Bill Text: NJ SR131 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commemorates 100th anniversary of Ireland's first D?il.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-13 - Filed with Secretary of State [SR131 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-SR131-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Commemorates 100th anniversary of Ireland's First Dáil.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A SENATE Resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of Ireland's First Dáil.
Whereas, The resolve and sacrifices of the people of Ireland in 1918 led directly to the establishment of an independent state and enabled the people of Ireland to enjoy the freedom they cherish today; and
Whereas, In the 1918 general elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Irish members of parliament won a landslide victory; and
Whereas, On January 21, 1919, instead of taking their seats in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Irish members met in Dublin's Mansion House to declare Ireland to be an independent nation and to establish an alternative parliament called Dáil Éireann; and
Whereas, The First Dáil, which was the first meeting of the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Ireland, produced a Declaration of Independence and a Message to the Free Nations of the World; and
Whereas, The seminal event in Dublin's Mansion House a century ago helped change history and led to the creation of an independent and modern Ireland; and
Whereas, The State of New Jersey honors Ireland's struggle for liberty, the resolve and sacrifice of the people of Ireland, and those who did not lose their determination to advance Irish independence; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House commemorates the 100th anniversary of the sitting of the First Dáil in Ireland.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America, and each member of the United States Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the First Dáil in Ireland. The First Dáil refers to the first meeting of the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Ireland. In the 1918 general elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Irish members of parliament won a landslide victory. On January 21, 1919, instead of taking their seats in the parliament, the Irish members met in Dublin's Mansion House to declare Ireland's independence and establish an alternative parliament called Dáil Éireann. To honor the resolve and sacrifice of the people of Ireland and those who did not lose their determination to advance Irish independence, the State of New Jersey commemorates the 100th anniversary of the sitting of the First Dáil Éireann.
