Brehons meet with Eliot Spitzer:
	Shown above are Sean Crowley, James Wrynn, Lawrence Downes, Marty Glennon, Larry Elovich, Stephen McCabe, Eliot Spitzer, Shaun Kerrigan, Grant Lally and Robert Lynch.

Among the issues they are exploring are the difficulties faced in Ireland by proponents of the peace process, especially relative to the unrealized promise of policing reform and the disappointing lack of progress in implementing other aspects of the Good Friday Agreement.  Also discussed were the continued detention in Colombia of three Irish citizens despite their recent acquittal on discredited charges, the calls for accountability in the case of murdered Irish attorney Patrick Finucane and the ongoing difficulties faced by Irish political émigrés seeking shelter in the U.S., including Malachy McAllister and Ciarán Ferry.

The Brehon Law Society of Nassau County participates in the Brehon Council,  comprised of officers of Brehon Law Societies in New York, Long Island and Westchester and a number of prominent public officials.  Its members have been deeply involved in the issues discussed with the Attorney General.  During his tenure as New York's chief legal officer, Mr. Spitzer has earned an international reputation as a champion of the rule of law and ethics in public, civil and business affairs.  The Brehons have been highly impressed with the interest and breadth of knowledge he demonstrated in Irish issues.

The Brehon Council is preparing detailed reports on the results of the conference and planned future briefings with Mr. Spitzer, to be delivered to other organizations in which its individual members are active, including the IPEC, IAUC and the AOH.  Present at the meeting was Australian barrister and Brehon Shaun Kerrigan, who was on his way, along with Stephen McCabe, founder of the Nassau County Brehons, to Colombia as part of the "Bring Them Home Campaign" campaign to secure the safe release of the Colombia Three.  Both of these Brehons have traveled to Colombia many times previously as observers at the trial at which the Irish defendants were acquitted, and to their standing as distinguished legal professionals in their respective countries to lobby for dues process and safe repatriation for those men.