Sean Mac Bride & Fr. Sean Mc Manus in New York in the spring of 1976, eight years before the announcement of the Mac Bride Principles.
Posted By: March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., March 11, 1998 — In a major development, the House and Senate Conference of the U.S. Congress approved the MacBride Principles last night. The Principles, approved as part of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, mandate that all recipients of funds from the International Fund for Ireland in Northern Ireland […]
Posted By: March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., January 21, 1998 — Irish-Americans are shocked and outraged by the malicious attack by the former U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Raymond Seitz, on the present U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Ms. Jean Kennedy Smith. “Mr. Seitz’ attack is outrageously false and maliciously mischievous,” said Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, […]
Posted By: March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., November 17, 1997 — The enclosed photograph shows, left to right, movie superstar Richard Gere, Fr. Sean McManus (originally from Kinawley), and Congressman Ben Gilman, Chairman of the House International Relations Committee of the U.S. Congress. The photo was taken at a recent event in New York celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Congressman […]
Posted By: March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., October 31, 1997 — Irish-Americans are delighted by the election of Mary McAleese as President of Ireland. They see her as a vindication of the peace-process and as cause for more hope for Northern Ireland. Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, said, “As a Fermanagh man, I’m deeply […]
Posted By: March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., October 10, 1997 — It was not a good day for the RUC on Capitol Hill yesterday. The force, especially its Head, Ronnie Flanagan, was subjected to fierce criticism. The Chairman of the House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), lambasted Chief Flanagan as hostile, insensitive, and as […]
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