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The President Should Appoint a Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Now

Posted on 10/14/202210/14/2022 by The Irish Gazette

by Peter Kissel In a letter to President Biden on August 5, 2022, Congressman William Keating (D-MA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe, requested the President “to appoint a Special Envoy to continue the historical role of the U.S. in facilitating compromise and negotiations in Northern Ireland and to ensure peace…

From Superman to Lois Lane

Posted on 02/17/202002/17/2020 by The Irish Gazette

Sean Michael Dooley, Freya Richman and Jamie White Jachimiec in History Theatre’s “Superman Becomes Lois Lane.” Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune by Susan Kimberly Reviewed by Mary McFarland History Theatre recently staged, “Superman Becomes Lois Lane” which follows the trajectory of a local prominent figure, well known in both public service and the…

Fianna Fail support drops to two year low

Posted on 01/26/201911/23/2019 by The Irish Gazette

The largest opposition party, Fianna Fail, has fallen by over three points in a 12 day poll taken in face-to-face interviews by the Behavior and Attitudes series of opinion polls for the Sunday Times. The poll also showed a rise in support for Fine Gael, which is at 34%, up 3 points. Fianna Fail was…

Paisley Jr. suspended from British Parliament and DUP

Posted on 01/26/201911/23/2019 by The Irish Gazette

Democratic Unionist Party MP, Ian Paisley Jr., has been suspended fro the British House of Commons for 30 sitting days. The suspensions come after the North Antrim MP took two trips to Sri Lanka that were paid for by its government before he then advocated on their behalf. He was found by a parliament watchdog…

Sinn Féin will put forward a candidate for president

Posted on 01/26/201911/23/2019 by The Irish Gazette

Sinn Féin party leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has backed a proposal to put forth a candidate to run for President against President Michael Higgins who will be running for a second term in Aras an Uachtarain. Higgins has gained support from a broad base of the political parties in Ireland. He is a member of…

Political parties in Northern urge peace after attacks on police

Posted on 01/26/201911/23/2019 by The Irish Gazette

The main political parties in Northern Ireland have condemned street violence after shots were fired on July 11 in what police call a blatant attempt to murder police officers. Six shots were fired at officers during a fourth night of disturbances in Derry city. While no officers were injured in the attack 16 petrol bombs…

Ireland will send observers to U.S. for midterm elections

Posted on 01/26/201911/23/2019 by The Irish Gazette

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has written to its team of Irish election observers, who volunteer for deployment across the world to ensure elections are fair and transparent, seeking volunteers to serve on the U.S. mission in October and November. The department maintains a roster of Irish observers who participate in election missions…

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