Posted By: September 13, 2019
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Congress “Don’t blame the smugglers. Rather, blame those who in 1920 violently and undemocratically imposed and who violently and undemocratically maintain England’s damn Border on the face of Ireland: the British government.” —Fr. Sean McManus “If there are checks of any kind there will be […]
Posted By: September 12, 2019
Raymond McCord faces a more complicated journey to the Supreme Court than the recent Scottish and English Brexit-related cases. David Young, PA. Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, September 12, 2019.A Northern Ireland victims’ campaigner has vowed to fight to be heard in the Supreme Court after his High Court challenge against the Government’s Brexit strategy was dismissed.Raymond McCord faces a more complicated journey […]
Posted By: September 11, 2019
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus [ “The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that the Prime Minister’s advice to HM the Queen that the United Kingdom Parliament should be prorogued from a day between 9 and 12 September until 14 October was unlawful because it had the purpose of stymying Parliament.”] Irish News. […]
Posted By: September 10, 2019
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus The “Backstop” is an insurance policy to avoid a hard Border and would see Northern Ireland (or the whole of the UK) retain a close relationship with the European Union until alternative arrangements are agreed. Claire Simpson. Irish Post. Belfast. Tuesday, September 10, 2019Speculation is mounting that […]
Posted By: September 09, 2019
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus. “ Boris has met his match in Leo. Taoiseach Varadkar is giving a command performance. Irish-Americans say: Yes, to the “Backstop. No, to a hard Border. And better still, No damn Border at all. Fr. Sean McManus RTE. Dublin. Monday, September 9, 2019 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar […]