An excerpt from “Lincoln and the Irish: The Untold Story of How the Irish Helped Abraham Lincoln Save the Union,” by Irish America publisher, Niall O’Dowd. By 1856, the Whig party Lincoln belonged to had destroyed itself over slavery and the violence of the Know-Nothings, an extremist group of nativists […]
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, MP Office of the Prime Minister No. 10 Downing Street London United Kingdom SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister Starmer: The Irish American Unity Conference (“IAUC”) would like to congratulate you and your Labour Party on their impressive victory in the July 4 elections. The mandate […]
July 10, 2024 Taoiseach Simon Harris Department of the Taoiseach Government Buildings Merrion Street Upper Dublin 2, D02 R583 Ireland Dear Taoiseach Harris: The Irish American Unity Conference would like to congratulate you on your recent election as Taoiseach, and on the Fine Gael party’s performance in the recent local […]
Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) is circulating the below letter to UK PM Keir Starmer, asking for repeal of the Legacy Act. Please email and/or call your Congresswoman/man and ask them to sign onto this. Sending Office: Honorable Brendan F. Boyle Sent By: Gianluca.Nigro@mail.house.gov Letter to new British Prime Minister re: […]
WHEN GAA President Jarlath Burns wrapped up the Ireland’s Future conference on Saturday, he said the preceding interview with Leo Varadkar had been very significant. The former Taoiseach said that the next Irish government should start preparing for a united Ireland and should set aside money to prepare for unity. […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating Police Service Northen Ireland’s refusal to hand over basic information relating to fingerprint evidence police gathered in the aftermath of the McGurk’s Bar Massacre. The families believe the police have either destroyed the evidence or it relates to named Loyalist agents on its […]
On April 28 at 2pm the Twin Cities chapter of the Irish American Unity Conference will be participating in an Easter Rising commemoration. It’ll be at the Dubliner pub in St. Paul Minnesota, in conjunction with Minnesota for a United Ireland.
Irish government files from the National Archives of Ireland prove how the British authorities lied, denied, and delayed Irish officials seeking basic information into the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) murder of Donegal civilian, Michael Leonard. Belfast victims’ charity, Paper Trail, retrieved a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) file in Dublin […]
Paper Trail @papertrailpro Watch this short webinar introducing our free online courses for victims and survivors of the conflict in Ireland and Britain. Simply leave your email to register and you can watch now or whenever suits you papertrail.pro/webinar-introd… pic.twitter.com/rc0roMhnT5 3/21/24, 11:36 AM
The IAUC co-sponsored and participated in the Irish Unity Summit held in New York City on March 1. The venue was the historic Great Hall at Cooper Union where many of the nation’s leading figures, including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, have spoken. The theme of the day was unification […]
A Letter From Ireland a Chara, I am in New York for the Irish Unity Summit. It has been months of planning and preparations. The venue is sold out. The panelists are all in town. The “go” button will be pressed in a couple of hours. Hopefully, it will be […]
December 20, 2023 Washington, DC The Irish American Unity Conference applauds and endorses the Irish Government’s decision to take an interstate case in the European Court of Human Rights to challenge the UK over the heinous Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act. We are aware that this decision involved […]
The families of the Time for Truth Campaign have given warm thanks to the Irish Government for initiating an inter-state case against the United Kingdom and its so-called Legacy and Reconciliation Act. The Time for Truth Campaign represents thousands of victims and survivors of the conflict in Ireland and Britain […]
THE Ballymurphy Massacre families have called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar not to leave victims behind. Mr Varadkar was at Newforge Conference and Sports Complex as part of an £850 million peace funding announcement for the North. Read the rest of the article
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