Cow up a Tree

Cow up a Tree

- his skilled draughtsmanship and precise execution of paint instead reveals an intelligent sociological commentary on Australia’s war effort by an artist of great technical merit. Continue reading »

Written in blood

Written in blood

‘I am now being branded by personnel around the country as being a murderer, that I am going to have on my soul the death of 20 million babies. I’m getting medals, scapulars, plastic foetuses, letters written in blood, telephone calls all over the system and it’s not confined to me.’ Continue reading »

Piecing together Elusive Fragments

Piecing together Elusive Fragments

The Introduction of Val Noone’s ‘Hidden Ireland in Victoria’ outlines some reasons for the elusiveness of the Irish language in historical records and launches a beautiful metaphor of beachcombing to express the work’s methodology for recovering whatever remains of the Irish Gaelic heritage. Continue reading »

Best for Baby, Best for You?

Best for Baby, Best for You?

Savita Halapannavar’s tragic and avoidable death from miscarriage has provoked several public responses in Ireland. Thousands of Irish citizens have marched in the streets of Dublin and Cork to protest Ms Halapannavar’s treatment and in support of changing the current abortion laws. Continue reading »