The Irish are great communicators. In whatever industry in which communications is a key skill, you will find the Irish very close to the top. "The gift of the gab" is what our ancestors called it, and in the modern day context, despite the era of iPhones and multimedia, it is still all about getting your message across. The Irish do it superbly, as our list of Top 30 Irish in Media reveals. As you scroll down the list you will see names and faces that are very familiar, and you can be sure their skills were first honed in Irish families where talking, arguing, debating and discussing were all on the daily to-do list. Small wonder then, that the Irish in media play an outsized role. Small wonder that we found it relatively easy to come up with our honorees, because the Irish media presence is so great. Long may it continue. Congratulations to all of them, especially our main honoree, Maureen Dowd, New York Times columnist and winner of our Irish Spirit Award.

1. Brennan, Margaret
2. Browne, Patti Ann
3. Daly, Michael
4. Dolan, Jim
5. Dowd, Maureen
6. Dunn, Peter
7. Dwyer, Jim
8. Glick, Alexis
9. Guilfoyle, Kimberly
10. Haire, Jack
11. Hannity, Sean
12. Hickey, Magee
13. Hogan, John
14. Hyland, Jackie
15. Kelly, Greg
16. Kelly, Keith
17. Kelly, Megyn
18. Kiernan, Pat
19. McShane, Connell
20. Meany, Megan
21. Moriarty, Erin
22. Murphy, Mary
23. O'Brien, Soledad
24. O'Reilly, Bill
25. Powers, Kirsten
26. Regan, Trish
27. Ryan, Sam
28. Shaughnessy, Kristen
29. Sullivan, Kate
30. William, Brian