IrishCentral
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IrishCentral.com is the sister website to Irish-American publications The Irish Voice newspaper Irish Voice
Irish Voice
The Irish Voice is a newspaper published in New York City, New York. It focuses on news and stories from an Irish-American perspective. The paper was first published in the fall of 1987 and was targeted at the new Irish immigrants who were moving in large numbers into the US.-Origins:The paper was...

 newspaper and Irish America magazine
Irish America magazine
Irish America magazine is a bi-monthly periodical that aims to cover topics relevant to the Irish in North America including a range of political, economic, social, and cultural themes. The magazine’s inaugural issue was published in October 1985...

. It went live on Sunday, March 15, 2009 after a launch in New York City which was attended by the New York Times, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen
Brian Cowen
Brian Cowen is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 7 May 2008 to 9 March 2011. He was head of a coalition government led by Fianna Fáil which until 23 January 2011 had the support of the Green Party and independent TDs.Cowen was also leader of Fianna Fáil from 7 May...

 and others.
The website markets itself as a website for the global Irish diaspora; the website claims that it is visited by Irish people around the world.

Niall O'Dowd
Niall O'Dowd
Niall O'Dowd , is an Irish journalist and author living in the United States. He was extensively involved in the negotiations leading to the Irish Good Friday Peace Agreement, and is a proponent of comprehensive immigration reform in the United States...

, at the website's launch, said that the purpose of the website was to: “[Call] out to the global Irish – wherever they may be — to come home to this very special place. On IrishCentral.com, our worldwide audience will be able to discover or rediscover their Irishness, to connect again to their special and wondrous heritage. We are hoping to do what has never been done before: use the power of the Internet to create a home for the global Irish."

The website mixes original content with content reproduced from the Irish Voice
Irish Voice
The Irish Voice is a newspaper published in New York City, New York. It focuses on news and stories from an Irish-American perspective. The paper was first published in the fall of 1987 and was targeted at the new Irish immigrants who were moving in large numbers into the US.-Origins:The paper was...

 newspaper, Irish America magazine and Home and Away (newspaper)
Home and Away (newspaper)
Home and Away is a weekly Irish emigrant newspaper printed and distributed in New York City, USA.The paper was founded in 2003 by Fergus Hannah but was bought out by Irish Voice and Irish America publisher Niall O'Dowd in June 2007 for an undisclosed sum....


Coverage

The website covers a broad diversity of areas. Most news on the site has a connection to Irish-America, or Irish-American celebrities. Sections on the website include: news, Irish news, sport, entertainment, gossip, and more.

Irish Central has previously broken important stories on Natasha Richardson, a secret meeting of New York billionaires, and Bono snubbing George Bush.

The website also contains online reproductions of online articles from the Irish Voice
Irish Voice
The Irish Voice is a newspaper published in New York City, New York. It focuses on news and stories from an Irish-American perspective. The paper was first published in the fall of 1987 and was targeted at the new Irish immigrants who were moving in large numbers into the US.-Origins:The paper was...

newspaper and Irish America magazine.

Team

The website is run out of the offices of the Irish Voice in downtown Manhattan, New York. Reporters with the Irish Voice sometimes write for the website; the website also has its own dedicated writing and editorial team.

External links

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