Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Sinn Fein leader apology to Royal family the right thing to do Mary Lou McDonald has apologized to the British Royal family for the murder of Lord Mountbatten by the IRA.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Decision to pause J&J vaccine is disastrous and will cost lives What we are doing now, directed by the medical establishment, is costing lives rather than saving them.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Great news - Donald Trump is back and he’s crazier than ever The former president of the United States is back in the political arena which is very good news for Democrats.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Why we need to end the cancel culture ASAP It seems that no one is pure or virtuous enough to survive even some of the greatest figures in history.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd The 1916 Easter Rising - How Irish America and Ireland saw it very differently Ireland and Irish America's leading newspapers told very different stories regarding the 1916 Easter Rising.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Rachael Blackmore, Ireland’s hero in hard times Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore claimed six victories at Cheltenham Festival 2021.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd A beautiful boy leaves this earth, the hardest column I will ever write A beautiful tribute to Rory Staunton who passed away suddenly on April 1, 2012, aged 12, from sepsis.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Why an American Special Envoy is still needed for Northern Ireland With Brexit and unity in Ireland at the fore now more than ever, the Irish government and Irish America needs to push for a Special Envoy.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Holy Week and memories of Easter as a child in Ireland Ireland of the 1960s was a very strange place. The power of the church was absolute, never more so than in Holy Week.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Why Barack Obama failed President Joe Biden Joe Biden is the "former rough beast transformed into a deeply driven, incredibly focused political leader who can get important stuff done."
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd America hasn’t gone away on Irish unity despite some Irish efforts The recent United Ireland debate on RTÉ's Claire Byrne Live featured the major Irish players, but Irish America was noticeably absent. Are we being written out?
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd The "Black Irish" do exist - just not the way we think they do We reveal the secrets of the black Irish and yes, they do exist.
Roots Roots Genealogy site claims two thirds of its 15 million users have Irish ancestry Ancestry.com reported in 2019 that its DNA tests have identified that two-thirds of all their test takers are at least five percent Irish.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Covid changed everything forever but now it’s time to live again There are lessons to take away from the coronavirus pandemic and finally a sense of hope.
News News Irish American may become New York’s first female governor New York's Irish-American Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul could be poised to become the state's first-ever female governor.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd The Queen and royal family bravely acted on Irish peace process The British monarchy meeting with Irish Republican leaders was no easy step for either side.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Catholic concept of "immoral" COVID vaccines is ridiculous The Diocese of Rockville Centre is urging followers not to take certain COVID vaccines as they have connections to abortion.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Meghan Markle should know the Royal Family discriminates against Catholics, too A longstanding British ruling states that a Roman Catholic cannot become the King or Queen of England.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Mary Robinson, the woman who changed Ireland Celebrating the life of the most consequential Irish woman of the 20th century.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Could Cardinal Joseph Tobin be the first Irish-American pope? At 68, Cardinal Tobin is at the best possible age to be “papabile," with Pope Francis entering the later stages of his papacy.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd The Irish orphan girls who were flogged on a ship bound for Australia An Australian account from 1849 tells the horrors that four girls, possibly Irish orphans, faced aboard the Ramilies ship.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Dublin must handle new QAnon fear Dublin faces its biggest challenge as anti-lockdown supporters in their thousands are arriving in Dublin many spouting QAnon conspiracies.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Martin McGuinness poetry prize upsets British... too bad British media ire over clash between Martin McGuinness Peace Foundation and World Poetry Day.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd Robert F. Kennedy on the need for the Irish to lead the battle against racism Kennedy’s famous words at an Irish dinner in Philadelphia on March 17, 1964 reverberate more than ever today after Trump’s racist administration.
Niall O'Dowd Niall O'Dowd When you get your shot at the shot, take it The vaccine issue has become "crazy" in Ireland and the US.
