A chara, I hope hope you and yours are well. The McGurk’s Bar families and the local community have been working on a new play by acclaimed Irish playwright, Martin Lynch. The McGurk’s Bar Tragedy tells the story of the victims of the Loyalist bombing which claimed 15 lives including […]
September 12, 2026…The Irish American Unity Conference applauds President Trump’s endorsement of Irish Unification. At today’s joint press conference with Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin, the President said that he would love to see Ireland united. We agree with the President’s statement that unification would be “fantastic.” Equally important, the President […]
On Sunday, September 20, 2026 11:30am at Robert Emmet Park Massachusetts Ave. & 24th St. N.W. Washington DC Download Event Flyer Keynote Speaker Martin O’Malley Former Governor of Maryland Former Social Security Commisioner Presentations by represntatives from the Irish Embassy, IAUC, AOH, and New Ireland 32 Project Traditional Irish Music […]
Our past Saturday commemoration of the 1981 Hunger Strikes turned out so well in Philadelphia. The mass in the beautiful Old St Patrick’s Church was celebrated by Father Joe Mele and there were so many members of not only the IAUC but several Pittsburgh Irish groups that volunteered to help. […]
Yesterday Pittsburgh’s Irish American community celebrated the inauguration of Aer Lingus flights direct to Dublin. The Irish Consul General from New York, Gerald Angley attended and visited the VFW and local AOH hall in Lawrenceville and our good mayor Corey O’Conner was there and Congressman Chris DeLuzio. He’s a staunch […]
May 8, 2026 New York City Yesterday, the United Kingdom Supreme Court breathed unnecessary life into the largely detested Legacy legislation that was passed by the previous Conservative government in 2023. The legislation ended civil court cases filed by victims, replacing it with a commission that was strongly opposed by […]
A chara, I hope you and yours are well. The team at Victims and Survivors Service asked the charities to develop an article, blog or the like to showcase the work we do. I created a short ‘Day in the Life’ vlog regarding my recent trip to the National Archives […]
The IAUC heartily welcomes the election of Catherine Connolly as the 10th President of Ireland. Voters resoundingly gave the nod to Connolly and members of the Irish diaspora cheered her vocal championing of Irish unification, the Irish language and human rights throughout the world.
The IAUC deeply admires the strength and dignity of the families of those murdered by British forces on Bloody Sunday in the face of the not-guilty verdict given by Belfast Crown Court on October 23rd. For over fifty years truth and accountability has been pursued by the families, and people […]
By Soapbox on 8 October 2025 Catherine Connolly TD is a candidate for President of Ireland. She writes for Slugger about her vision for the office. Is le muintir na hÉireann, ó chearn cearn na tíre, Uachtaránacht na hÉireann. Is le creideamh daingean agus dóchas croí a deirim an méid […]
THE family of an influential American judge have honoured his legacy in Ireland during a visit to Belfast this week. Andrew ‘Andy’ Somers from Brooklyn, New York was active in Ireland and American politics for over 40 years. He served as the National President of the influential Irish American Unity […]
At the request of George Trainor, IAUC’s West Coast Regional Officer, the City of Manteca, California, proclaimed March 2025 to be Irish-American Heritage Month. The IAUC expresses its appreciation for Manteca’s recognition. Manteca Resolution 2025
Last week, Noel Gaynor of Buffalo, NY died because he couldn’t afford the medication he needed for a serious heart condition. Noel was of a group of Irishmen who came to this country to take refuge from a sectarian government, like so many other immigrants who have sought refuge from […]
