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JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a n

Senator Schumer says Irish deserve a separate deal for visas because of 1965 shutout - Says “Schumer visas” set to give Ireland 10,500 visas a year for the future

Prospects for immigration reform bill are 50-50 say the pols privately - House seen as major obstacle as Senate gets closer to a vote

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa

Two Republican senators fail to strip Irish provision from immigration bill

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 24

In Focus - Aisling Keogh: Audience marketing manager in New York

Originally from Killiney in South Dublin, Keogh is the audience marketing manager for the CLIO Awards, The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek at Prometheus Global Media. She lives in West Harlem. ...

by MOLLY MULDOON 0

Will New York Senator Chuck Schumer ditch gay couples for an immigration deal?

New York Senator Charles Schumer (Credit: Derek Storm / Splash News) New York Senator Charles Schumer is busy this week pushing for what we hope will b ...

by Cahir O'Doherty 2

Ireland's "brain drain" continues as Canadian visas are snapped up in record time

Young people worst affected by Ireland’s economic crash as emigration soars

Ireland’s recession is hitting the young hardest and fuelling the growth in emigration according to new research. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 34

You know you're Irish if...Tea is the solution to every problem

Irish emigrants miss a cup of tea more than a pint in the local pub, survey finds

Irish people living abroad miss a cup of tea more than a pint in their local, claims new research by one of Ireland’s biggest tea brands. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 5

John Hennessey-Niland, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy, Dublin; Eithne Scott Lennon, Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore

Global Diaspora Forum opens in Ireland with major speakers attending

Ireland has an opportunity to become an example of best practice in diaspora engagement and policy. ...

by JANE WALSH 9

A vote for emigrants and Northern Irish and parity for women in the upper house of the Irish parliament among radical plans to reform Ireland’s Senate which have been proposed

Emigrants and Northern Irish to get vote in proposals to change face of Irish Senate forever

Radical plans to reform Ireland’s Senate have been proposed – including a vote for emigrants and Northern Irish and parity for women in the upper house of the Irish parliament. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 16

Hidden visas for Ireland and many other countries in new immigration bill

Several countries, including Ireland, are seeking hidden visa programs for themselves in the new immigration bill, The New York Times reports. ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 13

Extending your stay with a 90 day holiday waiver - is it possible?

"I have a nephew who just arrived in the U.S. He is 22 and of course loves it ... ...

by Debbie McGoldrick 0

Dublin airport will introduce e-gates for a six month trial, where travelers will use a special machine to match their faces with their passport photo

Irish passengers permitted to use self-service immigration border control - could the U.S. be next?

Airline passengers from Ireland and other EU member countries will be permitted to use a self-check immigration in a new trial border control system. ...

by IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS 11

One in four Irish families have had a family member emigrate. Ireland's economic brain drain continues.

One in four people have a family member who has emigrated - over 300,000 Irish have left since 2011

One in four Irish people have had a close family member emigrate in the past four years, according to the latest survey. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 3

A tearful Aisling McCarthy Brady appeared, handcuffed, in court on Thursday. The Irish nanny will remain in custody charged with the first degree murder of Boston baby Rehma Sabir

Irish nanny will remain in prison ahead of murder trial in Boston next April

The trial of Irish nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady, charged with the murder and assault of one-year-old Rehma Sabir, has been set for April 7, 2014. The County Cavan native, who is being held on $500,000 bail, will remain in prison u ...