Irish-Americans
Elated by McAleese Victory
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 proud that a
Northern woman has become President of Ireland.
Irish-Americans are elated.
We see Mary's election as a victory over those malicious
anti-Northern elements in the South that tried to smear her and thereby
retard progress in the North. Mary's election is a victory for the peace-process.
It means that the North will now be more visible than ever to the
international community. It gives us further hope that a just and lasting solution
will be achieved. Peace and
reconciliation are, therefore, made more possible by the election of
this outstanding woman from the North," he concluded.
