Tom Deignan Writer
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  • Freelance

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
over 7 years ago
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Irish in the hot seat in matters of life and death | IrishCentral.com

From the news Irish American FBI head investigating the NYC bombing to the Bridgegate trial in NJ!

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over 7 years ago
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We’re all for change but let’s not forget the Brooklyn Irish | IrishCentral.com

The headline was not exactly subtle. “Mayor de Blasio Defends Appointing Yet Another White, Irish NYPD Commissioner.”

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over 7 years ago
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Remember the political priest from Providence, John McLaughlin | IrishCentral.com

The year was 1970. The Vietnam War was raging and it was becoming a thing for Irish American Jesuits to run for polit...

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over 7 years ago
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Trump’s supporters need to be called out on US immigration views | IrishCentral.com

Immigrants have an impact on the American way of life. In the end, didn’t this help make America great?

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almost 8 years ago
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Shame on Irish Americans Lou Holtz and Mike Pence | IrishCentral.com

"No interest in a rational discussion about the positives and negatives of America’s immigration policy."

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almost 8 years ago
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Catholic Church needs to be part of the solution to sexual abuse law reform | IrishCentral.com

Church officials have come a long way but have to decide if they are part of the problem or part of the solution.

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almost 8 years ago
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Hamilton’s problem with immigration, the Irish and Donald Trump | IrishCentral.com

Many of us know about our grandparents’ immigrant journey... And yet, so many of us want to now build a wall.

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almost 8 years ago
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Ireland and the US need to give parents a break, literally | IrishCentral.com

It is more mundane things like "who the heck is caring for my child" that are actually stressing families to the brea...

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almost 8 years ago
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Make America great again? What would Hercules Mulligan say? (VIDEO) | IrishCentral.com

Then and now, immigrants are still willing to shovel s*** and get back up again.

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