Bertie Ahern spoke movingly of the bond created by past generations of immigrants to the US in his historic speech to the joint session of the US Congress today. Ireland’s immigrant legacy in the US figured prominently in his speech, and he did not leave out a request for the US to resolve the plight… Continue reading Emigration prominent in Ahern’s speech to Congress
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Emigrant citizenship and diaspora policy: publications roundup
The relationship between home countries and their diasporas is becoming increasingly the subject of research. A number of articles have been published recently exploring the nature of the relationship, and the way countries are responding to increasing globalisation and the changes that enhanced transport and communications technology have wrought in emigrant experience. World wide webs:… Continue reading Emigrant citizenship and diaspora policy: publications roundup
Postal vote for overseas travellers, suggests report
Postal voting should be enhanced to accommodate those who are temporarily out of the country at election time, says an Oireachtas committee report on electoral procedures. The report, “The Future of the Electoral Register in Ireland and Related Matters”, was published yesterday. Produced by the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, it… Continue reading Postal vote for overseas travellers, suggests report
Author seeks stories from workers in British construction
Ean member and author Ultan Cowley has put out a call for information as he researches his new book. In his own words: DID YOU EVER WORK IN BRITISH CONSTRUCTION? In 2001 I wrote a history of the Irish in British construction, The Men who built Britain, and now I want to publish the stories… Continue reading Author seeks stories from workers in British construction
“White Cargo” tells of forgotten slave trade involving Irish
The little-known story of the white slave trade from Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries has been told in a new book. White Cargo by Don Jordan and Michael Walsh has been published by Mainstream Publishing. It tells how British authorities rounded up the impoverished and the criminal and sent them to colonies in… Continue reading “White Cargo” tells of forgotten slave trade involving Irish
Clinton, Obama campaigns take Irish slants
The Irish interest in the Democratic primary continues, with several developments of Irish interest from both campaigns in the last week. Senator Hillary Clinton appeared last week at the first of three Irish-American Presidential Forums. She spoke on a variety of issues, including her belief in the Northern Ireland peace process and her commitment to… Continue reading Clinton, Obama campaigns take Irish slants