Duffy is a smart and determined Catholic in a police force that is overwhelming Protestant; and he resides and survives in a Protestant estate because he has a ‘good relationship’ with the leader of the para militaries who run that estate. Continue reading
Posted in May 2017 …
Poetry by Máire Mhac an tSaoi
I am the same age as the state
And neither turned out as you wished . . .
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My last email from John Clarke
The man spoke. I had never seen him, never heard of him before, but boy did he make me laugh. Continue reading
Garrett Cotter: From Cork to Lake George
Actions by the ‘Whiteboys’ led Garrett Cotter into trouble and it was really only luck that found him on a convict ship bound for the colonies instead of the gallows Continue reading
An Irish History Book for Kids
John D. Ruddy, is very good taking a subject that kids find dull and withdrawing them from their devices. Continue reading
April Irish History Circle – in the Streets of Dublin and Cathal Brugha
This tiny part of Dublin has been home to Catholics, Protestants, Jewish, Irvingites, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists and Muslims. How multicultural can you get Continue reading
A treat for Brian Friel Fans at Eltham Little Theatre
An engrossing play about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
Celtic Club – Cultural Heritage Committee Event
Whimsey – the music of Louey Hesterman Continue reading
The Opal and the Pearl by Mark Patrick Hederman OSB
With seven billion human beings on one planet we need a new ethics guiding us in our way of relating to one another sexually.
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Touring Banjo
Get a table of friends together and come and see the musical. Continue reading