Thirty-two members of the US Congress have written to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asking that he continue the position of special envoy to Ireland which is set to be discontinued as part of the State Department budget cuts.
As the Trump administration seek to abolish the position that played a key role in the success of the Irish peace process, we look back at the achievements of the US special envoy in Northern Ireland.
Bannon’s great, great grandfather came to America at a time when there were hardly any restrictions on immigration but now his descendant describes it as a time when we had “control of borders”.
The former Secretary of State is also critical of Trump on a deeply personal level – “I sometimes wonder,” she writes, “If you add together his time spent on golf, Twitter, and cable news, what’s left?”
The decision last week by Donald Trump to join with Typhoon Chuck Schumer and mini-me stormtrooper Nancy Pelosi took the entire weather-beaten GOP by surprise.
Ireland's first gay taoiseach spoke of coming to terms with his sexuality and the tough time he had growing up half Indian in an overwhelmingly white country.
“You know, I'm Irish. I gotta get my black book and I got 'em,” Bannon said. “Christie, because of Billy Bush weekend, was not looked at for a Cabinet position.”
After his run as Trump's White House Press Secretary, Spicer, a proud Irish American, is said to be considering TV gigs in Ireland and the UK, where he sees himself as immensely popular.
Now unionists have strongly hinted they’re ready to offer more support to the Irish language could Northern Ireland’s Assembly be up and running again soon?
Charlottesville, Steve Bannon, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and now DACA – compassion for dreamers would be a step in the right direction but whether he is capable of it is a vexing question.
