I nearly died of alcoholism — but I found purpose in life rescuing street dogs

Niall Harbison was on the edge of death, alone, in an ICU in Thailand after consuming massive quantities of alcohol and Valium in 2020, when he made a deal with himself.

“I just said … I’ve got to do something meaningful in my life,” he told The Post.

“I was, like, 41, miserable, and ended up in the emergency room,” said Harbison, who left a successful career as a social media entrepreneur and private chef in Dublin and relocated to Southeast Asia permanently. 10

Harbison, now 46, begged for another lease on life — pledging that he would not let it go to waste.

“If I survive, I’m gonna do something that actually makes a difference in the world, and I’d always loved dogs, so I just started feeding street dogs,” he recalled.

Five years later, Harbison has come a long way. The short