Washington, D.C., August 17, 1998 — The Omagh massacre has been totally condemned by the Irish National Caucus, the Capitol Hill-based Irish lobby. The President of the Irish National Caucus, Fr. Sean McManus, — speaking from Northern Ireland where he is visiting — said, ” The Omagh bombing was a brutally violent and viciously evil […]
Washington, D.C., May 26, 1998 — Father Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus has issued an appeal to Republican dissidents to end their military campaign and accept the results of the North/South Referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. “I appeal to all the Republican dissident groups to please call off your military campaign […]
Washington, D.C., May 18, 1998 — Irish-Americans are outraged by Rep. John Kasich’s (R-OH) insensitive dismissal of the Irish peace process. Yesterday, Rep. Kasich appeared on T.V. on Fox News on Sunday. The Congressman made a blanket rejection of President Clinton’s foreign policy and said he could not support it. “In so doing Congressman Kasich, […]
Washington, D.C., March 31, 1998 — Now that Senator George Mitchell, Northern Ireland Talks Chairman, has set April 9, 1998, as the deadline for a settlement Irish-Americans are hopeful it can be reached. “Despite the obvious difficulties, I am hopeful an honorable settlement can be achieved,” said Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Irish National […]
Washington, D.C., March 18, 1998 — “Future Irish and British generations will curse us if we don’t get it right this time” — this was the thought that kept running through the mind of Fr. Sean McManus at the Speaker’s St. Patrick’s Day Lunch on Capitol Hill. “As President Clinton and Speaker Gingrich spoke, and […]