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

By Carolyn Gallaher and Kimberly Cowell-Meyers

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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529237998
• ISBN13: 9781529237993
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 192 Pages