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Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for not believing in global warming (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:10:10 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Climate change is as important an issue for the nation as reforming gun laws, so why doesn't the Obama administration push for equal reform in this area?

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Congress celebrates growth - with 415 branches in 15 countries (IrishCentral)

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:18:41 PDT

The Pearl River under-12 All-Ireland champions in Cavan in 2012DUBLIN -- I’ve only just arrived back from the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Congress held at the Monkstown Culturlann headquarters of the worldwide Irish cultural movement that has 415 branches in 15 countries in time to write this column CCE was founded in 1951 in Mullingar, Co Westmeath to halt a serious decline in preservation of the traditional arts of music, song, dance and the Irish language for myriad reasons in Ireland at that historical timeframe READ MORE

Irresistible momentum as immigration reform in Washington barrels toward Congress (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:37:51 PDT

By: Irish Voice Editorial

The decision of eight senators to work together on immigration reform across party lines looks like it is truly working out.

Notre Dame political scientist says the Irish run the White House and Congress (IrishCentral)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:42:06 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

The Irish run The White House, even President Obama admits it. During the recent round of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the president made a point of acknowledging the common Irish heritage of key members of his second-term administration.

Stephen Colbert's sister Elizabeth running for Congress in South Carolina (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:47:12 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The sister of Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert is running for a vacant South Carolina seat in Congress.

Immigration reform advocate Chuck Schumer says 2013 year Congress ‘finally gets it done’ - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:00:32 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

New York Senator Chuck Schumer said he and his fellow Senators who support immigration reform believe 2013 will be the year Congress “finally gets it done.”

I’m CALM now - Congress' act makes practical, positive difference to people's everyday lives (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:31:22 PST

Finally an act that have an impact on my life - no more loud TV adsI’m CALM nowI’m always weary of new laws Most have had either no impact on my life or a negative one But last month, an act of Congress went into effect that has really made a practical, positive difference in my every day existenceIt’s known as the CALM act READ MORE

Hurricane Sandy victims still waiting on aid two months on as Congress approves $9.7 billion recovery bill (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:51:08 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Many victims of Hurricane Sandy are still awaiting aid from the superstorm, which hit the east coast over two months ago killing at least 125 people in the US, including 60 in New York.

Irish to lobby U.S. Congress to have St Patrick’s Day as national holiday (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:25:52 PST

By: KATE HICKEY

A member of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians from San Antonio, TX, has launched an online petition to have St. Patrick’s Day officially declared a national holiday in the United States.

John McCain voices support for immigration reform in new Congress (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:03:02 PST

By: JAMES FOX

Senator John McCain has added his voice to top Republicans calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

Joe Kennedy III easily wins seat in Congress in Massachusetts 4th district (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:39:33 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Joe Kennedy, grandson of RFK, was elected congressman from the 4th district in Massachusetts on Tuesday night.

Petition launched for ‘The Quiet Man’ to be protected by the US Library of Congress (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:54:20 PDT

By: KATE HICKEY

A petition has been initiated to have John Ford’s classic Irish movie “The Quiet Man” added to the United States National Film Registry, part of the Library of Congress, to mark the movie’s 60th anniversary.

President Obama has pushed the Constitution, now the Constitution pushes back (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:16:14 PDT

The Supreme Court will rule this week whether President Obama's health care bill is constitutional and whether his Justice Department under embattled Eric Holder can stop Arizona from enforcing immigration law The administrations prestige is riding on the outcome of these decisions Since the President has touted himself as a constitutional scholar, you would think a positive outcome for him is a foregone conclusion But most legal experts have said Obamacare is an overreached Frankenstein monster of a law and flawed constitutionally as it forces citizens to purchase private insurance READ MORE

Attorney General Holder is fast becoming the reason Congress is furious (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:45:21 PDT

For the past year and a half, a Congressional oversight committee has been asking for cooperation from the Obama administration This cooperation includes document requests and testimony related to the smoldering gun running scandal known as Fast and Furious For 1 1/2 years, the Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Eric Holder has not been fully complying with their requests and subpoenas His underlings have provided conflicting testimony and some have been transferred in order to make it more difficult to question them READ MORE

Cardinal Brady says Eucharistic Congress addressed abuse issues in "a meaningful way" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:30:50 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Cardinal Sean Brady, who has received criticism for hosting the International Eucharistic Congress because of the issues around clerical child abuse, claims the Catholic Church in Ireland was addressing those issues in a meaningful way by hosting the congress.

Croke Park open-air mass to close Eucharistic Congress in Dublin (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:21:25 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Up to 80,000 Mass goers at Croke Park in Dublin will hear a message from the Pope to Irish Catholics on Sunday afternoon.

Without Pope, Eucharistic Congress was a pale shadow of its former self (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 04:41:23 PDT

By: DAITHI O SE

The whole of Ireland came to a standstill as the Eucharistic Congress came to town. People had booked the annual vacation around it and came from all over the island. This was the event on the year. The year being 1932!

Vatican envoy apologizes to sexual abuse victims during International Eucharistic Congress (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:07:11 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Pope Benedict’s envoy, a Senior Vatican Cardinal, Marc Ouellet, has apologized to child victims of sexual abuse while visiting Ireland as part of the International Eucharistic Congress.

What the E3 visa would mean for Irish - Explaining what the visa currently before Congress would involve (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:15:19 PST

Senator Scott Brown in discussion with Eamon GilmoreReaders of the Irish Voice will undoubtedly be aware that the possibility looms of the Irish getting their own version of the Australian E-3 visa program, hopefully at some point this yearTwo Irish E-3 bills were introduced in the Senate late last year, one by Senator Charles Schumer of New York and one by Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts An amalgamated version of the bills is awaiting final action in the Senate, and Irish sources are cautiously optimistic of successThe term E-3 has been bandied about a lot these days, but what exactly is an Australian E-3 visa, and how does it work?It’s a question that this column has been asked on more than one occasion, so here we’ll give the basics about the initiative that was tailor made for the Australians back in 2005 READ MORE

Stephen Colbert testifies before Congress on the plight of migrant workers (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:15:12 PDT

In American media, the split between news and entertainment has never been clear-cut It seems obviously arbitrary that Glenn Beck's show appears on FOX News, while Jon Stewart's The Daily Show is relegated to Comedy Central The absurdly ignorant remarks of politicians in press conferences, or the temper tantrums of senators remixed into YouTube hits, remind us daily that the individuals we elect to public office, and the public personas that they enact, are not necessarily as serious as the issues they are charged with rectifying But sometimes, the results of this cultural blurring can be surprising, and the media attention garnered can Stephen Colbert, who testified in Congress on Friday regarding an immigration bill, is well-known for his satirically conservative persona on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report READ MORE