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Hearing Focuses on North funding, rights

Posted By: October 08, 2010

By Susan Falvella Garraty Washington, D.C.—At a House International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight hearing last week, the re-emergence of violence in Northern Ireland was examined along with the continuing U.S. commitment towards sustaining stability in the province.Subcommittee chairman Russ Carnahan (D-MO) led the hearing arguing that the U.S. needs to […]

CONGRESSIONAL PANEL CONVENES THURSDAY

Posted By: October 05, 2010

By Irish Echo StaffFor the second time in a year, a congressional committee in Washington will examine the present state of affairs in the Northern Ireland peace process.The hearing is set for Thursday, Sept. 16 before the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight. “Irish Americans are delighted for the second time within […]

Irish-Americans Welcome Carnahan- Hearing

Posted By: September 17, 2010

September 16, 2010 — “Human rights must be the heart and soul of the Irish Peace Process. And a strong Bill of Rights must take center stage in Northern Ireland—an area that never showed much respect for human rights. Nor was it ever meant to because it was artificially engineered to be a sectarian State […]

Statement for the Record

Posted By: September 17, 2010

Fr. Sean Mc Manus, President, Irish National Caucus. “Fulfilling the Promise of Peace: Human Rights, Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Bosnia.”House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight.September 16, 2010. Human rights must be the heart and soul of the Irish Peace Process. And a strong Bill of Rights must take center […]

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON NORTHERN IRELAND GREAT SUCCESS

Posted By: September 16, 2010

Senator Russ Carnahan (D. Mo.) and Father Sean Mc ManusAt Hearing before the House Sub committee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversite. Capitol Hill. September 16, 2010 —— The House Human RightsHearing on Northern Ireland has been rated a “great success”. The president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, Fr.Sean Mc Manus, who […]

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