RSA 12-O:22-a New Hampshire-Ireland Trade Council.
Title: I - THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter: 12-O - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
I. The general court finds as follows:
(a) Ireland's ties to New Hampshire date back to 1719 when a group of Scots-Irish families built the settlement of Nutfield;
(b) Irish Americans were an important part of New Hampshire early history, such as Gen. John Sullivan, who helped win the American Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, and was New Hampshire's third Governor;
(c) New Hampshire is the most Irish state in the nation, with more than 20 percent of Granite Staters boasting of Irish ancestry;
(d) Ireland is one of New Hampshire's largest trade partners, exporting more than $400 million in Granite State goods to Ireland annually; and
(e) New Hampshire should build upon its historic, cultural, and economic ties with the Republic of Ireland.