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. […]
Irish language activist Seán Mistéil is a featured speaker at this year’s IAUC conference. Read his bio below: Seán Mistéil was born in Belfast in 1964 and raised in Gaeltacht Bhóthar Seoighe, an Irish language speaking community that began as a ’what if?’ among a small group of young Irish speakers […]
On September 25th, Irish American Writers & Artists, in conjunction with the New York Irish Arts Center, present a night of words, music and song in tribute and support of Danny Cassidy, musician, labor activist, writer, and author of the groundbreaking How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads. […]
If you have not yet made your room reservations for the conference, do so today! Embassy Suites has extended the deadline for the block room rate until Monday, September 8th. You can make your hotel reservations online here.
The following action alert was issued by the Pat Finucane Centre in remembrance of the anniversary of Peter McBride’s murder: Peter Mc Bride Anniversary Action Alert-Lobby Barack Obama Last year a supporter of the PFC in the US contacted Senator Barack Obama regarding the controversial Pentagon contract with LT Col Spicer, the […]
IAUC National Treasurer Gretchen Bales and Minnesota member Stephen Winkels and friends will make a presentation about the IAUC and our key issues at the Public Forum stage outside the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota this week. The IAUC will kick off the public forum festivities on Monday (Labor Day) […]
From Ceartais, a new Republican support group for former Long Kesh prisoners: Gassing The Truth During September and early October 1974, Republican Prisoners in Long Kesh were subjected to a number of brutal British army searches. After one such assault, the Prisoners made a collective decision to burn Long Kesh […]
A revised version of our by-laws will be voted on at our national convention in Calfornia this October. You must be present and a member in good standing to vote on the passage of the updated by-laws. All paid members in good standing have a right to read and review […]
The following press release was issued today by Mark Thompson, Director of Relatives for Justice. Mark will be a featured speaker at our annual conference this October. In a statement response to Ian Paisley Jnr., who last night called for a shoot-to-kill policy to ‘eradicate and ‘take out’ republicans engaged in […]
The Irish American Unity Conference wishes Father Aidan Troy of Ardoyne’s Holy Cross Church the best of luck as he relocates to Paris. Troy was a guest speaker at the 2007 IAUC National Convention in Boston, and is pictured at left with IAUC member Rick Coleman of Chicago. Read more […]
A group in Ireland has started a petition in support of the Irish language on Aer Lingus flights after the company instructed their crew to stop using the Irish language during in-flight announcements on all Belfast routes. From the petition: Aer Lingus have instructed their crew to stop using the […]
August 11, 2008–The Irish American Unity Conference today announced that it will be organizing a fundraising effort through its website to support the 20th anniversary tribute to Pat Finucane planned by the Finucane family for February 2009 in Dublin. Donations in any amount and statements of support may be made […]