The US immigration bill will be reintroduced, apparently. Geri Garvey of the Irish Apostolate has forwarded this statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: “We met this evening with several of the Senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to… Continue reading US immigration bill to be reintroduced
Author: Noreen Bowden
Columnist laments returnees’ plight
The Irish Independent’s article on Vincent Lavery, the 71-year-old returned emigrant who has had difficulty finding a job and accessing social welfare benefits, has prompted an article by a columnist lamenting the difficulties of return. Martina Devlin says that she, too, is a returned emigrant, having left for college in England in the 1980s and… Continue reading Columnist laments returnees’ plight
NY journalist to be emigrants’ voice in Seanad?
A journalist at New York’s Irish Echo newspaper has been having talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael regarding the possibility of becoming the first emigrant rights representative in the Seanad, reports Seán O’Driscoll in today’s Irish Times. Ray O’Hanlon, who is orginally from Dublin, says that his aim has been to secure the parties’ support… Continue reading NY journalist to be emigrants’ voice in Seanad?
Returning teacher “sad and frustrated”
A 71-year-old emigrant who has returned home after five decades in the US is “sad and frustrated” with life back in Ireland, according to the Irish Independent. Journalist Shane Hickey reports that Vincent Lavery returned home after a 35-year career in teaching in Fresno, California; in the US he was highly active in his community, as a soccer… Continue reading Returning teacher “sad and frustrated”
Migrant priests to be honoured in Rome
The Irish community in Rome will be celebrating the lives of two priests, one an Irish native who worked in Rome and the other who came from Holland but worked in Dublin. The Basilica of San Clemente will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the excavations undertaken by Dominican priest Joseph Mullooly. Fr Mullooly was born… Continue reading Migrant priests to be honoured in Rome
Convicted fraudster scams Irish undocumented
There has been substantial media coverage of the case of Ralph Cucciniello, who scammed millions of dollars from 200 undocumented immigrants. Mr Cucciniello posed as a lawyer working with Yale Immigration Law Clinic, and promised undocumented Irish immigrants that he would get them papers in return for a $5,000 fee. But Cucciniello was not a… Continue reading Convicted fraudster scams Irish undocumented