As Irish-Australians we stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, in the USA, Ireland, and Australia. Continue reading
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Jane Feeney and DNA
DNA testing brings together many generations later cousins descended from a Famine orphan Jane Feeney. Continue reading
Behind the scenes of Zoomsday Bloomsday
A sneak peek into Bloomsday rehearsals on Zoom under strict social distancing measures. Continue reading
The Australian Who Sang For Ireland
Born in Australia, he is the son of well-remembered Irish tenor Patrick O’Hagan Continue reading
Cocooning – the Irish experience
Future generations will read what we thought about COVID 19 at the time. Continue reading
Irish English – a threatened species
Much has been written about the decline of the Irish language in the last 400 years…In this short piece, I’ll argue that Irish English is also under threat. Continue reading
From the papers
Intriguing snippets from the Irish press. Continue reading
Eavan Boland: Giving poetic voice to women.
Eavan Boland wrote of the wounds carried in the Irish psyche through the death of its heroes. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
A literary Laureate writes
If you ever wondered why Anne Enright was chosen as first Laureate for Irish Fiction, this book will explain. Continue reading
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