Ireland now has the exciting prospect of developing an oil industry! Providence Resources has recently upgraded its findings on the Barryroe oil field off the Cork coast to 280 million barrels of oil; an announcement which marks the beginning of the Irish oil industry. Despite the recent discovery of large reserves of natural gas in … Continue reading
Posted in November 2012 …
When you lock your doors…
French’s novel traces the gradual deterioration of the moral certainties and ethical uprightness of all the main characters. Continue reading
Pygmalion
George Bernard Shaw is not as often performed as one would wish ….
A bold young company, 5poundtheatre, operating out of the Owl and the Pussycat, opposite Richmond Station (Melbourne, Victoria) has changed all that. Continue reading
She was but a dull sailor
Trevor’s practice was to send every man who was ambulatory to the colony of NSW which was well known to the naval surgeons . Continue reading
Celebrating Irish Heritage
There will be so much to see and do at the Irish Festival at the Immigration Museum Melbourne, on Sunday 18th November that it might be advisable to have a plan of action! Continue reading
Famine Rock Commemoration Day 2012
Come and share your stories and marvel at the courage and adventures of the women pioneers. Continue reading
Cherishing the Irish diaspora.
Indeed, it would be true to say that many parts of Mary Robinson’s 1995 address to the Oireachtas could be seen as a blueprint for the Irish Government’s present initiative. Continue reading
Monumentality on Photographic Paper
It is odd to be thinking of photographic portraits on heavy paper as monumental. But that is exactly what David Monahan has achieved in his stunning art photo documentary series, Leaving Dublin, on display at the Immigration Museum until 25 August 2013. Viewing it should not be put on a long finger. It’s the sort … Continue reading
Trieste and the Making of a Modern Everyman
Literary tourism is a strange monster – a bit mystical and very superstitious. Cities acquire the properties of second-class relics – one can reverently partake of some of their mana and metaphorically touch the hem or the coffee cup that might have touched the lip. Continue reading
Ulysses for more Advanced Readers
They show Joyce at his most exuberant, going over the top continually, and to huge comic effect Continue reading
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