Posted By: February 06, 2016
2016 World Peace Prize Ceremony Washington, District of Columbia February 3, 2016 Thank you. It’s humbling to receive such a distinguished award. I am deeply touched by this recognition. As you know, I’m a labor leader, and that means I care about justice on the job and about people everywhere who work. Quite frankly, […]
Posted By: February 06, 2016
President of the AFL-CIO, Richard L. Trumka, received the “World Peace Prize” at a ceremony at the headquarters of the AFL-CIO, in Washington, D.C. The award was given by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council, an international organization, on the recommendation of Father Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, and also the chief […]
Posted By: February 05, 2016
United national commemoration CAPITOL HILL. February 6, 2016—— A united national commemoration of 1916 has been launched so that all Irish-Americans can participate in honoring the men and women of the Easter Rising.The Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus has sent a mass mailing to a quarter of a million Irish-Americans (many of whom are members) urging them to commemorate this pivotal moment in […]
Posted By: February 04, 2016
Ryan McAleer. Ulster Herald.Tuesday, February 2, 2016FORMER Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew has called for legislation to redress the gender imbalance in local politics.The comments were made to the Ulster Herald before Sunday’s controversial Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency meeting in Enniskillen, where three Fermanagh men, Sean Lynch, Phil Flanagan and John Feely were selected to contest the election for Sinn […]
Posted By: February 03, 2016
Former British soldier and nationalist politician John Turnly was shot dead by the UDA in 1980Connla Young.Irish News.(Belfast) February 3, 2016 THE Ministry of Defence has admitted that a UDA man convicted of killing of two men 35 years ago was a former member of the UDR.William McClelland was part of a three-man UDA gang with alleged links to […]