During her address on Tuesday to the Seanad Eirann, Gov. Maura Healey said the ongoing partnership between Ireland and Massachusetts has produced many positive outcomes.
Healey also discussed how both Ireland and Massachusetts constantly worked to address issues of injustice and inequality.
Senator Regina Doherty echoed this theme saying that progress happened because of people on both sides of the Atlantic who were willing to fight and sacrifice for that goal.
Senator Malcolm Byrne praised the resilience the state showed during one of the region’s darkest moments.
Healey, one of the first two openly lesbian elected governors in the U.S., and a descendant of Irish immigrants, was invited to Ireland to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the country’s decriminalization of homosexuality.
