The Irish National Caucus (INC) was founded in 1974 by Father Seán Gabriel McManus at a meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an Irish-Catholic fraternal organization.
[1] The INC lobbies for the MacBride Principles, a manifesto that demands the cooperation of US companies doing business in Northern Ireland in fighting alleged discrimination and abuses there.
[3] The INC operates a tax-exempt charitable organization, the Irish Peace Foundation, to support "a non-violent solution in Ireland.
[6] During his tenure in office, Congressman Mario Biaggi was Chairman of the Ad Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs.
[7] The Ireland-US Council[8] and the US-Ireland Alliance are organizations which encourage bilateral cooperation between the two countries.