The Northern Ireland Assembly is back but intransigence could still damage the prospects for peace. Anne Cadwallader reports.Glimpse a furrowed brow or lips shut tight against gritted teeth at Stormont right now and you're looking at someone who was counting on the peace process ending in failure and recriminations. Those with a spring in their step, a whistle on their lips and … [Read more...] about A Fragile Peace
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Irish Americans Rock the Millenium
Irish America capped the century with a special Millenium Ball in honor of the magazine's Irish Americans of the Century. Joy mingled with a touch of nostalgia at our recent Millennium Ball, during which video clips of the late President John F. Kennedy and other deceased members of the Greatest Irish Americans of the Century were cheered alongside speeches by contemporary … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Rock the Millenium
When Hope and History Rhymed: The New North
The political process gets underway in Northern Ireland.12/14/99: A "day unlike any other" was how Taoiseach Bertie Ahern described his feelings at the history-making first meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council in Armagh City on Monday (December 13). While the media gave massive coverage to the event - it was broadcast live on BBC Northern Ireland Television - the … [Read more...] about When Hope and History Rhymed: The New North
British Offensive Begins in the U.S. to Discredit Irish Side on Peace Process Problems
By Niall O'Dowd
IA Newsletter January 28, 2023
IA Newsletter January 28, 2023
With President Biden's visit to Northern Ireland in April bringing international attention, the stakes could not be higher in the blame game over the stalled peace process.A truly dishonest op-ed by an arch-conservative writer in The New York Times casting blame for the stalled protocol on the Irish side likely signals that a major offensive between now and the 25th … [Read more...] about British Offensive Begins in the U.S. to Discredit Irish Side on Peace Process Problems
U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted
By Ted Smyth
IA Newsletter, January 7, 2023
IA Newsletter, January 7, 2023
Sometimes Irish people seem to take the resolute support for Ireland from President Biden and the US Congress for granted as if it is the natural order. For a small nation, Ireland enjoys privileged access to power in Washington essentially because of the exceptional commitment of both powerful and ordinary Irish Americans to their heritage and to alignment on key … [Read more...] about U.S. Support for Ireland Should Not Be taken for Granted