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
about 2 years ago
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New crime novel explores Irish and Italian criminal underworld

Stephen Miller really should be a Don Winslow fan. Miller, formerly a prominent adviser to Donald Trump, was really “...

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The shame of Irish pride

"You have to wonder about a group of folks who show up at a parade about Irish pride ... And decide that the best way...

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about 2 years ago
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The bloody Biden and Bulger files

"If you don’t laugh at a story like this, you cry. Or scream." The Irish Voice newspaper's Tom Deignan's take on the ...

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about 2 years ago
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The dark side of Broadway's “Paradise Square”

Say what you will about The Vatican, but it’s been around for a long time. You can say its leaders don’t do much that...

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about 2 years ago
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US border issues surface under Biden administration

There is worry in the land, once again, about “the border.”

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about 2 years ago
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Just say no to nostalgia

Let’s worry more about fixing the present, however great or terrible the past might have been.

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about 2 years ago
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Danny Boy: The history behind Ireland's most famous ballad

"Danny Boy," perhaps Ireland's most famous ballad, has a long history. Irish American author Malachy McCourt unravels...

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about 2 years ago
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Attack on Dr. Oz's Turkish roots no surprise in Senate campaign

"That a guy named Mehmet Cengiz Oz might be viewed with some suspicion 'in parts of Pennsylvania' is about as shockin...

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about 2 years ago
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Irish-American basketballer set to light up March Madness

Collin Gillespie grew up in and around Philadelphia – his father was a cop in the City of Brotherly Love – and this m...

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about 2 years ago
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The Irish influence on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Thomas, and the rest of the Supreme Court, have been in the news a lot lately. Some of the news has been historic, wh...

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about 2 years ago
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Tragic end to ring rivalry: 'Irish' Micky Ward mourns Arturo Gatti's death | IrishCentral.com

After boxing legend Arturo Gatti was found dead in a Brazilian hotel room last week, his ring rival and friend “Irish...

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Are more Irish-Americans becoming Republicans?

You've got to give this to Trumpy right-wingers: You can’t accuse them of being squishy or wishy-washy.

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