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Deal can revive Stormont

Posted By: February 28, 2023

 IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus IRISH NEWS, BELFAST, ON WINDSOR FRAMEWORK —FR. SEAN MCMANUS Deal can revive Stormont Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Tuesday, February 28, 2023 AFTER all the wrangling, a new deal has entered the political lexicon as the UK government and EU have finally reached agreement on the […]

Irish National Caucus and Jimmy Carter

Posted By: February 23, 2023

Fr. Mc Manus and Jimmy Carter, Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1976.    Irish National Caucus and Jimmy Carter                                     By Fr. Sean McManus While  I was based in Boston, I  organized, with the key help of the late Massachusetts State Senator Joe Timilty, who worked in the Carter campaign, a meeting with Jimmy […]

Carter and Thatcher clashed strongly over the U.S. ban on guns to RUC

Posted By: February 22, 2023

President Carter and Fr. McManus. White House. April 11, 1980 IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “God bless former President Jimmy Carter. He wanted to do the right thing regarding Northern Ireland. It was bad enough that Carter had to deal with the awful Maggie Thatcher, as this article explains. However, […]

Editorial tells Donaldson to “wise up” and ignore Johnson

Posted By: February 21, 2023

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by the Irish National Caucus It is something to behold when The Times of London has to warn the NI Unionists of the danger of Boris Johnson “playing the Orange card” —like the execrable Randolph Churchill. …The ultimate proof that England’s game in Ireland is up.”—Fr. Sean McManus. Editorial […]

Sunak is inching toward a protocol deal, but he’ll have to call bluff of opponents

Posted By: February 10, 2023

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Congress “Members of Congress concerned about protecting the Good Friday Agreement will find this article a good recap of the Brexit issue. —Fr. Sean McManus. Sunak is inching toward a protocol deal, but he’ll have to call bluff of opponents It’s unlikely that the DUP and […]

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