Niall O'Dowd Journalist, Publisher, Founder
  • New York
  • Irish Voice/Irish Central

Niall is the Founder of IrishCentral as well as of Irish America Magazine and the Irish Voice Newspaper. He is also responsible for publishing IrishCentral.com community newspaper and The Irish Emigrant newspaper, in Boston. He founded the Wall Street 50 awards, the Top 100 Irish Americans, the Business 100 and more recently the Top 50 Women in Business and the Irish Legal 100 awards. Niall was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin for his work on the Irish peace process, which was a subject of a book, "Daring Diplomacy" and a PBS Special, "An Irish Voice."

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Irish Voice Newspaper, Irish America Magazine, Irishcentral.com

158 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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Biden should run again if Trump is the GOP pick

Joe Biden will always beat Donald Trump in a presidential race but a younger GOP candidate could defeat him.

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Mick Moloney taught us who we are

Mick Moloney delineated how Irish history, our music, and our culture permeates deep into the heartbeat of America.

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The incredible story of the first American ship to bring Famine relief to Ireland

In his book "Voyage of Mercy," Stephen Puleo charts the incredible journey of the USS Jamestown, the first US ship to...

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The forgotten righteous Jew who saved thousands of Irish lives during the famine

It is a remarkable piece of history, mostly unknown, but the greatest giver to famine relief in Ireland was the Londo...

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WATCH: When Beatlemania arrived to Dublin in 1963

Nearly sixty years ago, one of the wildest phenomena of the 20th century hit Dublin... a revolution named The Beatles!

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almost 2 years ago
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Three points to note for the midterm elections

The stakes are huge for the upcoming midterm elections in the US - here are some points to pay attention to in the le...

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almost 2 years ago
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Maureen O’Hara reveals her two heroes - you’ll be surprised by one

Maureen O’Hara, in what was likely her last interview, gave all the credit for her success to her mother’s inspiratio...

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almost 2 years ago
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Brave AOH decision shows strength of ladies' group

The Ancient Order of Hibernians, the oldest and largest Irish Catholic group in the US, voted to remain male-only. If...

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almost 2 years ago
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Donald Trump wanted Mike Pence dead - he almost succeeded

There is no other explanation for Trump's actions in setting a mob on the Irish American Vice Preisdent who barely es...

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almost 2 years ago
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The view from Ireland when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon

On this day, July 20, in 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." In Ireland, ...

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almost 2 years ago
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The truth about Che Guevara? You will be surprised

What is the truth about the revolutionary, with Irish roots, Che Guevara who was at Fidel Castro’s side during the Cu...

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almost 2 years ago
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Guess which American president personally hanged two Irishmen from the scaffold?

Before he was a US president, he was a sheriff and sometimes a hangman. He personally executed two Irishmen - Patrick...

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