Tag Archives: Niall O’Dowd

Niall O’Dowd’s Irish tabloid misrepresents the Mitchell Scholarship program yet again

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Trina Vargo

If you are someone who reads Irish American newspapers, the Irish Echo tends to report facts, including the full story on the Northern Ireland funding cut for the George J. Mitchell Scholarship program. The casual reader should take with a … Continue reading →

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Enough Already

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Trina Vargo

This week was so seven years ago. Irish America publisher Niall O’Dowd may be loud, but that doesn’t make him right, or representative of most Irish Americans. In his never-ending need to ingratiate himself with the Clintons, he inducted Hillary … Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary of the IRA Ceasefire

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Trina Vargo

August 31st marks the 20th anniversary of the IRA cease-fire in Northern Ireland.  August 25th marks the fifth anniversary of Senator Ted Kennedy’s death and I’ve been thinking about our work when I served as his foreign policy adviser.  Precise … Continue reading →

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