The Irish American Unity Conference welcomed family members of the Ballymurphy Families Campaign to Washington DC this week. The Washington DC chapter of the IAUC hosted a forum for the Ballymurphy Families on December 7. Irish Americans from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington packed the forum on a Tuesday evening. Between August 9th and […]
From the Andersontown News RELATIVES of those killed in the Ballymurphy Massacre are in the United States next week to lobby support for an international inquiry into the 1971 atrocity. Three members of the families group will visit New York and Washington DC during the three day trip, beginning on […]
In Memory of John P. Fogarty SAN FRANCISCO – John Fogarty, longtime Irish American activist died Wednesday July 7, 2010 in Stockton, California, after fighting a long battle with cancer. Fogarty was born in Bronx, New York, 1946 to William and Helen Fogarty. He was preceded in death by his parents and his […]
Commentary by National Board member Michael Cummings: He may be new but British Prime Minister David Cameron will soon be dealing with an old problem…the conflict in Ireland. The coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Democrats will be the first change in government since the signing of the Belfast Agreement […]
Please join us for an important event in Washington, DC to highlight the need for rights-based protection for Irish language speakers in the North of Ireland. This is a non-partisan event sponsored by the IAUC, AOH, INA, Irish American Republicans, Irish American Democrats, and the Brehon Law Society. Congressional Briefing […]
Article from the Irish Times by Deaglán de Bréadún: THERE WAS “no greater stain” on the policing and justice system in Northern Ireland than the assassination of Belfast lawyer Patrick Finucane, a prominent Irish-American congressman has said. Chairman of the Congressional Friends of Ireland, Democrat Richard Neal of Massachusetts was speaking at […]
From Relatives for Justice: Yesterday evening the family of Roseanne Mallon sat at the 35th preliminary inquest hearing into the death of their 76yr old aunt in May 1994. This attack, observed by undercover British soldiers, and carried out by a UVF death squad also injured their mother Bridget Mallon. High […]
From the Set the Truth Free Campaign: With mere days until the scheduled release of Saville’s report into Bloody Sunday, relatives this week delivered a powerful message to the British government by returning several key aspects of history to officials at Downing Street, the Ministry of Defence and Buckingham Palace. On St. […]
From the Pat Finucance Centre: Representatives of the Bloody Sunday families will this week leave for London and the US to further highlight the need for urgency and vigilance regarding the long-awaited release of the Saville Report. John Kelly and Jean Hegarty (sister of Kevin McElhinney) will travel to Washington to […]
Click here to help Set the Truth Free and sign the petition in support of the Bloody Sunday families. The text of the petition is as follows: To: British Government We the undersigned support the following statement released by the Bloody Sunday families and call on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown […]
Please join IAUC members and more at tonight’s fundraiser for Haiti sponsored by the Irish American Writers and Artists Association. Tonight’s event is a collaborative effort and a multicultural celebration of island nations. One hundred percent of proceeds will go to Concern Worldwide‘s humanitarian efforts in Haiti. Highlights include Amy Goodman of Democracy […]
Statement from Bloody Sunday Families and Wounded Lord Saville – Set the Truth Free! It is now more than 12 years since the Bloody Sunday Inquiry was announced by Tony Blair in 1998. It could be only a matter of weeks until the report from that Inquiry sees the light […]
Read Lawyers Alliance for Justice in Ireland founder and longtime IAUC member, Ed Lynch’s letter published in today’s Belfast Telegraph: On March 15,1999 human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson was murdered outside of her home in Lurgan because she successfully fought British injustice. In the ensuing 11 years, the British Government has […]
The BBC today reports that Irish language activist group Pobal will also challenge the 1737 ban on the use of Irish in the courts. Pictured at left is solicitor Michael Flanagan making his presentation at NYU last October. From BBC Northern Ireland: Irish language activists are to challenge the ban on […]