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Simon Coveney’s nonsensical remarks show lack of understanding of the north

Posted By: July 24, 2019

On Monday the tánaiste, Simon Coveney, said: “We are all working together to ensure we get the devolved institutions up and running again and I think a new British prime minister will be committed to that too.’’To quote the new British prime minister in a reference to one of his marital indiscretions, that is “an inverted pyramid of piffle”. Complete poppycock. It is […]

Irish National Caucus Meets with Staff of Helsinki Commission   

Posted By: July 24, 2019

                                  Continuing  a long tradition     Fr. Sean Mc Manus and Alex T. Johnson. The wall- photo,  between the two of them, is that of  Commission Chairman, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings. CAPITOL HILL. Wednesday, July 24, 2019— For many years the […]

Amendment on citizenship shabbily undermines key provision of 1998 deal

Posted By: July 20, 2019

The 2004 referendum on citizenship was a disgrace to Irish democracy     Fintan O’Toole. Irish Times. Dublin. Tuesday, July 16, 2019   In the autumn, we will be asked in a referendum to give all Irish citizens living outside of the Republic the right to vote in future presidential elections. I imagine many people […]

Artificial border speak

Posted By: July 20, 2019

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus   “Policing is and always has been one of the crucial issues in The North/Northern Ireland. I wish the new Chief Constable for Northern Ireland well. And I know, for the uninitiated, that terminology in regards to  Northern Ireland can be a political minefield. Nonetheless, […]

Since then, as the 1950s generation has aged and died, the Irish-born population has shrunk by almost a quarter, overtaken by Poles, Indians, Pakistanis, and Romanians.

Posted By: July 20, 2019

London Irish loneliness: “In a pub, no one would talk to you”The funeral of John Lynch from Kerry this week has highlighted the problem of isolationDaniel Keane in Cricklewood. Irish Times. Dublin. Saturday, July 20, 2019 The London Irish Centre in Camden, established in 1954, helps to tackle isolation. Photograph: Daniel KeaneIn 1957, aged 23, Thomas Mulligan left his home in Lucan, […]

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