Ray O Hanlon on his book about how US door was unintentionally closed to the Irish
David Roy chats to Irish American journalist and author Ray O Hanlon about his new book Unintended Consequences: The story of Irish immigration to the US and how America s door was closed to the Irish. President John F Kennedy during his 1963 visit to New Ross, Co Wexford
Journalist and author Ray O Hanlon has lived and worked in America for over 30 years I AM going to come back and see old Shannon s face again, and I am taking, as I go back to America, all of you with me. These were John F Kennedy s parting words to the Irish at Shannon Airport in June 1963, as the most powerful Irish American in history concluded his presidential visit to his ancestral homeland.