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UK minister claimed “no deal” Brexit would only hit some Irish ‘farmers with turnips- ex-diplomat

Posted By: October 27, 2021

“Here we go again … the hubris of Empire … the lies and cover-ups. The Six-Counties of Northern Ireland used as England’s pawn and whipping boy.”—Fr. Sean McManus.  Alexandra Hall Hall says UK ‘damagingly’ downplayed impact on Northern Ireland peace process.https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/uk-minister-claimed-no-deal-brexit-would-only-hit-some-irish-farmers-with-turnips-ex-diplomat-1.4711626Simon Carswell. Irish Times. Dublin. Wednesday, October 27, 2021A former top British diplomat in Washington has accused Boris Johnson’s government of damagingly downplaying […]

Without the Blueshirts, there would have been no Fine Gael

Posted By: October 27, 2021

Claiming continuity with Michael Collins helps Fine Gael forget its troubling origins Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 06:00 Stephen Collins Ciara Meehan. Irish Times. Dublin. Saturday, November 7, 2020.   https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/without-the-blueshirts-there-would-have-been-no-fine-gael-1.4399082?fbclid=IwAR3OCMRJexIoGwclzbu-cpGhcgY3JJU0ZZPfI84mpsAP7HC6ibcUuY-OQK4 Eoin O’Duffy had an unremarkable childhood. Born Owen Duffy, he was the son of an impoverished farmer. His self-serving unpublished autobiography paints a picture of a […]

FR. MCMANUS’ MEMOIRS BOOK LAUNCH IN DUBLIN CASTLE APRIL 5, 2011

Posted By: October 23, 2021

CLICK ON AD BELOW TO ENLARGE IT. Michael Higgins shaking hands with Fr. McManus and congratulated him on book with noted journalist and TV broadcaster Vincent Browne and Ireland’s leading visual artist Robert Ballagh. Browne and Ballagh both gave speeches launching the book.  Michael D, still holding the book, with Browne, Ballagh, and Fr. McManus […]

British government “stalling for time” as Pat Finucane legal action case is put back

Posted By: October 22, 2021

Michael Jackson. BELFAST Media. October 21, 2021.   LEGAL action against the British Government over its failure to hold a public inquiry into the assassination of human rights solicitor Pat Finucane is set to be put back to next year.   A challenge by the murdered lawyer’s widow, Geraldine Finucane, was scheduled for a five-day […]

THANKING THE CAUCUS

Posted By: October 21, 2021

  Fr. Sean McManus and Raymond McCord in a Congressional office. Capitol Hill. 2009. [Photo is not part of the Irish Echo Article.]       October 6-12, 2021 IN THEIR OWN WORDS THANKING THE CAUCUS I want to thank the Irish National Caucus again publicly for its support and continually keeping the United States […]

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