Brian Gillespie talks about his new play, Convicted on a Comma: the Trial of Roger Casement And what if excess of love Bewildered them till they died? So said William Butler Yeats of the leaders of the 1916 Easter rebellion. It is particularly true of Roger Casement. In 1911 Roger Casement knelt before King George V, knighted … Continue reading
For many in NI, the ‘open border’ is a tangible sign of the end of ‘The Troubles’. Continue reading
Nature of Event: 1916 Centenary Seminar – Visions Past and Present. This is a two-day weekend seminar featuring local and interstate speakers and more. This is a once-in-a-century programme that will be of compelling interest to everyone with connections to, or interest in the modern Ireland with a view to the future. Featured speakers include Dr. … Continue reading
Nature of Event: Barry versus Kelly is a dramatic narrative about the trial and execution the famous Irish/Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, and his haunting of Judge Barry, the judge who sentenced him, with the words – ‘I will see you where I go.’ Set inside the freezing walls of the Melbourne goal, the play and music … Continue reading
The presentations will enthral both scholars and students of Australian-Irish relations. Continue reading
Unlike Ireland, there are no visual reminders in Australia of the important influence of James Fintan and others on the life of Peter Lalor, that is until now. Continue reading
Nowadays the funds raise $US 540 million for projects both north and south of the Border with over 3000 organisations contributing to its coffers. Continue reading
Les Murray speculates on the ‘odd beginnings’ of shiralee, suggesting, but not asserting ‘Gypsy, perhaps, or Irish origin’ for the word…… Continue reading
Derry-born, London-living poet novelist, Michael Foley, writing in the Irish Times, felt Brexit was an appeal to Nationalism, with its double-speak of sovereignty and taking-back control. Given the economic and societal insecurity, Europe was the perfect scapegoat. Continue reading
A Feature by Desmond Fennell I believe the best way to honour the men of 1916 is to recall periodically what they were about and to consider its continuing relevance to us. Those who were articulate—who wrote and spoke for all of them—were by their own words humanists who directed their efforts to restoring … Continue reading
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