Feb 6, 2026
Ireland’s bilateral relationship with the U.S. is built on powerful historical, social and cultural links. Centuries of transatlantic migration have resulted in large Irish-American communities all across the U.S. Almost 32 million people in the U.S. claim Irish...
Dec 5, 2025
Friday, 28th November, 2025 I’ve lived an interesting life. I wanted to share it with a wider audience. You always have detractors – people who try to knock you back. I didn’t let them impede me. I kept driving on. I was a very lucky journalist. I...
Nov 12, 2025
Friday, 17th October, 2025. Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin 4. Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC told our gathering that the proliferation of legal challenges to legislation or to decisions by public bodies, especially in the planning and environmental areas, was of...
Oct 26, 2025
Address by Sean Gallagher, former Presidential candidate and entrepreneur, on Friday, 19th September, 2025, at the Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin. Campaigning for the Presidency is very arduous. I ran in both 2011 and 2018 and one of the challenges is securing a place...
Jul 29, 2025
Sean Kelly, Ireland South ME, said there were arguments for and against running for President. Speaking at out lunch on Thursday, 26th June, at the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, the MEP highlighted comments from Ryanair boss Michael O’ Leary who described the...
May 28, 2025
Speech by Senator Michael McDowell, Grand Canal Hotel, Friday, 16th May, 2025 The single point of maximum vulnerability for the EU is its abject failure to deal with mass migration into Europe. That is the Achilles heel of centrist Europe. Incorporating an...
