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United States President Ronald Reagan speaking to a crowd in his ancestral home in Ballyporeen, Ireland in 1984. Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) – 40th President of the United States (1981–1989); 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975); father was Irish-American [51] Thomas Reilly – Massachusetts Attorney General; Daniel J. Riordan – US ...
Political party Republican Michael Anthony Hess (born Anthony Lee ; July 5, 1952 – August 15, 1995) was an Irish-born American lawyer, deputy chief legal counsel and later chief legal counsel to the Republican National Committee (RNC) in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
Higgins was the president of the Labour Party from 2003 to 2011, until he resigned following his election as president of Ireland. [4] [5] Higgins has used his time in office as president to address issues concerning justice, social equality, social inclusion, anti-sectarianism, anti-racism, and reconciliation.
Aontú is an all-Ireland republican party with a left-wing economic stance and a conservative social position. It was founded in 2019 by Peadar Tóibín who left Sinn Féin because of its support for the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. It has two TDs, one senator and eight councillors in the Republic of Ireland.
The Ireland-US Council [8] and the US-Ireland Alliance are organizations which encourage bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) is an organization founded in 2005 by Niall O'Dowd , Ciaran Staunton, and Kelly Fincham that campaigns for reform of United States immigration law and for ...
In June 1964, he returned to Washington, D.C., as the second President of Ireland to address the United States Congress. [117] In 1966, the Dublin Jewish community arranged the planting and dedication of the Éamon de Valera Forest in Israel, near Nazareth, in recognition of his support for Ireland's Jews. [118]
Clan na Gael (CnG) (Irish: Clann na nGael, pronounced [ˈklˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈŋeːlˠ]; "family of the Gaels") is an Irish republican organization, founded in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries, successor to the Fenian Brotherhood and a sister organization to the Irish Republican Brotherhood.