For her long dedication to bringing an end to The Troubles, Hillary Clinton was deservedly recognized today by Irish America Magazine. Congratulations, Mme. Secretary!
In these contentious times, I offer my favorite Irish prayer. A Blessed and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!
May those that love us love us,
And those that don’t love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn’t turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles
So we will know them
By their limping.
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Hillary Clinton Inducted to
Irish America Hall of Fame
for work on N.I. Peace
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking at the Irish America Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon at the Essex House in New York, March 16, 2015. (Photo: Ben Asen / Irish America)By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
March 18, 2015“Irish Americans for Hillary,” said the buttons on the tables in the ballroom of the Essex House Hotel where Irish America magazine honored Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton for her work in advancing the Irish Peace Process by inducting her into the Irish America Hall of Fame, which is based on the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience in New Ross, County Wexford, the ancestral home of John F. Kennedy who inspired her husband Bill Clinton to enter public service.
Joining Secretary Clinton were three other outstanding inductees, the philanthropist Robert J. McCann, CEO UPS Group America, Emmett O’Connell, head of Great Western Mining, who has spent his life strengthening the bond between Ireland and America and Pat Quinn, creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge which raised millions for ALS research.
Here is an excellent recap of Hillary’s efforts for peace.
When It Comes to Irish Peace,
Hillary and History RhymeBy Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
April / May 2015Hillary Rodham Clinton’s role in the Irish peace process is often underestimated but there were few people more important.
In retrospect it all seems so obvious. Once an American president focused on Ireland, there would be an immediate concerted effort to find a way to end Europe’s long-running war.
After decades of war the American intervention was decisive, a fact admitted years later by the British government themselves. The reality at the time was different, however. When President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president in history to focus on peace in Ireland, the initiative was opposed on all sides.
