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This saw the Irish attain greater political power in Indianapolis local affairs. Although the first two Irish mayors of Indianapolis, John Caven and Daniel MaCauley, were of the Republican Party, as a whole the Irish of Indianapolis sides with the Democrats, especially since the Republicans were the party of blacks, and Irish were opposed to ...
Cooper, James, "'A Log-Rolling, Irish-American Politician, Out to Raise Votes in the United States': Tip O'Neill and the Irish Dimension of Anglo-American Relations, 1977–1986," Congress and the Presidency, (2015) 42#1 pp: 1–27. Cronin, Seán. Washington's Irish Policy 1916–1986: Independence, Partition, Neutrality (Dublin: Anvil Books, 1987)
The hero of the hour was the American-born Irish republican leader Éamon de Valera. The convention appointed the American Commission on Irish Independence to go to Europe to lobby and secure a hearing at the peace conference for Irelands case for independence; its members were Frank P. Walsh, Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, and Michael J. Ryan.
The Irish National Caucus (INC) was founded in 1974 by Father Seán Gabriel McManus at a meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an Irish-Catholic fraternal organization. [1] The INC lobbies for the MacBride Principles , a manifesto that demands the cooperation of US companies doing business in Northern Ireland in fighting alleged ...
The Indiana Convention Center is a major convention center located in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The original structure was completed in 1972 and has undergone five expansions. [ 1 ] In total, there are 71 meeting rooms, 11 exhibit halls, and three multi-purpose ballrooms.
The Congressional Friends of Ireland, or Friends of Ireland, is an organization in the United States Congress that was founded in 1981 by Irish-American politicians Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Daniel Moynihan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill to support initiatives for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. [1]
To kick things off, one of the most iconic names in all Irish music comes to Utica for a 3-6 p.m. performance on Sunday, March 3 when Derek Warfield and his phenomenal band, the Young Wolfe Tones ...
The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is a historical society devoted to Irish American history that was founded in Boston in the late 19th century. Non-partisan and non-sectarian since its inception in 1897, [1] it maintains the most complete private collection of Irish and Irish-American literature and history in the United States, [2] and it publishes a journal entitled The Recorder. [3]