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Previous News Stories Include:

A Fun Night for All; Celtic Chefs are a Big Success

More than 250 guests sampled sumptuous hors d'oeuvres, breathtaking desserts and savory signature dishes from some of the Washington area's top Irish chefs May 18 at the St. Regis Hotel during the Washington Ireland Program's fundraiser, "An Evening with Celtic Chefs."

The seven chefs - Cathal Armstrong (Restaurant Eve, Eamonn's, PX, The Majestic,) Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIsaac (Birch and Barley, Churchkey,) Brian McBride (The Blue Duck Tavern,) Tracy O'Grady (Willow Restaurant,) Geoff Tracy (Chef Geoff's, LIA's) and Darren Hendry (Bobby Van's Grill) -- prepared an unforgettable feast.

The chefs got some assistance from some well- known current and former members of Congress, media personalities and other Washington dignitaries who served as sous chefs.   Find out more

Walsh Witnesses Transfer of Police Powers to Northern Ireland

WIP Board Member, former NY Congressman, Jim Walsh was in Belfast in March to watch the clearing of the last major legislative hurdle for the Good Friday Peace Agreement.  Read his thoughts on the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland - Click Here

WIP Board Member Elected BAC President

WIP Board Member Jim Boland was recently elected President of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC.)            

Boland, who was born in Leitrim in the Republic of Ireland, held the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the 100,000-member union since 1999. He succeeds retiring President John J. Flynn, who along with his wife Joyce (WIP Board member) has been a great supporter of WIP.

A member of Local 3 California, Boland is a former Local Officer and worked as a bricklayer, and stone and marble mason on commercial projects in the San Francisco Bay area. #A member of the International's Executive Board since 1995, Boland graduated from the Harvard Trade Union Program in 1996.

As president, Boland formulates and supervises the international union’s programs and activities.

BAC represents roughly 100,000 skilled masonry-trowel trades' craftworkers in the United States and Canada.  It is the oldest continuous construction union in North America.