2022 Irish Film Festival programme has landed. Continue reading
Posted in August 2022 …
The Shanahans of Kangaroo Flat
They came and survived and their descendants are all over Australia. Continue reading
Do Australian Catholic schools have an Irish history?
How the schools became divided. Continue reading
The Man from Clare who started Australia’s Biggest Gold Rush
A name possibly better known in Australia than in Ireland. Continue reading
TRUST/ MUINÍN by David Harris
so…IF that is true –
I only have your word for it.
I trust you, but your black and white
has grey edges.
Maybe. Continue reading
New Irish Non-Fiction.
History had not been kind to what we used to think of as a victory. Continue reading
My Book of the Year
An outstanding novel by an Australian now living in Ireland. Continue reading
Ar thóir gach ní In search of everything
She points out how the dog is happy to see him home too and the cat in her own way. The bougainvillea has grown wild without his care, the olives need picking. She then notices his inability to respond and offers her arms, in which he finally releases his emotions, relieved to be home again. Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from the news: Fada officially protected; All Irelands, Brian Cowen… Continue reading
What’s On
Eireborne Dancing Australian Tour Sydney born world champion Irish dancer Liam Costello is on an Australian tour with the company Eireborne. See the links below for background story and tour dates. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/23/liam-costello-australian-three-time-irish-dance-world-champion?CMP=share_btn_link http://www.eireborne.com/dates-bookings/ Melbourne Irish Studies Seminar Series Semester 2, 2022 Program Tuesday 23rd August, 6.30pm VIA ZOOM ONLYDr Matthew Grubits, Charles Sturt University, “The … Continue reading