US House's move to close fund prompts furious reaction
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND:THE US House of Representatives withdrew funding for the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) in a “continuing resolution” approved on Tuesday night. The measure, contained within a package to fund the US government for the next three weeks, will doubtless be passed by the Senate.
Irish officials visiting Washington for St Patrick’s Day described as “unfortunate” the timing – just before Speaker John Boehner is to host the Taoiseach and the Northern Ireland leaders for lunch on Capitol Hill today.