Fr Alan Hilliard, Director of the Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants (IECE) and the chair of Éan’s board, attended yesterday’s rally in Washington DC. The rally brought Irish immigrants living in the US together to lobby politicians for comprehensive immigration reform. “Today’s rally is an example of people taking responsibility for their own futures, and… Continue reading Éan chair visits Washington
ILIR sponsors DC rally, lobbying
Thousands of people marched on Washington yesterday in support of legislation that would benefit the undocumented Irish in the US, along with their 11 million counterparts of all nationalities. The ILIR gathered 2,500 supporters, mainly Irish undocumented from all over the US, to lobby members of Congress on Capital Hill and attend a rally. Democratic… Continue reading ILIR sponsors DC rally, lobbying
Limerick man’s visit home results in US visa trouble
A 35-year-old Limerick native has been prevented from returning to his pregnant wife in Iowa by US immigration authorities. Jimmy Murphy of Newcastle West has been married less than a year to Iowa native Rachele Murphy; he was employed in the US and had applied for adjustment of status, which he was told would take… Continue reading Limerick man’s visit home results in US visa trouble
Self-proclaimed "plastic Paddy" weighs in on rugby controversy
The Irish Times carries a letter today regarding the rugby match between England and Ireland this evening at Croke Park. Much has been made over the controversial matter of “God Save the Queen” at the stadium, which was the scene of a massacre of 14 innocent people by British paramilitaries in 1920. Dr Richard Lanigan… Continue reading Self-proclaimed "plastic Paddy" weighs in on rugby controversy
Irish prisoners exempt from deportation
Irish prisoners will not be deported upon completion of their sentences, according to a decision announced yesterday by British Home Secretary John Reid. A campaign by the Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas and the Irish Government has resulted in the exemption of Irish nationals from the policy, announced last April, of deporting foreign national prisoners.… Continue reading Irish prisoners exempt from deportation
"The Country Boy" tours nation with 1950s emigration tale
The Country Boy, a play written by John Murphy in 1959, is on tour around Ireland. The Irish Times calls it “a gentle, old-fashioned hymn to the Irish emigrant, a theme which, five years later, would receive a more sophisticated and cutting-edge treatment in Brian Friel’s ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come!’”. The play tells the story… Continue reading "The Country Boy" tours nation with 1950s emigration tale