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DUP minister ‘claiming’ some of the earliest US settlers for Northern Ireland

Gordon Lyons highlights Ulster-Scots role in early US history, noting 25 million Americans identify with this heritage to boost Northern Ireland's cultural and economic profile.

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He was speaking as Irish premier Micheal Martin emphasised the historic links between Ireland and the US some 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence

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DUP minister ‘claiming’ some of the earliest US settlers for Northern Ireland

Gordon Lyons said it is ‘not about division’ but to make Northern Ireland stand out in the minds of those in the US.

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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