Irish Unity

The Legacy Bill created the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the “ICRIR”) to review cases of unlawful shootings and killings; it provided immunity from prosecution and barred civil suits for persons committing unlawful killings and shootings during the Troubles. Immunity was conditioned on the offender providing the ICRIR with incriminating information about their acts. In other words, confess.

Earlier this year, McGraw played a leading role in bringing Irish Ambassador to the United States Geraldine Byrne Nason to New York's Capital Region as keynote speaker for the Schenectady LAOH's 125th Anniversary Gala. During the visit, the Ambassador met with Governor Kathy Hochul, attended

“From the very beginning Sinn Féin made it clear that it was not in Ireland’s interests to sign up wholescale to the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact. We have stated categorically we should retain sovereignty over these matters. We have voted against this pact at every opportunity.

There are eleven councils, and this year Sinn Féin took the leadership role in six councils, including the largest urban councils of Belfast, Derry and Strabane, as well as councils covering Armagh, Fermanagh, and Tyrone. In Antrim and Newtownabbey Council,

say disappointing, as I believe neither will deliver the kind of new and united Ireland that the people so desperately need and desire. But that is democracy.  I am always mindful of President Clinton's words: "The American people have spoken—but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said."