http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/but+the+hostility+in+the+media+is+amazing+to+witness IrishCentral but the hostility in the media is amazing to witness en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/us-citizenship-targeted-as-unclean-in-irish-presidential-race-as-candidate-dana-slammed-131379013.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/us-citizenship-targeted-as-unclean-in-irish-presidential-race-as-candidate-dana-slammed-131379013.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:00:13 PDT
It is interesting to note that Ireland's effort to reclaim its Diaspora with a major conference in Dublin is occurring at the same time as a presidential candidate there is being excoriated for being an American as well as an Irish citizenOne wonders what the many American businessmen and women will make of the attacks in the media on Dana Rosemary Scanlon since she revealed she was also an American citizenAdmittedly, she should have stated it earlier, but the hostility in the media is amazing to witness The Irish Times even helpfully printed the oath declaring allegiance to America that she took when she became a citizen, even though dual American and Irish citizenship is clearly allowed READ MORE ]]>