Building a Green Wall: Irish America's Resurgence Post-Brexit

By Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher

In the aftermath of Britain's 2016 decision to leave the EU, the Irish-American ethnic lobby remobilized to defend the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement from the threats posed by Brexit.

Drawing on interviews in Washington, Belfast, Dublin and London, Cowell-Meyers and Gallaher explore how the lobby shaped US policy towards Brexit in order to prevent the reimposition of a hard border on the island of Ireland and preserve peace. The authors also consider the lobby's approach to other contentious issues, including a united Ireland and Troubles-related investigations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529238005
• ISBN13: 9781529238006
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 192 Pages