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Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter December 25, 2021

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Congratulations to Claire D. Cronin, officially approved on December 18 to become our next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. The 61-year-old Massachusetts state legislator, with family roots in Donegal, was first nominated by the White House on June 23 to be U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.  She appeared before the U.S. … [Read more...] about Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

By Martin E. Dempsey
Summer 2021

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"I'm not ready to give up on the anthem and the ritual of standing while its played."During operation desert storm, after Iraq’s Republican Guard had been forced out of Kuwait, my brigade set up a checkpoint on the only highway from Kuwait to Baghdad. We established a medical treatment facility and raised the American flag. It was a signal to the oppressed population of … [Read more...] about Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

Thatcher Considered Cromwell-type Removal of Catholics from North, New Book Reveals

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A new book by a former British Ambassador to Ireland reveals shocking examples of Margaret Thatcher’s ignorance on Irish issues.By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherMargaret Thatcher considered a Cromwell-type solution to the Northern Ireland problem by forcibly moving Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland from the six counties a new book has revealed.The late British Ambassador to Ireland, … [Read more...] about Thatcher Considered Cromwell-type Removal of Catholics from North, New Book Reveals

New Files Reveal Secret British Battle to Defeat Irish America

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Documents reveal the British thinking in relation to the IRA ceasefire, the Adams visa, the MacBride Principles, and appointment of Mitchell as special envoy.By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherNewly released files in Northern Ireland show the underground war the British waged to stop the Gerry Adams U.S. visa in 1994 and prevent a special U.S. envoy to the North, the job Senator George … [Read more...] about New Files Reveal Secret British Battle to Defeat Irish America

Why Biden Should Appoint a
U.S. Envoy to Northern Ireland

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By Niall O'Dowd, PublisherIrish America and President Joe Biden urgently need to reach out to unionism and loyalism in Northern Ireland to help bring political stability and repeat the success of the Clinton/Irish-America axis from the early 1990s. In the throes of the Brexit crisis, Biden is the one outside player who could make a profound difference, just as Bill Clinton did … [Read more...] about Why Biden Should Appoint a
U.S. Envoy to Northern Ireland