Please show your support for all of the victims of collusion in the North by attending the Congressional hearing scheduled for this Thursday, October 22nd. Let Congress know that there is a tremendous amount of political support behind uncovering the broader themes of the conflict, including collusion, shoot-to-kill and British […]
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Irish American Unity Conference is proud to announce their co-sponsorship of an upcoming event at the University of Pittsburgh. “A Forum on the Conflict in Northern Ireland: Where We Are and Where We’re Going” features Rita O’Hare of Sinn Fein and Dawn Purvis of the […]
Equality and the Irish Language in the North of Ireland Saturday, October 10th at 7pm at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU Belfast solicitor Michael Flanigan will discuss his ongoing legal challenge to the controversial 1737 ban on the use of Irish in the court system, the status of the Irish Language […]
Please sign the online petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking him to initiate an independent investigation into the Ballymurphy Massacre in 1971. The same British Army Parachute Regiment responsible for the killings at Ballymurphy went on to kill 14 unarmed civilians on what has come to be known as Bloody […]
Capitol Hill. September 28, 2009. Irish-Americans have warmly welcomed the news that Congressman Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, has scheduled a Congressional Hearing for October 22 on the case of Raymond Mc Cord Jr. (22) who was murdered in 1997 […]
An fhaca sibh an t-alt seo san Irish News, Dé Sathairn 20 Meán Fómhair? Tá sé fógraithe ag Foras na Gaeilge go bhfuil sé de rún aige deireadh a chur le nuachtán laethúil na Gaeilge, Lá Nua, mar nach bhfuil ‘go leor léitheoirí’ ann. Ach, tá Lá agus Lá Nua […]
A new effort to build economic bridges between the US and Ireland will be launched in Boston next month at the Gateways to Tomorrow conference hosted by the Irish Echo. The conference, which features high-profile speakers from Boston and northwest Ireland — including State Senate President Therese Murray of Massachusetts and Minister Conor […]
The flyer for our upcoming event at Glucksman Ireland House with Michael Flanigan, “Equality and the Irish Language” is now available for download by clicking here. Please use the flyer to advertise for our event and to spread the word! More information about the October 10th event, co-sponsored by the Brehon […]
Join the Washington, DC chapter of the Irish American Unity Conference this Sunday, September 20th to celebrate the legacy of Irish nationalist Robert Emmet on the 106th anniversary of his execution. The program begins at 11:30am at the Robert Emmet statue at Sheridan Circle, 24th Street & Massachusetts Ave, NW. […]
From Relatives for Justice: Speaking in response to the DUP’s motion concerning the re-definition of a victim of the conflict Relatives for Justice Chairperson Clara Reilly issued the following statement; ‘Jeffrey Donaldson, and the DUP, are pandering to a very small constituency of people bereaved that are not representative […]
From Relatives for Justice: Speaking after this morning’s preliminary inquest hearing into the British army’s SAS killings of Martin McCaughey and Dessie Grew, Peter McCaughey, Brother of Martin, issued the following statement through Relatives for Justice (RFJ); ‘The families have already taken the case concerning the killings to the European Court, […]
From Relatives for Justice: ‘It was subsequently reported in London’s Private Eye that Nelson’s role in traveling to South Africa and purchasing the weapons for loyalists had been approved by a member of the British Cabinet at the time.’ ‘Loyalists were re-armed in late 1987 when MI5’s Force Research Unit (FRU) […]
Our musical guests for October’s 25th anniversary convention have been confirmed. Performing for us on Friday night will be Irish folk singer Pat Hamilton. Local Irish bandThe Bog Savages will perform on Saturday evening. It’s not too late to register for this year’s conference! Sign up here.
‘Until then we have urged the Libyan Government to withhold any payments in the wider interests of truth and justice for all those affected by the conflict throughout the island of Ireland. And in establishing who is really culpable as the easy way out is to only point the finger […]
IAUC National Board member and founder of Mary’s Gift Irish Language Foundation, Mike Breen, has just launched a “Back to Scoil” raffle to raise money for Irish immersion schools in northeastern Ireland. For more information on the raffle or how you can help, please visit the Mary’s Gift website or contact Mike. Raffle drawing […]