Irish American Fund hopes to raise $1 million a month

Regardless of which part of Ireland benefits from this fund, neither part of Ireland in and of itself could actually be called a country. The Southern Irish state (5/6 of Ireland) is increasingly controlled by Brussels, and the North (the other 1/6 of the country) is firmly within the grasp of G.B. The real Ireland largerly exixts in the various denominations of Christianity, all of whom regard Ireland as a single entity. The same is true of many of the major sports, rugby, hockey, cricket, also golf - this year's Irish open being held at Portrush, which of curse in in the North of Ireland.

All Ireland is the 26 counties of Ireland, Northern Ireland UK 6 counties under the jurisdiction of Britain. Two separate and distinct countries.

This money is described differently every time it's talked about. First unnamed charities in Ireland no one in Ireland is aware of, secondly for small businesses but no information is available for any small businesses in Ireland. No doubt the next story version will be something else. It's most likely used in Northern Ireland UK, not Ireland at all.

Every square inch of my Irish homeland is of great importance to me, as are all its native people. However, I have no intention of making donations to any programs operated by a state whose president thumbed her nose at the New York Irish community in March of last year by refusing to be Grand Marshal of the great parade in which all 32 counties participate. But I'd glady contribute to a fund that would help improve cross-border cooperation without any interference from the Dáil.

Do we have to support 300 initi-natives? Can't we just deport them and keep the money? ;))

It is for Charities, Sean. Charities usually know no borders.

Will all of Ireland benefit from this fund or only the part of the country under the Dáil's jurisdiction? Will it help step the high rate of emigration amont the well educated, highly skilled young people, or will recent arrival in the Irish state, legal and illegal cash in on these millions of U.S. dollara?