NORAID
NORAID, officially the Irish Northern Aid Committee, is an Irish American membership organization founded after the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in 1969. The organization states its mission is to aid in the creation of a United Ireland in the spirit of the 1916 Easter Proclamation and to support the Northern Ireland Peace process. During the Troubles, NORAID was known for raising funds for the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Nationalist relief groups such as Green Cross and An Cumann Cabrach. NORAID runs a newsletter titled The Irish People which provides analysis and coverage of ongoing events in Northern Ireland.
Irish Northern Aid Committee | |
NORAID logo | |
| Formation | 1969 |
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| Founder | Michael Flannery |
| Purpose | Irish reunification, support for the Northern Ireland Peace Process |
| Headquarters | Pearl River, New York |
| Origins | Northern Ireland civil rights movement, The Troubles |
| Services | Fundraising, Irish language education, Republican activism |
Main organ | The Irish People |
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