{"id":509,"date":"2026-04-17T13:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irishamericandems.org\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2026-09-21T00:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:33:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irishamericandems.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tIrish American Democrats PAC\u200b\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tNovember 3, 2026\u200b\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\n\t\t\tOur mission is to provide support to Democratic candidates who promote peace, justice and prosperity in Ireland.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince 1996, three Irish American presidents have carried the spirit of the Irish diaspora into the White House \u2014 each deepening the bond between America and Ireland.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bill Clinton greets a large crowd in Dublin, forging a pivotal link between American leadership and the Irish peace process.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\t\"We people, the Irish Americans, never stop imagining a brighter future. There's always a little Green behind the Red, White and Blue.\" <\/em>

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\n\t\n\t\t\tBY CHRIS GARLOCK - Labor Heritage

As we gather to celebrate President Driscoll and mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we recognize the deep and enduring contributions of Irish Americans to the nation's labor movement. Irish immigrants helped build America's canals, railroads, cities and industries.

Despite facing discrimination and dangerous working conditions, they helped forge a powerful tradition of worker solidarity and organizing. That tradition produced influential labor leaders across generations. In the late 19th century, Terence V. Powderly helped build the Knights of Labor into one of the first nationwide worker movements, while Peter J. McGuire helped found the carpenters' union and champion Labor Day. Women organizers like Kate Mullany and Mary Kenny O'Sullivan helped lead early organizing among working women.

Perhaps the most famous Irish-born labor figure was Mary Harris \"Mother\" Jones, whose tireless organizing among miners and working families made her one of the most legendary figures in labor history.

In the modern era, leaders such as George Meany and John J. Sweeney continued that legacy at the national level, strengthening unions and expanding the voice of working people.

As we celebrate this milestone in American history and honor President Driscoll, we are reminded of MotherJones\u2019s enduring call to action:\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tIreland's Newest Friend in Congress\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\n\t\t\tCongressman Tim Kennedy\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\tPrior to serving in Congress, Tim represented Western New York in the New York State Senate. As a legislator Tim championed statewide transportation improvements, social justice, gun legislation, women's rights, and immigrant opportunity.

More Irish than the Irish themselves, Tim has been a leader in protecting the Good Friday Agreement and working to foster reconciliation in Northern Ireland. In Buffalo, Tim welcomed Irish Ambassadors from Washington and Irish Lord Mayors from Dublin and Belfast, along with Irish cultural and economic delegations.

He hosted an event at the Library of Congress to celebrate the historic connection between Frederick Douglass and Ireland. Tim sponsored a bill in the New York Senate that established a New York State-Ireland Trade Commission.

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\n\t\n\t\t\tEstablished in 1986, the International Fund for Ireland continues its work preserving the peace in Northern Ireland. The Fund promotes economic and social advance and encourages contact, dialogue, and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists throughout Ireland.

The Fund's mission is to tackle the underlying causes of sectarianism and violence and to build peace, justice, and prosperity. Thanks to the generosity of Ireland's friends in Congress and in the State Department, the Fund is credited with being a model of how to prevent a return to violence following sectarian conflict.

Congressman Brendan Boyle with IFI Chair Shona McCarthy \u2014 sustaining the friendship that keeps the peace.<\/em>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\tBY TED SMYTH

What better time than March to renew our hopes to build a better and stronger United States! And there is no better time than to commit to the Irish American Democrats PAC which provides support to Democratic candidates for office who promote peace, justice and prosperity in Ireland.

This year we are all celebrating America 250 and we Irish are in particular celebrating the contribution of Ireland to building America since the Revolution.

Over the centuries, Irish Americans have built the nation, defended theUnion, led political movements, and organized labor unions to historic victories. Irish Americans established great institutions of higher learning and have shaped American political leadership\u2014from Speakers of the House like John McCormick and Tip O\u2019Neill to numerous U.S.Presidents who proudly claim Irish Heritage. Today, 35 million Irish Americans share the same values of devotion as their forebears to the Constitution, to hard work, honesty and democracy.

We are also celebrating America\u2019s contribution to Ireland. Not only hasAmerica provided a refuge for millions of destitute Irish immigrants but it has been critical to the cause of Irish independence. Over the centuries, Ireland faced the mighty British Empire in seeking its freedom, but this asymmetrical power relationship was balanced by the support of our allies in America.

In recent years, key members of Congress and three American presidents provided critical support for the peace process in Northern Ireland. In the 1970\u2019s, the so-called Four Horsemen, Speaker Tip O\u2019Neill, SenatorsTed Kennedy and Pat Moynihan, and Governor Hugh Carey of NewYork championed equal rights and a role for Dublin in Northern Ireland.

American Presidents have also stepped forward to provide critical support including most recently President Biden who opposed a new border partitioning Ireland following the UK decision to leave the European Union. Three earlier presidents, President Carter, President Reagan, and President Clinton each played a pivotal role in the lead up to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 which brought the violence in Northern Ireland to an end.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\n\t\t\tWe are thus grateful to the Congressional Friends of Ireland who step forward to support the Irish cause, including protecting the Good Friday Agreement. They include many members of Congress such as Reps Richie Neal, Brendan Boyle and Senators Chris Murphy.These members of Congress, supported by the Irish AmericanDemocrats PAC, work to protect and promote the mutually beneficial trade and investment relationship between Ireland and the US. For example, most Americans do not know that Ireland is the 5th largest source of foreign direct investment into the US, with investment by Irish companies valued at $390 billion with more to come this year. Indirectly and directly, Ireland has created 387,000 jobs in the US.

In turn, Ireland welcomes US investment in key industries and of course two-way tourism also employs many people on both sides of the Atlantic.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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