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Meeting with SDLP Leader
Ad Hoc members meet SDLP leader A small group of Ad Hoc members met last Saturday with SDLP leader Claire Hanna and the Mayor of Derry/Strabane Lillian Seenoi-Barr. Key issues raised included. SDLP role as Opposition in Stormont and party future growth, Legacy reform and PSNI , Challenge of PSNI Jon Boucher to UK secrecy…
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Letter to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement recently wrote to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn.
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Jon Boutcher Chief Constable of the PSNI Legacy talk for the British Irish Association
Good morning, I am going to address you this morning on the key issue of legacy. Legacy in my view is connected to a multitude of issues today in NI and across the island of Ireland, including societal wellbeing, economic strength and opportunity, UK and Irish governmental relationships and the trust and confidence of the…
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Saint Patrick’s Week Meetings
The Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement held a series of meetings in the run up to Saint Patrick’s Day in Washington DC. Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly attended a working lunch with the Committee providing updates on the devolved government in Northern Ireland. Professor Katy Hayward of Queen’s University also…
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Joe Kennedy III Participates at Peace Summit 2025
Joe Kennedy III, former Presidential Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland and the newly appointed co-chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement, recently participated in the Peace Summit 2025 at Fisk University in Nashville. This collaborative event between Queen’s, Belmont University and Fisk University took place on 26-28 February. The…
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BREAKING NEWS – Joe Kennedy III & Susan Davis appointed as new co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee, John Feehery appointed Vice-Chair
Former Presidential Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III and Susan Davis, President of Susan Davis International, have been appointed as the new bi-partisan Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee.
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The Washington Forum on Northern Ireland
Featuring: Rt Hon Hilary Benn, MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; Jon Boutcher QPM, Chief Constable of PSNI; Sharon Hudson-Dean, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; and Emma Little-Pengelly, MP, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.
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Billy Lawless, RIP
AdHoc member Billy Lawless died on November 8. The former Senator for the Diaspora from Galway, an emigrant to Chicago, was a tremendous advocate for immigrants in the US and for the Irish community around the world. Billy cofounded VotingRights.ie to advocate for voting rights for Irish emigrants alongside Ad Hoc Executive Director Kevin Sullivan…
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