US–Ireland Alliance Drops George Mitchell’s Name From Scholarship Program

Overview

• The Alliance’s board voted unanimously to remove Mitchell’s name after new Epstein-related materials were published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.
• The newly released cache contains more than three million pages, roughly 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, according to the Justice Department.
• Emails indicating post‑2008 contacts appear to contradict Mitchell’s prior statements of no contact after Epstein’s conviction, and he continues to deny wrongdoing and stand by his earlier accounts.
• The organization will temporarily refer to recipients as US–Ireland Alliance Scholars and will consult alumni, the Irish Government and supporters before updating official channels.
• The scholarship program, established to send U.S. graduates to Ireland and Northern Ireland, remains paused as the Alliance seeks an endowment, with a previously stated Irish Government match commitment up to €20 million.