Niall O'Dowd
On This Day: Ellis Island, American gateway to 3.5 million Irish immigrants, closed in 1954
On This Day: Richard Nixon elected president of the United States in 1968
Opinion: Trump is the enemy within
Muhammad Ali becomes Heavyweight Champion for the second time on this day in 1974
When Ireland banned "Casablanca" as unfair to Nazis
Carter and Thatcher clashed strongly over US ban on guns to RUC
On This Day: Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners was born in 1934
Remembering Father Mychal Judge and all of the heroes of 9/11
9/11: Memories of a day that seared my soul
On This Day: IRA declared a ceasefire in 1994 – a day that changed Ireland forever
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- 1 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 2 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 3 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 4 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 5 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 6 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 7 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 8 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
- 9 President Michael D. Higgins accuses Israel of leaking his Iran letter