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“I Never Did Like Politics”

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 16, 2024

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"I Never Did Like Politics": How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters Terry Golway literally wrote the book on Tammany Hall, the Irish-dominated political machine that changed American politics - for better and worse. His 2014 study Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of American Politics is the acknowledged authoritative history of the … [Read more...] about “I Never Did Like Politics”

American Mother

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 9, 2024

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The crowd on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Manhattan's Swift Hibernian Lounge, off The Bowery, was energetic. In the back room, Dublin-born author Colum McCann smiled and shook many hands, while also introducing Diane Foley to many of those who’d come out to launch the co-authors’ powerful new book American Mother. In a new interview with Irish America magazine, McCann confronts … [Read more...] about American Mother

Caring for Veterans

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter, November 11, 2023

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Vets Focus on Healing We honor all who have served this Veterans Day, including these military personnel and experts working to ensure that the men and women are getting the help they need. “Our veterans are warriors, and those warriors are trained to look out for their unit, to look out for their battle buddies. But as much as they support everybody else, too often they're … [Read more...] about Caring for Veterans

The Empire Builders

By Tom Deignan
December/January 2010

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The Irish who built the Empire State Building and the photographer who captured the work.   In 1908, acclaimed photographer Lewis W. Hine snapped a simple portrait entitled “Irish Steel Worker.”  The aged laborer has a weathered face and sad eyes.  A pipe sprouts from his mouth.  He sports suspenders, a thick handkerchief in his front pocket, and a woolen cap atop his … [Read more...] about The Empire Builders

Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan
Spring 2023

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Oscars Moments There was good, bad and ugly news for the Irish at the Academy Awards back in March. Of the 20 nominees in the Oscar acting categories, five were Irish – which computes to 25 percent, an amazing statistic for a nation whose entire population is not much bigger than that of the City of Los Angeles. The good news: there were two Irish winners at the Oscars, Ross … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood