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Ian Paisley bill on border poll majority a sign of desperation

Posted By: November 18, 2022

  IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus   Ian Paisley bill on border poll majority a sign of desperation DUP MP Ian Paisley has brought forward a bill that would require a larger majority than the current 50 percent plus one in a referendum on a united Ireland.       Alex Kane. […]

Posted By: November 17, 2022

INVESTITURE CEREMONY OF FIRST CARPENTER LAUREATE OF WORLD PEACE PRIZE President Anthony Madaio, Carpenters Local157, Manhattan, New York City. Barbara Flaherty, President Madaio, and Fr. Sean McManus      Wednesday, November 16, 2022——The first member of the famed Carpenters Union to receive the World Peace Prize was installed on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.   President Anthony […]

Posted By: November 16, 2022

PRESIDENT FLOYD, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 237, AND VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE, INVESTITURE World Peace Prize laureate of Roving Ambassador for Peace TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022—The first Teamster —out of its 1.3 million membership— to be the laureate of the World Peace Prize was installed on Tuesday, November 15. The Presentation Ceremony for President Gregory Floyd, Teamsters […]

Calls for Good Friday Agreement reform are “cloud cuckoo land”

Posted By: November 10, 2022

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus   “Brian Feeney continues to speak truth to power. Members of Congress will benefit greatly from his analysis.” —Fr. Sean Mc Manus. “The [Good Friday] Agreement hasn’t worked and doesn’t work because the DUP has never let it work, nor has ever subscribed to it. […]

I’ve now begun to view America through my Fermanagh prism

Posted By: November 02, 2022

I’ve now begun to view America through my Fermanagh prism                       By Fr. Sean McManus (This letter was sent to newspapers in Ireland, but none published it. Because it makes valid points —and points that nobody else has made—we publish it here with a few additions).   Letters to the Editor. October 8, 2022. Dear […]