KNEECAP Director Rich Peppiatt
‘Blistering’, ‘exhilirating’, ‘gleefully irreverant’, ‘cheerfully riotous’, ‘bracingly entertaining’: winner of The Audience Award NEXT at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Selected to represent Ireland in the Oscar® International Feature Film category at the 2025 Academy Awards. Also starring an Irish-speaking Michael Fassbender (double delight!). The bilingual movie (subtitled) is currently on release in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US. Check cinemas near you.
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Roisin O (Mary Black’s daughter) at Jimmy O’Neill’s
13 September 2024
154-156 Acland St., St Kilda and in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.
More information on Jimmy O’Neill’s on Facebook
A Book Launch: Jeff Kildea’s Sister Liguori
16 September 2024 at 5.30 for 6pm
Celtic Illusion
at the Palais (3 Oct) and at The Round Nunawading (4 Oct.)
Celtic Conversations: Lunch at the Celtic Club with Janet MacCalman
Wednesday 25 September, 12 noon
‘The Irish in Melbourne, from Richmond to Kew’
Janet McCalman AC is a social historian who has written about the Irish in Melbourne amidst her wider histories of working-class Richmond (Struggletown 1984), the middle-class world of the 69 tram (Journeyings 1993) and most recently as former convicts in Vandemonians (2021). She has seen them making their way in a settler colony, coping with discrimination, rising through education, and wading into politics. The history of the Irish in Australia is far more complex than the legends would have it, and even more interesting.
For more information and to book: https://www.celticclub.com.au/whats-on/celtic-conversations-monthly-lunch-series
A Day With James Joyce’s Ulysses (back by popular demand on 5 October)
| Always wanted to try it? Tried but got lost? Now’s your chance! |
| Now, Dublin is now unthinkable without Joyce; once, Joyce was unthinkable in Dublin. |
| 3ZZZ, 309 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria10:00am – 4:30pm, Saturday 10th August 2024 Cost: $95 / $85 The 10 August course is fully subscribed. A repeat session of it is planned for 5 October. Bookings open. |
| A friendly, entertaining, one-day session, designed especially for beginners, to take the mystery out of reading James Joyce’s Ulysses. No prior knowledge required!This is a fundraiser for Bloomsday in Melbourne’s next theatrical production. Presenters: Associate Professor Frances Devlin-Glass (Ph.D., ANU) has been the Director of Bloomsday since its inception in 1994, and has taught Joyce at university and other levels since 1980. She is a member of the College of Distinguished Deakin Educators. Steve Carey (DPhil, Oxon) wrote his doctoral thesis on the comedy of Ulysses at Jesus College, Oxford, supervised by Joyce’s biographer Prof. Richard Ellmann. |
Riverdance Returns
ore information on Jimmy O’Neill’s on Facebook
Riverdance Returns on 6 Oct.
Riverdance at Melbourne, Margaret Court Arena
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is Riverdance, as you’ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favourite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerising soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, video, stage and costume designs.
In 1997, the spectacle known as Riverdance first swept across Australia, leaving an indelible mark on the nation’s cultural landscape. From the moment it first graced our stages, this mesmerising fusion of Irish and international dancing, music, and breathtaking visuals captured the hearts of audiences. The explosive energy and unparalleled precision of the dancers and musicians left audiences in awe and established Riverdance as a cultural sensation. Riverdance went on to achieve extraordinary success in Australia touring five times between 1997 to 2012 and selling a phenomenal 830,000 tickets!
This new critically acclaimed 25th Anniversary show has been touring the world since 2020 with sold out seasons in the US, UK, Dubai and in 2022 and 2023 Riverdance returned home to Dublin, Ireland for record breaking runs.
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance–beloved by fans of all ages. Fall in love with the magic of Riverdance all over again.
More information at AllEventsMelbourne
Seniors Week Festival Lunch at The Wild Geese
11 Oct. 2024 at noon
Members will enjoy a discounted lunch in the Bistro and Carmel McEvoy of the Genealogical Society of Victoria will offer a talk.
A Celebratory Tenth Irish Film Festival in Australia, 2024
SAVE the DATES in Cinemas
17 – 20 Oct in Sydney
24-27 October in Melbourne
1-3 November in Perth
15-17 November in Brisbane
22-24 November in Canberra
ONLINE :
17 October – 3 November
For more details about the films and screening times and for online and in-cinema programme, go to IFF website: https://irishfilmfestival.com.au Bookings will open on 25 September 2024.
Celtic Conversations: Lunch at the Celtic Club with Steve Carey
Wed. 30 October at 12 noon
‘Is James Joyce Dead’
Long, challenging books by dead white men are not the drawcard they once were. Is there any point in reading Joyce anymore? Steve makes the case why those who haven’t read Ulysses (yet) might want to have another crack at it.
Dr Steve Carey wrote his doctorate on ‘Comedy in James Joyce’s Ulysses’ at Oxford University, supervised by Joyce’s biographer Richard Ellmann. Steve is now Treasurer of Bloomsday in Melbourne and wrote this year’s play for Bloomsday, Samuel Beckett and The Rainbow Girl.
For more information and to book: https://www.celticclub.com.au/whats-on/celtic-conversations-monthly-lunch-series
LAKE SCHOOL KOROIT January 2-7, 2025
THE HISTORIC IRISH TOWN OF KOROIT
Lake school is held in the town of Koroit – outstanding musicians, singers and dancers from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Geelong, Ballarat and Warrnambool! Learn to play Irish flute, fiddle, tin whistle, uilleann pipes, bodhran (Irish drum), guitar, banjo, harp and song writing. Play in a ceilidh band. Join a hot young Celtic band! Play, session and sing with hundreds of musicians from all around Australia. Other activities include Irish language classes, and crafts such as bread making and reed making. Early Bird discount ends August 31, 2024.
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Diary note: Irish language immersion week/ weekend
Australian School of Celtic Learning Scoil Samhraidh 2025 Early bird registrations are open until Sunday 13 Oct
Monday 20 – Monday 27 January 2025 Mt Carmel Retreat Centre, New South Wales Dates: For week long attendees 20-27 January For long weekend attendees 24-27 January Venue: Carmel House 246 St Andrews Road, Varroville, NSW We will be offering lifts from the train station (Minto) to the venue Booking: All registrations must be made.
Booking:
All registrations must be made by Sunday 5 Jan 2025
Early bird registrations are open until Sunday 13 Oct
Arrival, Registration & Orientation:
Arrival and registration opens at 4pm on Monday 20 Jan and there will be a school meeting/orientation at 5pm on Monday 20 Jan. For those attending for the weekend arrivals start at 4pm on Friday 24 Jan and we will do the orientation at the same time as registration.
Accommodation & Meals:
This is a residential event where all accommodation and meals are provided as part of the cost.
Class Levels:
Level 1 (beginners) People with no prior knowledge of Irish or who have been studying for less than one year.
Level 2 (continuing) Students who have now completed level 1 or who have studied Irish at some earlier stage in the past, for example at school.
Level 3 (intermediate) Students who have been studying for at least two years and who are now approaching the conversation stage.
Level 4 (advanced) Generally, those who are comfortable for the entire lesson to be conducted in Irish.
Level 5 (fluent) Cainteorí líofa
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