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Heroes and Villains of 2006
As 2006 heads towards the shades and a New Year beckons, some thoughts
on the year just about to slip by.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 20 December
2006
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A Tough
Christmas
IT will be a tough Christmas for those in our community who are
undocumented this year. more...
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(Irish Voice) 20 December
2006
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Danger
Looms in North
For some weeks now there have been rumblings of assassination attempts
against leading Sinn Fein members, namely Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness
and Gerry Kelly. more...
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(Irish Voice) 13 December
2006
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How
Green Is Our Lobby?
“HOW Green Was My Rally” was the title of an editorial in The New
York Times on Sunday about the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
(ILIR). more...
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(Irish Voice) 13 December
2006
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Fighting
the Good Fight
I was seated in Eileen’s Country Kitchen on McLean Avenue last Friday
night when the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) volunteers
swept in. more...
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(Irish Voice) 06 December
2006
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Parade Committee Does it Again
RAY Flynn is a fine Irish American with a long record of activism
on Irish issues both when he was mayor of Boston and afterwards.
He was also a distinguished ambassador to the Vatican during the
Clinton administration.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 06 December
2006
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Progress in The North
Just when we thought it could not get more bizarre in Northern Ireland,
Loyalist killer Michael Stone attempted to gain entry to last Friday’s
crucial meeting of the Assembly with mayhem on his mind.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 November
2006
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ILIR Needs
You
In the wake of Thanksgiving it is time to talk turkey about immigration
reform. There has been a sense in the Irish community throughout
the U.S. that given the favorable election results that reform is
on its way. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 November
2006
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Death
of a Chieftain
I HEARD about Frank Durkan’s death as I was preparing to go to Chicago
to see The Pirate Queen, the Broadway-bound musical about Mayo pirate
chieftain Grace O’Malley who defied the best efforts of the British
government to capture her until they finally succeeded.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 November
2006
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Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is that most perfect of holidays that does not single
out any religion or race, but merely offers itself as a day of acknowledgement
of all the bounty we enjoy in America.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 November
2006
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GOP Learn
a Lesson
The Republican attempt to link Mexican illegals to the Iraq war,
as The Wall Street Journal memorably put it last Saturday, collapsed
in abject defeat in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election results.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 November
2006
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Finally,
a Way Forward
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern made it official last week that
the Irish government will seek a bilateral deal with the American
government which will allow for an exchange of employment visas
between both countries.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 November
2006
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Teddy
to the Rescue
BELMAR, New Jersey, the pretty as a picture seaside resort on the
Jersey Shore, was the location last Wednesday night for an Irish
get out the vote rally for Senator Bob Menendez, the incumbent Democratic
senator. more...
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(Irish Voice) 8 November
2006
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Yes on St.
Andrews
THE good news is that the U.S. government has finally seen sense
as predicted here last week and restored fundraising to Sinn Fein
leader Gerry Adams. Adams will now be coming to the U.S. this week
to attend the annual Sinn Fein fundraiser in Manhattan which will
raise up to $500,000 for the party coffers.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 08 November
2006
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Hillary
Holds the Line
A HUGE white tent was pitched outside Tavern on the Green in Central
Park last Thursday night, and inside over 1,000 people had gathered
to pay homage to New York Senator Hillary Clinton on her 59th birthday.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1st November
2006
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Election
Endorsements
WE have chosen four key races for endorsements this year. Rarely
has an election had such consequence for the Irish community, especially
on the issue of legalizing our undocumented. We strongly urge you
support the following candidates.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1st November
2006
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Ireland
on Their Mind
THE line for the FAS Jobs Ireland fair on Friday night outside the
Affinia Hotel on Manhattan’s West Side snaked all the way down 31st
Street from 7th Avenue almost to the corner of Sixth.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 25 October
2006
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Visa Battle
Looms
AS we turn into the home stretch in the midterm election, it becomes
increasingly clear that the odds of a Democratic House and possibly
a Democratic Senate are increasingly shorter.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 25 October
2006
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The
Teflon Taoiseach
IT was quite a week for Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie
Ahern. He had just undergone some of the worst weeks of his 10 years
in power, deluged with severe criticism in the press and from opposition
parties for his alleged wrongdoings when he admitted accepting money
from friends and business associates back in the early 1990s.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 18 October
2006
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Adams Needs U.S. Support
FRIDAY the 13th was perhaps an inauspicious date to announce a major
breakthrough on the Northern Irish peace talks, but the St. Andrews
Agreement was truly a remarkable accomplishment.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 18 October
2006
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Paisley a Peacemaker?
OCCASIONALLY in this life, the mountain comes to Mohammad. That
is the only way of describing what happened on Monday when the Reverend
Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), met
with Archbishop Sean Brady, head of the Catholic church in Ireland.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 11 October
2006
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Republican
Woes Mount
THE page scandal that has engulfed Capitol Hill this week makes
it far more likely that the Democratic Party will win a significant
victory in the House, and possibly take the Senate also in the November
7 midterm elections. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 October
2006
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Stars of
the South
I went to the capital of the south on Friday to co-host the first
annual “Stars of the South” event honoring those who have kept the
Irish flag flying below the Mason Dixon line for many years now.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 4 October 2006
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A Political
Crisis
THE Irish government coalition of Fianna Fail and the Progressive
Democrats looked on shaky ground this week after revelations that
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern took loans from business
friends totaling about $70,000, and was paid $10,000 for a speech
he gave in Manchester at a time when he was minister for finance.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 4 October 2006
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Little
Done, Much to Do
THE current session of Congress ends this week with grave disappointment
that no decisive plan to address immigration reform has secured
passage. more...
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(Irish Voice) 27 September
2006
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Bishop
a Stand Up Star
“I LAUGHED ‘til I cried” is the ultimate cliché used by reviewers
when writing about a great comedy act. In this case I have to admit
it is true. more...
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(Irish Voice) 27 September
2006
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Houses Houses Everywhere
DUBLIN — House prices look like they may finally be leveling off
in Ireland, according to a report in this week’s Sunday Tribune.
The paper reports that a glut of houses has recently hit the market
and that prices consequently may fall. They also warn that interest
rates may finally inch up and cause mortgage prices to spike.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 20 September
2006
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What Annie
Tells Us
WHEN she stepped off the boat in Ellis Island on January 1, 1892,
15-year-old Annie Moore could hardly have figured that she would
become the symbol of emigration to America.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 20 September
2006
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The
Spirit of New York
WE all marked the dreadful events of September 11 this week, but
for one man that dreadful day was not the huge surprise it was for
so many of us. more...
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(Irish Voice) 13 September
2006
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All Change in Irish Politics
IRELAND has a new Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Michael McDowell,
who has just been named leader of the Progressive Democrats, the
minority party in the government coalition.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 13 September
2006
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The
Day of Destruction
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 was set to be a red-letter day for me. I was
about to cast my first ever vote in an American election. I had
become an American citizen some years before, but had never got
around to voting mainly because of sheer laziness. Finally I was
going to do it. more...
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(Irish Voice) 06 September
2006
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Five Years
On
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 was the worst of times. The events of that day
have shaped all of our lives since, and not for the better, no matter
what corner of the globe we live in.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 06 September
2006
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Why ILIR Must Succeed
THE 1980 U.S. Census report was a landmark document which first
revealed that 40 million Americans were proud enough of their Irish
ancestry to state that fact.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 30 August 2006
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Truth About Terrorism
“IN retrospect,” said Michael A. Sheehan, the former deputy commissioner
of counter terrorism in the New York Police Department, ”there may
have been too much hyperventilating going on.”
more... |
(Irish Voice) 30 August 2006
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The
John and Hill Show?
THERE was good news for both leading presidential candidates this
week when Time magazine and The New York Times offered evidence
that Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton have become very much
the front runners for the 2008 race.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 23 August 2006
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Optimism on
Immigration
THE dog days of summer are upon us, and with them the slackening
off of political debate until after Labor Day.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 23 August 2006
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Editorial
THE FACT that all those arrested in Britain on suspicion of planning
to blow up airliners bound for America using liquid explosives were
British born themselves has led to much comment.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 16 August 2006
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Lessons
in Peacemaking
THE one constant of the Troubles in Ireland and the Middle East
seems to be that the more a security solution is sought, the less
secure the parties in the region become.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 09 August 2006
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Towards
Joint Authority
NORTHERN Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain was in the U.S. last
month to give his assessment of the situation in Northern Ireland
to Irish American leaders.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 09 August2006
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The
King of Queens
IT was Tom Manton who first alerted me to what an incredible politician
future President Bill Clinton would turn out to be.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 July 2006
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Let
McAllister Stay in U.S.
BELFAST native Malachy McAllister is a hardworking family man facing
deportation from the U.S. because he entered this country illegally
and is a former member of the INLA, an offshoot of the IRA.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 July 2006
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Testifying
to the Senate
LAST Wednesday, July 7, I testified before the U.S. Senate on immigration
reform and the Irish undocumented. It was one of the most significant
days in my life since I came to America.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 July 2006
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When Silence
Is Golden
A FRIEND of this newspaper with long experience of Northern Ireland
recently noted that what the area needed was a “few good years of
boredom.” more...
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(Irish Voice) 19 July 2006
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Coming Up
Roses
IT was a beautiful New York evening last Friday night, and the view
from Harbour Lights restaurant, nestling over the East River in
the South Street Seaport was spectacular.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 12 July 2006
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Mayor Bloomberg’s
Wise Words
RUMOR has it that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is contemplating
a third party run for the White House in 2008. With his billions
in wealth and his impressive stewardship of New York City we should
not rule him out as a strong contender if he does decide to go.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 12 July 2006
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A Day to Remember
NOAH might have thought about rebuilding his arc if he was in Washington
last week.Six days of biblical style rains left the nation’s capital
awash, looking like a scene from the movie Waterworld. The mayor declared
an emergency and many national monuments closed. more... |
(Irish Voice) 5 July 2006
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Governments Talk Tough
THE Irish and British government last week appeared to give Ian Paisley
and his hardline unionist supporters no room for doubt about where they
stand if the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) refuse to enter government
by the late November deadline. more... |
(Irish Voice) 05 July 2005
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Hillary Hit with Iraq
I spoke with a group of Irish Americans recently, all strong Hillary
Clinton supporters, who have become worried about the future prospects
of the senator from New York. more... |
(Irish Voice) 27 June 2006
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Hastert’s Silly Plan
TIME was when leading politicians showed daring and initiative when it
came to crafting important new policies. The current debate in the House
over immigration policy certainly gives the lie to that scenario today. more... |
(Irish Voice) 27 Juner 2006
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San Fran Shows the Way
SAN FRANCISCO — The United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco
is not a bad metaphor for what is happening to the Irish community in
America these days. more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 June 2006
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Let Hastert Know: Get on the Bus
THE Irish lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) lobby day in Washington,
D.C. on Wednesday, June 28 is more vital than ever given the Republican
leadership decision to long-finger the reform legislation. more... |
(Irish Voice) 21 June 2006
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Time to Get Involved
IT can be easy to sound like a broken record on the immigration issue, yet
this newspaper makes no apology if it sometimes seems that is the case.In
the next few months the future of the Irish-born community in the U.S.,
not just for the immediate generation but also for the foreseeable future,
is at stake more... |
(Irish Voice) 14 June 2006
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England Expects
A FRIEND of mine living in London called last Saturday to inform me that
the BBC, that bastion of understated commentary, had kicked off its day
with a rousing rendition of the Shakespearian version of Henry V’s
stirring speech before the battle of Agincourt against the French in 1415.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 14 June 2006
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Tough Battle on Reform
IT was a foul, wet night in the Bronx last Friday, and at St. Barnabas
cafeteria a group of 100 or so Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR)
volunteers braved the elements to hear an update on the immigration reform
battle. more... |
(Irish Voice) 7 June 2006
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More British Dirty Tricks
THERE is an old story about an American CIA agent sent to Kerry to look
for Murphy the spy. There are so many Murphys that he has great difficulty
finding the right person. Eventually he gives the spy’s first name
to a local who says, “Ah you mean Murphy the spy, sure you should
have said that from the beginning.” more... |
(Irish Voice) 7 June 2006
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One Down, One to Go
THE Senate immigration bill which passed last week was a great victory
for advocates of immigration reform, but it hardly bears saying that nothing
has been won yet. more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 May 2006
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Birth of a Nation
EVERY schoolboy in Ireland in the 1960s saw Mise Eire (I Am Ireland),
the Irish language film which chronicled in extraordinary detail the birth
of the Irish nation using documentary film many never knew existed. more... |
(Irish Voice) 31 May 2006
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History at Gaelic Park
IT was great to witness history at Gaelic Park last Sunday when the New
York hurling all-star team defeated Derry to advance to the Ulster championship
hurling final against Antrim. more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 May 2006
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New Push Needed Now
IF, as seems certain, the Senate passes its version of immigration reform
this week, there will be a justifiable feeling of satisfaction among those
activists in the Irish community and elsewhere who have worked so hard
to achieve that goal. more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 May 2006
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The Truth About Immigrants
I WISH I had been able to bring a few of the border Minutemen, CNN commentator
Lou Dobbs, and maybe Congressman Peter King to my nephew’s birthday
party in Queens last weekend. more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 May 2006
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North Back on Track?
ON Monday, May 15, the Northern Ireland Assembly met for the first time
since October 2002. Optimists were hopeful that a long awaited breakthrough
will come about by the November deadline for devolved government. Pessimists
fear that if it doesn’t happen another generation will pass before
there is such an opportunity again. more... |
(Irish Voice) 17 May 2006
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Advice for the Undocumented
THE spate of arrests of Irish citizens in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
appears to be linked to smugglers who brought many young Irish across the
border from Canada. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2006
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Ireland Fund Breaks Record
THE spate of arrests of Irish citizens in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
appears to be linked to smugglers who brought many young Irish across the
border from Canada. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2006
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What’s Eating
Peter King?
FOR over 20 years he was the greatest friend the Irish had in politics
in America. But now, at a critical time, Congressman Peter King has seemingly
deserted us. more... |
(Irish Voice) 3 May 2006
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Scenes from a Wake
IT had all the trappings of a funeral Mass — the family in black,
the 300 mourners — but the coffin was missing at St. Barnabas Church
in the Bronx last Wednesday night. more... |
(Irish Voice) 3 May 2006
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When Ten Men Died
IT is 25 years since the Irish hunger strikes, 25 years since the face
of Bobby Sands was blazed across the front pages of every major newspaper
on earth, 25 years since the suffering in Northern Ireland reached its
nadir, and it seemed things could not get worse. more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 April 2006
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Good News On Immigration
PRESIDENT George W. Bush made his most forthright remarks to date on immigration
on Monday, essentially weighing in behind the Senate immigration bill which
will soon comes back up there for consideration. more...
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(Irish Voice) 26 April 2006
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A Fitting Celebration
IT was a great day’s celebration on Easter Sunday in Dublin when
the Irish nation, after a gap of 35 years, began commemorating the 1916
Rising again. The 90th anniversary of the Rising was a particularly auspicious
time to regenerate the historical memory of one of the greatest events
in Irish history. more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 April 2006
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Polls Shift Toward Reform
IT has been a dramatic few weeks with regards to the issue of immigration
reform, and matters will soon come to a head again when the House and
Senate resume next week after their spring break. more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 April 2006
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A Kinder, Gentler
DUP?
PETER Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deputy leader and
likely successor to the Reverend Ian Paisley, was in New York last week
to address the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP)
headed up by Irish American businessman and peace campaigner William
Flynn. more... |
(Irish Voice) 12 April 2006
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No Time for Faint
Hearts
All day I had been basking in the warm glow of the extraordinary events
in Washington when a bipartisan Senate group had come together to announce
a deal had been reached on immigration reform. more...
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(Irish Voice) 12 April 2006
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Benefits of Pulling Together
ONE of the most successful aspects of the current drive for immigration reform is the manner in which the Irish government and the Irish lobby effort are working together. more...
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(Irish Voice) 5 April 2006
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Not a Normal Politician
YOU can usually tell a lot about a politician by how his staffers act around him. The
more clueless the candidate the more likely the staff are to fuss and
cluck and insist on overseeing every minute detail of his or her appearances. more...
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(Irish Voice) 5 April 2006
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Sinn Fein Should Sign Up
ON April 6 Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are expected to meet in Belfast to unveil proposals to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly for a six-week period at first. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2006
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Immigration Progress
IT was hard not to feel satisfaction at the conclusion of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on immigration on Monday evening. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2006
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Changing the Face Of Immigration
THE incredible crowds countrywide who have turned out to protest
the immigration bill
passed by the House
of Representatives in December may well have changed the face of the debate on illegal immigration in the U.S. more...
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(Irish Voice) 29 March 2006
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Walsh Was Right
CONGRESSMAN Jim Walsh, head of the Friends of Ireland group in Congress, was castigated widely in the media for refusing to sign on to a letter circulated during St. Patrick’s week that attacked Sinn Fein for their lack of response to the McCartney and Rafferty cases. more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2006
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Holiday to Remember
IT was the year of the undocumented Irish this St. Patrick’s Day. more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2006
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Media Mixes the Message
ST. Patrick’s Day is the one time of the year when the Irish get to see the American media up close, and sometimes it is not a pretty sight. Other times, however, it is heartening. more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 March 2006
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Yankee Doodle Paddies
WHEN I grew up in Ireland in the 1960s, St. Patrick’s Day was a
religious feast, not famous for parades but rather for gathering together
at Mass and loudly singing, “Hail glorious St. Patrick, dear saint
of our isle. On us your dear children bestow a sweet smile.” more... |
Irish Voice 15 March 2006
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Recall the Assembly Now
THE last week has witnessed another spate of disappointing news from
Northern Ireland as the peace process continues its rudderless direction
with not much hope in sight. more... |
Irish Voice 08 March 2006
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Up for the Battle
THE Gaelic Park ballroom in the Bronx was packed to the rafters on Sunday
from about 4 p.m. to midnight. By around 7 p.m. it was standing room only
and the crowds were still gathering. more... |
Irish Voice 08 March 2006
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The Right to March
THE right to peaceful assembly and march is a fundamental one that
every democracy must grant — even to those they are most opposed
to — unless the public good is greatly threatened.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 March 2006
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Finding a Way
on Illegals
THERE were over 1,000 people at the Irish Lobby for Immigration
Reform (ILIR) rally in San Francisco on Thursday night. The crowd
came from San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose and Seattle as well as
the Bay Area. more...
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(Irish Voice) 1 March 2006
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White House
Off Track
IT was good to see that Congressman James Walsh directly engaged
President George W. Bush on the issue of a fundraising visa for
Gerry Adams during a Republican conference last week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 February
2006
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Irish
Lobby Reaches Liftoff
THE last of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) town hall
meetings will take place in San Francisco on Thursday of this week,
bringing to an end an inspiring series of gatherings attended by
thousands overall.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 February
2006
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Hain Tells
it Like it Is
PETER Hain is turning out to be a very interesting secretary of
state in Northern Ireland. After a slow beginning, the former anti-apartheid
radical is beginning to ask the kind of questions every one of his
predecessors had been afraid to.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 February
2006
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No
Easy Task For ILIR
THE 1,015 people who attended the inaugural Boston meeting of the
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) last Thursday night certainly
made a major impression on those of us concerned with the issue
of the Irish undocumented.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 February
2006
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Save the Walsh Visas
NEW York Congressman Jim Walsh has been a dedicated friend of Ireland
for many years. He heads the Friends of Ireland group in Congress
and recently led a delegation to Ireland north and south to discuss
the peace process and immigration.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 February
2006
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Philadelphia
Here We Are
PHILADELPHIA — At about 7:30 last Friday evening some 250 people
crammed into the ballroom of a local hotel to listen to the latest
news on undocumented immigrants and the chances for visas for the
Irish. more...
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(Irish Voice) 8 February
2006
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IMC Report Is A Farce
THE grand poobahs of the International Monitoring Commission (IMC)
have issued their edict from Mount Olympus and decided that elements
of the IRA are still active. more...
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(Irish Voice) 1 February
2006
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A Night to Remember
IT was an extraordinary night in Yonkers last Friday. Young Irish
poured in to the meeting at Rory Dolan’s restaurant in huge numbers
and many more were stranded outside, unable to get in. At one point
the line of people extended outside the door and down the block.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 February
2006
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Kickstarting
the Peace Process
THE British and Irish governments have met this week to try and
kickstart the peace process negotiations again in an effort to get
the institutions back up and running.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 25 January
2006
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Send in the Clowns
SEEMS that Radio Free Eireann, the dissident IRA radio program in
New York, had harsh words about this newspaper and this columnist
last Saturday. What a surprise!
more... |
(Irish Voice) 25 January
2006
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Surviving Donner
Pass
“AFTER three years conducting the most comprehensive Donner camp
study ever undertaken — a study that included forensic science,
DNA testing and collaboration with experts in the field of trauma,
psychology and medicine — the researchers’ work led to a startling
conclusion. The Donner party cannibalism legend may be just legend
after all.” more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 January
2006
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MLK’S Impact On Ireland
MARTIN Luther King was the keynote speaker at the funeral of labor
agitator Michael Quill, who had brought New York to its knees during
a transit strike in the 1960s.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 18 January
2006
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What Next for Noraid?
THE cancellation of this year’s annual Irish Northern Aid banquet,
once the major event of the Irish American activist season, will
bring the curtain down on an era. more... |
(Irish Voice) 11 January
2006
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Come Clean on Torture
THE anti-American sentiment in Ireland has ratcheted up in recent
months as allegations that Shannon Airport is being used as a secret
stopover point for CIA flights has become a major news story.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 11 January
2006
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Some 2006
Predictions
Niall O'Dowd: MY 2006 crystal ball predictions are as follows:
more... |
(Irish Voice) 5 January 2006
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The 2006
Irish Agenda
THERE are two dominating issues in the activist Irish American political
sphere over the next 12 months. The first is immigration reform,
the second the restoration of accountable government in Northern
Ireland. more... |
(Irish Voice) 5 January 2006
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