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New political party tweets in Irish (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:51:33 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

NI21, a new pro-union, political party launched in Belfast last week by MLAs Basil McCrea and John McAllister, has begun sending out tweets in Irish.

President Obama got by with a little help from his friends at DOJ, IRS,MSM and now even the NSA? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:04:21 PDT

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Hey Senator Levin - Ireland is NOT a tax haven (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:49:15 PDT

Senator Carl Levin has been pointing hisfinger at Ireland, claiming it is a "tax haven"{Photo: Christian Science Monitor}Senator Carl Levin keeps moaning about Ireland and its corporate tax rate, restating his position that Ireland is a tax haven This is despite the fact that he is only talking about one company - Apple Computers - and the operations he is talking about are not resident in Ireland for tax purposesWhat the Irish do and have been doing is not new and is no secret: they entice companies to locate in Ireland with a low corporate tax rate READ MORE

England fans asked to refrain from shouting anti-Irish religious or political slogans at Wembley game (IrishCentral)

Wed, 29 May 2013 04:58:40 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The England team manager Roy Hodgson has written to every England fan with a ticket asking that they refrain from offensive chanting of religious or a political nature during Wednesday’s Wembley game.

Is Attorney General Eric Holder about to be thrown under the Obama bus? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 28 May 2013 06:34:02 PDT

Justice Minister hangs on as Shattergate threatens his political future (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:43:24 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland’s Justice Minister Alan Shatter is hanging onto his job as a drink driving controversy threatens his political future.

Justice for Magdalenes announce end of political campaign (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:37:48 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The advocacy group Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) has announced the end of their political campaign.

Obama administration getting caught in its own tangled web of deceit - has the White House been lying through its teeth (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:38 PDT

Benghazi/Watergate - What difference does it make? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:34:25 PDT

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If nobody's happy, it's working – the abortion debate and Irish politics of stalemate (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:33:33 PDT

A pro-life demonstration in Dublin last week (Credit: Photocall Ireland)We don't really think about what happens to a woman once the plane that's carrying her touches down in England Out of sight is out of mindShe becomes someone else's problem, her own mostly To salve our conscience and keep the peace we temporarily cut her adrift from the island on which she makes her home READ MORE

Senator Chris Murphy, a political star is born over N.R.A. and gun issue - NY Times’ Maureen Dowd hails a new voice in the battle against more guns (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:19:48 PDT

Senator Chris MurphyIrish America has a new political star as a result of the Sandy Hook gun massacre, according to Maureen DowdThe highly influential NY Times columnist devoted her entire column Sunday to Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s rise since the gun massacre as the leading politician unafraid to take on the NRA READ MORE

What now for the Catholic Church? Obama’s reelection and schools among questions that need to be answered (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:30:47 PST

Cardinal Timothy DolanWhen the Academy Award nominations are announced on January 10, Mea Maxima Culpa may or may not be one of the five films up for Best Documentary The film, about the sexual abuse horrors Wisconsin’s Reverend Lawrence Murphy is accused of, was on a shortlist of 15 top documentaries back in December Either way, the film directed by Alex Gibney has already made a troubling case not only against Murphy, but the Vatican as wellWith the New Year upon us, and a grueling election which grappled with tough religious questions behind us, it is probably time to ask -- what is the future of the Catholic Church in America?Given the revelations in Mea Maxima Culpa, given the election results and the ongoing restructuring of Catholic schools across the U READ MORE

Joe Biden is saving President Obama’s political skin says Maureen Dowd -- Irish American VP the real star of the Obama administration she claims (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:30:43 PST

Joe Biden and Barack Obama speak to the press(Photo: Washington Blade)Joe Biden is the real star of the Obama administration says New York Times columnist Maureen DowdThe Irish American VP has the ability to schmooze and to get along with Republicans, which President Obama seems unable to do, she writes“Obama radiates contempt at Congress for not being a bunch of high-minded, effective people, and for expecting him to clean up its mess“Biden is a realist READ MORE

Hillary’s serious illness changes everything in 2016 presidential race (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:30:40 PST

Hillary Clinton (AP)Though she has been released from hospital after treatment for her blood clot Hillary Clinton’s political future has changed dramaticallyAt 65 she has been struck with an illness that doctors agree is a serious one and that could have caused a major strokeA blood clot in an area close to the brain is not good news for anyone, but especially someone who is the winter favorite for the 2016 nominationIf this were a horse race I’d say Hillary Clinton is far more likely to scratch than to line up in the Democratic demolition derby in 2015 or so for the 2016 nomination READ MORE

CNN’s Piers Morgan speaks the truth to Americans on gun control -- America needs to hear the way the rest of the world thinks (IrishCentral)

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:00:25 PST

Piers Morgan (John Shearer/WireImage)I have never been much of a fan of Piers Morgan, the CNN host who comes from a British tabloid tradition, but I am nowMorgan, reflecting the incredulity of non-Americans worldwide, has spoke out forthrightly and clearly on the madness of the lack of gun control laws in AmericaOther commentators, afraid perhaps of the mighty muscle of the NRA, have hedged or pulled their punches on this issue even after the massacre of the innocents in NewtownNot Morgan, who is outspoken to begin with, and now he is being targeted by NRA members who want him deported READ MORE

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre has been watching too many Rambo movies - Arming all the citizenry is like giving drink to an alcoholic (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:30:16 PST

Wayne LaPierreNRA’s Wayne LaPierre has been watching too many Rambo movies - Arming all the citizenry is like giving drink to an alcoholicWayne LaPierre, spokesman for the National Rifle Association, looked like a demented chicken squawking on the stage of the National Rifle Association press briefing yesterdayHe was clearly a man under pressure and he did not handle it very wellWith the daily diet of heartbreaking stories from Newtown still flooding in LaPierre did the incredible He called for more guns in America to counter more violence READ MORE

Prediction for the New Year - what the world can expect from the Republicans, Catholic Church and more in 2013 (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:15:17 PST

Rick SantorumIt's that time of year again Assuming all those folks were actually wrong about that Mayan end-of-the-world thing, a new year is upon us Let’s gaze into our crystal ball and see what 2013 might have in store for the Irish in AmericaFirst off, we can expect the Republican Party to make some changes READ MORE

Can Mike Bloomberg keep Barack Obama honest on new gun laws? -- Obama’s speech in Newtown reveals he has got the message - for now (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:31:46 PST

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on NBC's "Meet the Press" (Photo:NBC)Let’s hear it for Mike Bloomberg for putting it up to President Obama in no uncertain fashion on the guns issue in AmericaThe bodies of the little ones and adults killed in Newtown are hardly cold and already we are hearing the weasel words of the gun lobby about how kindergarten teachers should be armed and people kill people not gunsThis time however we see an enormous revulsion across the country against the insane unregulated market in guns for madmen, psychopaths, and the deranged that exists in the US READ MORE

Immigration advice for Republicans - post election talk of reform seems superficial and desperate (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:46:34 PST

Senator Linsdey GrahamWell, Republicans, here’s the bad news Your attempts to suddenly seem immigrant-friendly are awkward at best, and - to put it more bluntly - seem hypocritical, superficial and desperate On the other hand, there is good news There is no reason to believe Mitt Romney’s loss to Barack Obama truly represents some kind of final nail in the coffin of the Republican Party READ MORE

From the Chapel Gates of Cooraclare to the plot to seize America - the story of Brigadier General Martin Meaney (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:15:11 PDT

Martin H Meaney“No greater fighting regiment has ever existed than the 165th Infantry of the Rainbow Division formed by the old 69th Regiment of New York,” claimed General Douglas MacArthur of the very regiment he chose to represent New York State in a purpose built shock division that was formed from the cream of the US National Guard in WWIThe “Fighting” 69th Irish regiment was founded in 1851 by Irish citizens in New York City as a militia regiment known locally as the 2nd Regiment of Irish Volunteers The late regimental historian, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth H Powers related to this column some years back how the close identification of a regiment with a particular ethnic stock of the American population was quite rare in the US army and made the 69th unique READ MORE