Gallagher only learned later that he owed his new life, as did tens of thousands of other immigrants, to Congressman Brian Donnelly of Boston, who pushed the bill that created the visa program ...

Congressman Brian Donnelly, who authored a Bill to permit a visa, or NP-5, extension programme for Irish emigrants to the US, was “profusely thanked” by his Irish hosts during a visit to ...

Brian Donnelly, the former US congressman who helped secure visas for thousands of Irish immigrants in the US, has died aged 76. Mr Donnelly was best known in Ireland for his leading role in ...