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Planning for Constitutional Change
The recent census figures for the North attracted significant attention and analysis. It is remarkable that a century after partition,...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 13, 20222 min read
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‘A New Ireland. A Nation Home for All’: Speech by Mary Lou McDonald TD to Ireland’s Future
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD addressed the Ireland's Future gathering in Dublin on Saturday, October 1. Her address to a...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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A Plan For Ireland's Future
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, Hello from Ireland. It’s been all about budgets since I got home. In both Irish and British terms, a...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 2, 20222 min read
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The End of Partition: Planning for Ireland’s Future
By Declan Kearney This article first appeared in An Phoblacht. Sometimes decades of political change can happen within periods of months....

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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Protecting the Good Friday Agreement, from DC to NY and back home again
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, I’m on the road again, this time with Gerry Kelly visiting Washington and New York. The Washington leg of...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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2021 Census Results: ‘Time to plan for a better future together’
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has said the publication of the 2021 Census results indicate that 'historic change is happening’ and said...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Gerry Kelly MLA Addresses Inaugural Martin McGuinness Peace Foundation Dinner
Gerry Kelly, Sinn Féin MLA for North Belfast was the special guest at the inaugural Martin McGuinness Peace Foundation Dinner on...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 22, 20222 min read
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Gerry Kelly to travel to Washington and New York
Will Speak At Inaugural Martin McGuinness Peace Foundation Dinner Gerry Kelly MLA will this week travel to Washington and New York. While...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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The King and I
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, The news here has been wall-to-wall coverage of the death of the British Queen Elizabeth and the...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Add Ireland to E-3 Non-Immigrant Visa Program
Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means. and Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) Introduce...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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Is This The Way To San Jose?
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, This week I’m traveling with Mary Lou McDonald and her Chief of Staff Dawn Doyle in the Bay Area of San...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 10, 20222 min read
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD meets with US Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has met with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, to discuss the importance...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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Mary Lou McDonald talks with trade union leaders, business & Irish community
Focuses on change and opportunity in Ireland Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has held a series of engagements in San Francisco ...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Go West
A Letter From Ireland a Chairde, Happy Labor Day weekend! The connection between the Labor Movement and Irish Republicanism has always...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 4, 20222 min read
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Mary Lou McDonald to meet political and business leaders on California visit
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald is travelling to California this weekend for a series of engagements. During the visit, she will...

Greg O'Loughlin
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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A Republican story of women in struggle
Síle Darragh’s ground breaking account of her imprisonment in Armagh Gaol has been republished with a new foreword by Rita O’Hare who...

Greg O'Loughlin
Aug 30, 20228 min read
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The Past & Future Meet
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, This week, the past and the future met. I suppose that is the case every day, but this week was marked by...

Greg O'Loughlin
Aug 27, 20222 min read
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Good Friday Agreement Threatened
The ECHR is one of the foundations of the peace agreement and of the Good Friday Agreement. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human...

Greg O'Loughlin
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Toe-tapping and Kneecapping
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, When I am on leave, I like to get away from politics. Greg from Friends of Sinn Féin USA knows me and my...

Greg O'Loughlin
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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The tragedy of Michael Collins
Remembering the Past - 100 years ago By MÍCHEÁL MAC DONNCHA We are seeing a deluge of media coverage on the centenary of the death of...

Greg O'Loughlin
Aug 18, 20227 min read
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