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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The Battle of Gettysburg: The untold story of the Pennsylvania Irish Brigade

On July 1, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. We remember the Irish Pennsylvania Fighting 69th who "put up a magni...

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almost 2 years ago
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The heartbreaking pain of exile for Irish emigrants and the long journey home

How I thought again about an emigrant's love for their homeland despite many years overseas

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almost 2 years ago
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My interview with Charles Manson, America’s most notorious killer

Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was released three years ago this month. While fictional, the fil...

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almost 2 years ago
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US Supreme Court is over-reliant on outdated Constitution

Over 230 years old, it is now absurd that in modern society the United States judges believe the Constitution can dic...

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almost 2 years ago
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US Supreme Court is over-reliant on outdated Constitution

According to the Republican-appointed majority on the Supreme Court, abortion must be blocked because dead men who ne...

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almost 2 years ago
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The tragedy behind how abortion became legal in Ireland

In 2012, Savita Halappanavar died from sepsis while miscarrying in a Co Galway hospital. Her request for an abortion ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Was your family shanty or lace curtain Irish? It’s important

So which Irish are you? Shanty or lace curtain, narrow back or donkey, Mick or Paddy?

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almost 2 years ago
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The American Revolution was Ireland’s first victory

An excerpt from Niall O'Dowd's newest book "George Washington and the Irish: Incredible Stories of the Irish Spies, S...

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almost 2 years ago
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"George Washington and the Irish": Hercules Mulligan - thinker, tailor, sleeper spy

As the British fled, Washington breakfasted with America's greatest spy, Hercules Mulligan, an Irishman who had saved...

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almost 2 years ago
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This son of an Irish emigrant invented Artificial Intelligence and changed the world

John McCarthy was the son of a penniless Irish immigrant from Kerry and maybe the most important Irish American you n...

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almost 2 years ago
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On This Day, in 1963, President John F. Kennedy began his state visit to Ireland

In June 1963, just five months before his assassination in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy made his historic trip t...

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almost 2 years ago
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The spectacle of Irish sporting in the summertime

It's set to be a busy summer of sport in Ireland, with the All Ireland GAA finals and the Galway Races on the horizon.

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