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Senator Chris Murphy, a political star is born over N.R.A. and gun issue - NY Times’ Maureen Dowd hails a new voice in the battle against more guns (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:19:48 PDT

Senator Chris MurphyIrish America has a new political star as a result of the Sandy Hook gun massacre, according to Maureen DowdThe highly influential NY Times columnist devoted her entire column Sunday to Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s rise since the gun massacre as the leading politician unafraid to take on the NRA READ MORE

Hillary is definitely running for president says Maureen Dowd in her NY Times column - Urges Clinton to leave her troubling dark side behind for her 2016 run (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:47:48 PDT

Hillary ClintonMaureen Dowd, called the most influential columnist in America by Vice President Joe Biden, has said “enough already” when it comes to questions of whether Hillary Clinton will run for president or notThe answer, says Dowd, is clear -- she’s runningWriting in her Sunday column, Dowd says, “It’s such a silly question Of course Hillary is running READ MORE

Joe Biden is saving President Obama’s political skin says Maureen Dowd -- Irish American VP the real star of the Obama administration she claims (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:30:43 PST

Joe Biden and Barack Obama speak to the press(Photo: Washington Blade)Joe Biden is the real star of the Obama administration says New York Times columnist Maureen DowdThe Irish American VP has the ability to schmooze and to get along with Republicans, which President Obama seems unable to do, she writes“Obama radiates contempt at Congress for not being a bunch of high-minded, effective people, and for expecting him to clean up its mess“Biden is a realist READ MORE

Hillary Clinton will finish off Republicans in 2016 says Maureen Dowd (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:52:55 PST

By: DARA KELLY

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd says "Conquistadora" Hillary Clinton will "finish off" Republicans in 2016.

Maureen Dowd says Joe Biden delivered an 'Irish Catholic wake up call' to President Obama --Barack the big loser in V.P. debate says top New York Times columnist (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:30:17 PDT

President ObamaNew York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has stated that Joe Biden delivered an “Irish Catholic wake up” call to President Obama to get in thw game in Tuesday’s debateIn her Sunday column, Dowd, the most read columnist in The Times and daughter of an Irish immigrant, stated that the debate was like Thanksgiving at her place“A donnybrook with Irish Catholic uncles and nephews interrupting one another, mocking one another, arguing over one another, bombastically denouncing every political opinion except their own as malarkey”Surprisingly, Dowd says the big loser on Thursday night was Barack Obama whose passionless performance contrasts so hugely to how Biden performed and how Ryan spoke READ MORE

Today's Irish news roundup (IrishCentral)

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:33:25 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Here's the top Irish news stories on IrishCentral today:

Maureen Dowd accused of ‘ethnic empathy’ for writing about fellow Irish American (IrishCentral)

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:21:48 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd has been accused of “ethnic empathy” for writing about a fellow Irish American, Rory Staunton, the 12-year-old boy of Irish parents who died at NYU Medical Center in New York on April 1st after a misdiagnosis.

The Boy Who Wanted to Fly - Maureen Dowd on Rory Staunton (IrishCentral)

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:32:44 PDT

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Editor’s Note: This Sunday New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote about Rory Staunton, the son of Irish immigrants and nephew of IrishCentral founder Niall O’Dowd, who died in a New York hospital after a tragic misdiagnosis.

NY Times' Maureen Dowd pays homage to her Irish family (IrishCentral)

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:24:00 PDT

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Here are the remarks made by NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd at the National University of Ireland, Galway, on receipt of an honorary doctorate.

Maureen Dowd says Clinton “a warm bath”, Obama a “cold shower” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:10:30 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Pulitzer Prize winning writer Maureen Dowd was given a civic reception in County Mayo last night and stated it would have been one of the proudest days in the lives of her Irish-born father and Irish American mother.

Maureen Dowd to receive Irish civic reception and honorary degree (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:09:38 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd will be honored with an honorary degree by the National University of Ireland Galway next week.

Maureen Dowd slams Bishops over nuns, Vicki Kennedy snub (IrishCentral)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:51:48 PDT

By: JAMES O"SHEA

Influential New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd slams the Catholic bishops in America today for going after nuns who speak out on social issues while continuing to play down the pedophile scandals.

Time for Bill Donohue and Catholic Church to stop smearing victims --Also attacking journalists Maureen Dowd and Chris Matthews (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:40:05 PDT

In the course of a long diatribe against Rolling Stone for publishing an article on the seamy sex scandal currently unfolding in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia the Catholic League's Bill Donohue takes time to side swipe Maureen Dowd of The New York Times and Chris Matthews of MSNBC for their previous coverage of church scandalsHe also crosses the line attacking one of the victims of the child sexual abuseThe Rolling Stone article by Sabrina Rubin Erdely is a well researched honest assessment of one of the most damaging scandals to hit the Catholic Church in the USIt concerns the shenanigans in Philadelphia where pedophile priests were moved around different parishes in order to protect the archdiocese against sexual abuse claims READ MORE

Maureen Dowd calls Jackie Kennedy a ‘Geisha Girl’ in NY Times column ----Agrees with her that Irish have a persecution complex (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:40:10 PDT

The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has called Jackie Kennedy (Pictured above in Waterford, Ireland in 1967) a ‘Geisha girl’ and agrees with her that the Irish have a persecution complexIrish American Dowd says that Jackie was a deeply compliant wife who “was a Geisha” who prided herself on itShe quotes Jackie in the sensational new book based on interviews she gave six months after John FKennedy was assassinated as saying” It was really a rather terribly Victorian or Asiatic relationship we had READ MORE

Bill O'Reilly and Maureen Dowd now agree Obama is toast ---Only Tea Party extremism can save him (IrishCentral)

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:40:05 PDT

Bill O'Reilly thinks the only thing that can save the Obama presidency is the extremism of the Tea Party followers in CongressAnd he's rightMaureen Dowd compares Obama to Jimmy Carter today in her Sunday New York Times column, clearly overwhelmed by the job, bowing to Republican demands at every turn, out of his depthAnd she's right READ MORE

NY Times Maureen Dowd calls Irish leader's speech ‘breathtaking’ (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:32:21 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has called Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s recent speech attacking the Vatican over child abuse ‘breathtaking’ and stated that, as in the Rupert Murdoch scandal, “people are no longer afraid to confront these empires’ corrupt practices and vast cover-ups.”

Dublin’s Archbishop Martin reveals he was attacked by pedophile---- Says abusers still active in Maureen Dowd NY Times interview (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:10:04 PDT

In an extraordinary interview with Maureen Dowd of The New York Times Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has revealed he himself was once attacked by a pedophile and he broke down while describing what many priests of his own diocese had done READ MORE

Maureen Dowd; Obama happier in Ireland than anywhere else (IrishCentral)

Wed, 25 May 2011 04:14:36 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Top New York Times columnist Maureen has written that Barack Obama appeared happier in Ireland than anywhere else he has been as president.

Maureen Dowd writes on Obama mania in Moneygall (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 May 2011 04:51:25 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

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Maureen Dowd calls for more women in Catholic Church as Dolan says Pope is like Jesus Christ (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:20:16 PDT

Archbishop Timothy Dolan was supposed to be a breath of fresh air for New York Catholics after the creaking moribund reign by Cardinal Edward EganBut it's clearly back to business as usual with the Catholic Church as Dolan has joined a long line of senior clergy defending Pope Benedict XVIIncredibly, Dolan says Benedict is like Jesus and needs to be defended by his flockDolan made his comments during a standing-room only Palm Sunday Mass at St READ MORE