Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is the publisher of the Belfast Media Group titles and of the Irish Echo in America.

He has been involved in journalism for over four decades and has penned columns for both that the Andersonstown News and the former daily Irish language newspaper Lá.

He is the author of several books in Irish and English including ‘Ceap Cuddles’ and ‘Belfast’s Dome of Delight’.

He has served in politics for Sinn Féin both in Belfast City Council and in the power-sharing Executive at Stormont. 

As co-founder of events company Aisling Events, he has hosted a range of transatlantic conferences including the Big Irish Campfire, the New York-New Belfast Conference and the Belfast International Homecoming.

He is the proud recipient of a Honorary Doctorate from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, USA. 

Latest Stories

Mayor Mamdani broadsides British, salutes hunger strikers, praises Irish solidarity
News
Mayor Mamdani broadsides British, salutes hunger strikers, praises Irish solidarity
In two pivotal St Patrick's Day messages, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has praised the Irish spirit of resistance and solidarity - and blasted the...
March 17, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
NY Options team get St Pat's Day off and running with Global Craic 10K
Community Features & Events
NY Options team get St Pat's Day off and running with Global Craic 10K
St Patrick's Day festivities got off to a blistering start in Central Park on Saturday past when the Options Technology team in New York launched t...
March 17, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
How an illiterate Irish immigrant inspired a NY lawyer's journey to the El Paso Detention Center
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How an illiterate Irish immigrant inspired a NY lawyer's journey to the El Paso Detention Center
When retired attorney and Vietnam veteran John J. Reilly got the call to join a group of Fordham law grads heading to the El Paso Detention Center ...
March 09, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Irish for DiNapoli - Join the Echo in Endorsing Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
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Irish for DiNapoli - Join the Echo in Endorsing Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Irish Americans are being invited by the Irish Echo to throw their weight behind New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli ahead of the primary and f...
March 07, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Empathize with Oppressed, Irish 40 Under 40 Honorees are told
Community Features & Events
Empathize with Oppressed, Irish 40 Under 40 Honorees are told
The 19th annual Irish 40 under 40 awards gala in New York City has been told immigrants to the U.S. today are facing the same obstacles and prejudi...
February 28, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Praise Be: New Belfast walking tour explores Church, State and Rebellion
Community Features & Events
Praise Be: New Belfast walking tour explores Church, State and Rebellion
If The Lord in His Mercy really is looking down on Belfast, then a new city centre walking tour will surely have caught His attention. For while mo...
February 24, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Jesse Jackson's visits to Belfast left enduring impression
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Jesse Jackson's visits to Belfast left enduring impression
Civil rights icon the Rev Jesse Jackson, who passed away Tuesday aged 84, made three impactful visits to the North of Ireland, on each occasion nur...
February 17, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Minnesota Irish Centre Branches Out to Ireland with Virtual Woodland Project Presentation
Community Features & Events
Minnesota Irish Centre Branches Out to Ireland with Virtual Woodland Project Presentation
From small acorns could well be the guiding philosophy of a new initiative linking the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul, MN with Ireland's g...
February 13, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
 California’s coffee king back on the Belfast beat
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 California’s coffee king back on the Belfast beat
Head to fog-shrouded San Francisco’s Outer Sunset and there you'll find the best coffee in the city at the Andytown café with, of course, an Andyto...
February 12, 2026 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Fair wind behind inaugural Irish Maritime Awards Fair wind behind inaugural Irish Maritime Awards
The Irish Echo is setting sail on a new journey with the first-ever Irish Maritime Awards earmarked for New York in May 2026. Guest speaker at the ...
December 20, 2025 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
OPINION: BBC spends more money libelling Gerry Adams than supporting Irish language broadcasting
Opinion
OPINION: BBC spends more money libelling Gerry Adams than supporting Irish language broadcasting
A language lives or dies on its relevance to modern life. And nothing is more relevant than news - the clue, after all, is in the word. So let's as...
December 08, 2025 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
WATCH: 60 years on, Belfast Homecoming reunites music legends Des & Keith
Community Features & Events
WATCH: 60 years on, Belfast Homecoming reunites music legends Des & Keith
They are Ireland's two greatest saxophonists — both tracing their fame right back to the showband era of the 1960s — but when they met up at the Be...
September 27, 2025 by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir





 



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