An article by Susan McKay from the Irish News: As the families of those murdered on Bloody Sunday deal with the news that they must wait another full year to learn the outcome of the Saville Inquiry, the family of Robert Hamill must be bracing themselves for the start of the long-delayed […]
Issued through the Pat Finucane Centre Thursday Oct 30 Speaking today Jean Mc Bride said, “There have been many dark days since my son Peter was murdered in September 1992. When the two soldiers convicted of his murder, Mark Wright and James Fisher, were granted early release in 1995 it was a […]
From today’s Irish News, by Bimpe Fatogun: Penal laws-era repression or common-sense legislation? Evidence from leading historians is to be heard at Belfast High Court today as it decides whether to uphold a centuries-old ban on the Irish language within its precincts. Bimpe Fatogun reports… IT’S not every day that the […]
From a BBC News report: The group looking at how best to deal with the legacy of the Troubles is to propose creating a five-year commission to reinvestigate all murders. If prosecutions are not possible, the police, army and paramilitary organisations will be asked to provide details about their roles. Any […]
Thar Saile representative Pól Harkin (who is also the current IAUC National Vice President) will speak about the issues facing Irish republican ex-prisoners who reside in the US at an event organized by Irish Northern Aid at the Gaelic League in Detroit, Michigan. Pól’s presentation will begin at 2:30pm and […]
RFJ’s Mark Thompson Responds to RIR Parades Controversy The following is the text of an article from this morning’s Belfast Telegraph by Relatives for Justice director Mark Thompson, in which he responds to the current controversy of the British Army parade in Belfast city: In England there was a self imposed moratorium by the […]
Article by Cahir O’Doherty, from the 15 October 2008 edition of the Irish Voice: DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Barack Obama’s written responses to a questionnaire on Irish issues submitted by the Irish American Unity Conference (IAUC) and the Ancient Order of Hibernians have been warmly welcomed by the two Irish American organizations. […]
October 13, 2008—The IAUC welcomes Senator Obama’s responses to the joint IAUC/AOH/LAOH questionnaire on Irish issues. The questionnaire, which was submitted to both Presidential candidates, was truly a collaborative effort and the result of months of hard work between Irish American leaders and the Obama campaign. Senator Obama’s statement comes […]
On Saturday 11th October, 4,000 people took part in POBAL’s major Belfast city centre march in support of the Irish Language Act. The date was chosen because it marks 3 different key anniversaries: one year since DUP Minister Edwin Poots declared himself ‘unpersuaded’ of the need for an Irish Language […]
Equality and the Irish Language in the North of Ireland Download a flyer for the event by clicking here. Join the Irish American Unity Conference and the Brehon Law Society at a special event at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Our featured speaker for the evening will be […]
By now you’ve probably all read the headlines about Senator Obama’s responses to our joint questionnaire in collaboration with the AOH and LAOH. This is a great success, especially coming so close to the Presidential elections. Download the full questions and answers here.
United States presidential candidate Barack Obama has backed calls for an inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland human rights attorney Pat Finucane. Two Irish-American lobby groups said they had secured the senator`s support for the campaign to compel the British Government to allow an independent, international probe into the […]
From Relatives for Justice: In response to today’s revelations about the Historical Enquiries Team RFJ’s position on the HET not to engage is vindicated by Dr. Lundy’s report. Our position is to seek a transparent, independent investigative process for families. The extent of the revelations contained within Dr. Lundy’s report are […]
On Wednesday, September 10, IAUC president Kate McCabe met with Dr. Susan Rice, top foreign policy advisor to Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama to discuss issues of importance to the Irish American community. At the start of the meeting, McCabe asked Dr. Rice to thank the Senator for his […]
Declan Kearney, Sinn Féin’s Deputy General Secretary, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming IAUC annual conference in October. We are also happy to announce that Danny Morrison, former Sinn Féin publicity director and former POW will join the convention in a special video conference presentation live from Belfast. […]