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 […]
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 […]
Washington, D.C., October 9, 1997 — Welcoming today’s Congressional Hearing on human rights before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, the President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, Fr. Sean McManus, said, “Human rights must be at the heart and core of the Irish peace process. Without human rights and justice there […]
Washington, D.C., July 20, 1997 — Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, said, “I can not think of a better response than to paraphrase the late great Dr. Martin Luther King, ‘A cease-fire at last! A cease-fire at last! Thank God Almighty, we have a cease-fire at last!’ And thanks […]
Washington, D.C., March 13, 1997 — A key Congressional Committee was told today about Ford’s long history of anti-Catholic discrimination at its plant in Belfast. Fr. Sean McManus, President of the Capitol Hill based Irish National Caucus — a long time critic of Ford — gave testimony before the House International Relations Committee and presented […]