The Taoiseach is considering an honours system that would formally recognise outstanding achievements by Irish citizens. The proposed system was discussed in Question Time in the Dail yesterday. The Taoiseach said that the Irish abroad would be eligible under his proposed system: The system should be capable of applying to citizens, the diaspora and others… Continue reading Awards system would include Diaspora
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ILIR leader takes aim at critic
The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform has taken a strong stance against views expressed last week in an Irish Times article by US-Ireland Alliance director Trina Vargo that campaigners should not seek a bilateral agreement to regularise the status of the Irish in the US. In today’s Irish Times, Irish-American publisher Niall O’Dowd, who heads… Continue reading ILIR leader takes aim at critic
Over 1600 Irish refused benefits under HRC
There were 1,629 Irish citizens and returning emigrants that have been refused welfare benefits under the habitual residency condition, according to a report by Carl O’Brien in today’s Irish Times. Emigrant Advice staff member Joe O’Brien says that the situtaion is detrimental to those intending to return: “It’s something that needs to be tackled immediately… Continue reading Over 1600 Irish refused benefits under HRC
Michael Ring on emigrants in US, Britain
Mayo TD Michael Ring, the Fine Gael Spokesperson for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has debated Trina Vargo of the US-Ireland Alliance over her objections to the campaign for a bilateral agreement to legalise the status of undocumented Irish in the US. Mr Ring took a strong stance in support of the campaign; he tabled… Continue reading Michael Ring on emigrants in US, Britain
Ean quoted in Irish Echo story on US-Ireland Forum
Ean has received a mention in the Irish Echo’s article on the US-Ireland Forum. The article, by Stephen McKinley, describes the events of the conference. The relevant quote: “It’s an exciting time to be involved with Diaspora issues,” said Noreen Bowden, a first-generation Irish New Yorkers who lives in Dublin, and is director of the… Continue reading Ean quoted in Irish Echo story on US-Ireland Forum
US campaigner has dim hopes for reform
Also in the Irish Times today is an interview with US immigration campaigner Frank Sharry, who talks to the paper’s migration correspondent, Ruadhan Mac Cormaic. Sharry is executive director of the National Immigration Forum, offers an extremely pessimistic view of the prospect for immigration reform, saying that it may be ten years before a solution… Continue reading US campaigner has dim hopes for reform