Tom Deignan Writer
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Tom Deignan is the author of "Irish Americans: Coming to America" (Barron’s) and served as a contributing writer for the book "Irish American Chronicle" (Publications International Ltd.). He writes the weekly Sidewalks column for the Irish Voice newspaper and contributes a monthly Op Ed column to the Newark Star Ledger. His writing has appeared in newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post and Irish Independent, and magazines such as Commonweal, America, Publisher's Weekly and Irish America. Currently an English teacher in Brooklyn, Deignan has taught history, cinema and English at CUNY, St. John’s University and Bowling Green State University.

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Irish Voice, Irish Central

345 Articles
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A loud, proud, and sad show on Staten Island

"It is when Irish Catholics and other Ellis Island offspring align themselves with ugly carnival barkers like the Pro...

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A Tale of Two Holy Warriors

From fighting capitalism using one's riches to battling for Irish immigrant's rights, these Holy warriors Bridget Ros...

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Horror and hope for Catholics with Biden in the White House

As the Vatican releases a report on yet more oversights on abuse, America looks to the future and having Joe Biden in...

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Netflix’s The Crown and Irish American grasp of history | IrishCentral.com

"Folks on both sides of the Atlantic could use a refresher on America, Northern Ireland, and the 1980s." The smash-hi...

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A humble home for immigrant generations at the Biden Harris White House

BY now you’ve probably heard of the pride of Ballina, Co. Mayo, Edward Blewitt, who left the village on the west coas...

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US immigration and history - a presidential power problem

"Too many people viewed the 2020 election as a struggle between the ultra-privileged and oppressed, between virtuous ...

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JFK and the ghosts of Inwood, Manhattan

"Whatever ills our country is facing these days, Lieutenant Kennedy, and the Irish American vets of Inwood, faced a w...

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Mad Pat O'Donnell and the Klan - a very scary mask story

How one Irish immigrant helped lead the charge against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.

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The secret life of an Irish Yank - CIA spy Edmund Michael Burke

A look at the fascinating life of Irish American Edmund Michael Burke.

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Goodfellas can still teach us a lot 30 years on

Tom Deignan compares the indictment of an Irish American union delegate in New York and the current political landsca...

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Amy Coney Barrett, Trump, Haiti - a whole lot of hypocrisy

Tom Deignan considers President Trump's infamous "shithole" remarks about Haiti, where two of Amy Coney Barrett's chi...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and William Brennan - let us loudly celebrate the Supremes

Tom Deignan takes a look at the lighter side after a week of bad news.

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