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Editorial / Periscope - Niall O'Dowd

Irish Make Peace With Obama
IN the run up to the Democratic convention last week the media was obsessed with the notion that Hillary Clinton supporters would not come across the aisle and get behind Barack Obama because of the bitter primary fight.

Obama’s New Irish Counsel

SENATOR Barack Obama’s decision to appoint an Irish advisory council is a step in the right direction after the debacle of the statement from the campaign last week questioning whether there was a need for an U.S. special envoy.

Celtic Snake Slithers In

It has rained so much this summer that the local joke here is that the entire Irish nation deserved an Olympic gold for swimming.

A Good Choice

THE selection of Senator Joe Biden as running mate for Senator Barack Obama is a smart choice by the Democratic presidential candidate.

Remembering Ronnie

I MET Ronnie Drew once in the meeting room of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. In person he looked a lot worse than the photographs.

Obama’s Ethnic Problem

ON the eve of the Denver Democratic Party Convention, Senator Barack Obama is on the verge of achieving perhaps the greatest breakthrough ever in American politics by becoming the first ever African American president.

The Triumph of Failure

WHEN Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Jack Welch appear on the front cover praising your book, you know you have a winner on your hands.

A New Celtic Tiger

TIGER Woods better watch out because there is a new Celtic Tiger in his jungle. After a decade or so of being the king of the world, Woods suddenly has a serious competitor.

Facing the Race Issue

A YOUNG hurling player who was the subject of racial taunts at a match last week has received an apology from the GAA.

Cowen a Hit in NYC

THIRTY years ago a young Irish student came to New York and worked on a construction site in Manhattan for the summer on a student visa.

A Woman’s World

IT was an extraordinary evening at the residence of Irish Consul General Niall Burgess and his wife Marie last Thursday night when the first ever “50 Most Influential Women” came together as a group.