Washington, D.C., October 16, 1998 — The President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus has welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize going to Northern Ireland leaders. “I congratulate John Hume and David Trimble,” said Fr. Sean McManus, Caucus President. “This prize not only awards John and David but it also powerfully validates the peace-process itself […]
Washington, D.C., October 15, 1998 — A second U.S. Senator has quit as a “Congressional Friend” of the Irish National Caucus, because of its campaign against the impeachment of President Clinton. Senator James Jeffords, a Republican from Vermont, has asked the Irish National Caucus to remove his name from the letterhead where the Caucus lists […]
Washington, D.C., October 1, 1998 — The oldest member of the U.S. Senate has resigned as a Congressional Friend of the Capitol Hill-based Irish lobby, the Irish National Caucus. 95-year-old Strom Thurmond, Republican from South Carolina, has asked that his name be taken of the list of Congressional Friends that appears on the Caucus’ official […]
Washington, D.C., September 11, 1998 — Irish-Americans packed the White House on Friday evening at 5:30 to welcome President Clinton back from Ireland — and to show their steadfast loyalty to “the President who brought peace to Ireland.” “Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called the sons of God,” quoted Fr. Sean McManus, President […]
Washington, D.C., September 1, 1998 — Irish-Americans strongly support President Clinton’s visit to Ireland, North and South. “We are delighted by the visit,” said Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, the Capitol Hill-based Irish lobby, “and we love and respect President Clinton for all he has done for peace in Ireland.” When […]