NORAID Assignment

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Irish Northern Aid(Noraid) was established in 1970 during the Northern Ireland conflict. The group’s immediate goal was to assist those directly affected by the conflict, such as defense groups.  Noraid’s commitment to the Northern Ireland Conflict took root in the group’s belief that in order to protect Irish identity, believing it to be lost through forced assimilation and American politics, it must protect those who were fighting to unify the country. While the Irish Republican Army(IRA) had many critics both in Ireland and abroad, due to its extreme violence, Noraid was determined to help a group it felt defended Irish identity and would not be deterred in the face of hardship from both British and American politics.
NORAID decided to help the PIRA in order to aid the public perception of the Irish American. NORAID was upset that even in the mid 20th century, that Irish Americans were seen as outsiders in American society and they believed that PIRA would change that. Believing that American society was extremely pro-British and anti-Catholic, NORAID was willing to help further the movement of any group it believed would turn the tide of American society. While NORAID was organized by a group of American outsiders, it sought to change the image of the people who helped shaped American history.

Another reason why NORAID helped the IRA was to change the group’s public perception. Many both in America and abroad saw the IRA as a socialist organization and one that if successful in the Norther Ireland Conflict, could possibly lead the region toward socialism. NORAID continued to censor the socialist messages that the group sent out and even made sure to note that the IRA’s form of socialism was much different than the type of socialism that caused the Red Scare during the Cold War.

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