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Tim Walz of the Tomhaggard Doyles
How A Solitary Tombstone in Wisconsin Solved the Mystery of His Irish Origins As a…
Campaign for Justice 50 Years On
Guildford Pub Bombs Continue to Haunt Victims and the British Criminal Justice System 50 years…
A People’s President
Mary McAleese was elected president of Ireland in October of 1997. It was an astonishing…
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O’Rourke Slams Texas Governor Over Role in Dead Children Tragedy
“Every American was entitled to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ Those little kids had those guarantees ripped away from them.” Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic challenger for Texas governor, […]
George Mitchell’s Mandate
President Clinton’s Economic Advisor to Ireland When Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell announced he would not seek re-election it came as a surprise to many, not least his Maine constituents […]
The New “Special Relationship”
President Clinton’s Commitment to Ireland The White House economic conference on Ireland on May 24-26, 1995 will be the latest in a series of Irish initiatives by President Clinton. Niall […]
All Has Changed
For over 100 years, nationalists in Northern Ireland were considered by their unionist rulers to be the barbarians at the gate, to be prevented at all costs from ever gaining […]
Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
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 […]
Last Word: 90 Seconds Together
“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, […]