyalist murder victim has ‘no faith’ in PSNI

Posted By: February 23, 2019

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus“On April 22, 1999, the late, great Congressman Ben Gilman (R-NY), Chairman of the full House International Relations Committee—God rest his noble Jewish-American soul— kept his long-time promise to me and held a Congressional Hearing: ‘Need for New and Acceptable Police for Northern Ireland.’ It was a historic landmark for the Irish National Caucus […]

PAT FINUCANE CASE: UK Supreme Court Judgement due next Wednesday

Posted By: February 23, 2019

Ex-officer claimed British intelligence behind Catholic school attack plo

Posted By: February 22, 2019

Guest Newsdesk. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, February 21, 2019Documentary filmmaker Sean Murray who has directed a new documentary, Unquiet Graves – the Story of the Glenanne GangA FORMER police officer claimed British intelligence was behind a plot to attack a Catholic primary school during the Troubles.Sean Murray directed a documentary about the Glenanne Gang which operated in Co Armagh […]

Just 8 senior PSNI officers from Catholic background

Posted By: February 21, 2019

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Congress “Ever since I came to the United States on October 2, 1972, I have raised the issue of injustice and oppression in Northern Ireland—the artificial area England (I say England, not Britain because we cannot really blame Wales and Scotland) carved out in 1920. This […]