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Irish America 40th Anniversary

40 Years & Growing

By Niall O'Dowd

Fall 2025

November 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Publisher Niall O’Dowd reflects on the life of Irish America magazine over its four decades. March 14, 1996, was the most surreal and satisfying day of all my days in America. That evening, I stood in a small holding room at the back of the stage at the Plaza Hotel, located off Fifth Avenue in New York, waiting to walk on stage with the most powerful man on earth –  President … [Read more...] about 40 Years & Growing

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