Much has been written on the Irish Diaspora in the United States and every Irish person is familiar with the searing images of a dispossessed people having to leave this island due to the Great Hunger.
Stella O'Leary, who founded the Irish American Democrats Political Action Committee, has been appointed by US President Joe Biden to be the Observer for the International Fund for Ireland. Dublin native O'Leary says there is a number of challenges presently facing the International Fund for Ireland.
Consul General CiarĂ¡n Madden called together leaders in the Irish and African-American communities who shared Irish heritage to forge an organization.