Melbourne Comhaltas Lughnasa Bacon & Cabbage Night
What’s On at the Celtic Club Melbourne
The Celtic Club is an organization that celebrates and supports pride in Irish heritage and culture, as well as the broader Celtic community. We provide opportunities for our members and guests to benefit from, learn about, and enjoy Gaelic language, Irish music, art, culture, and more.
For further information please visit us here:https://www.celticclub.com.au/whats-on
Ceoltóirí Naarm
This group of very young and very talented musicians are worth supporting.
Irish Films in Australian Cinemas
MIX TAPE – an Irish Australian mashup
Highly anticipated romantic drama MIX TAPE has more than a few Irish connections. Premiering on Binge on 12 June 2025, this Australia / Ireland co-production won the prestigious TV award at SXSW earlier this year.
Sharp-eyed viewers may recognise locations in Dublin used as stand-ins for UK’s ‘grim-up-North’ Sheffield. Irish film nerds may also spot actors Mark O’Halloran and Siobhán O’Kelly in the cast. And the series’ art director is none other than Sydney-sider and Clonbur, County Mayo stalwart Loretta Cosgrove.
MIX TAPE follows Daniel (Jim Sturgess) and Alison (Teresa Palmer), now living on opposite sides of the world, and moves between their teenage romance in Sheffield, England in 1989 and the modern-day reality of their adult relationships, as they reconnect through a song from their shared past, and explore their burning curiosity to understand if this is the love – and life – they were meant to have.
Thanks to the Irish Film Festival, Enda Murray and team, for these notices.
Gaeilge Brisbane agus Preab Ghaeltacht Brisbane
Gach coicís, tagann grúpa díograiseach le chéile chun gaeilge a labhairt agus ceangal a dhéanamh leis an gcultúr i gciorcal comhrá in Indooroopilly, Brisbane. Is ciorcal é seo ina bhfuil neart léibhéil agus tá fáilte roimh éinne ina bhfuil suim acu sa teanga agus a bhfuil fonn orthu an méid gaeilge atá acu a úsáid. Ciorcal sóisialta, cairdiúil, neamhfhoirmiúil atá ann agus tá beim ar an labhairt ach go háirid
Chomh maith leis sin, tá Preab Ghaeltacht ar siúl i Gilhooley’s Bar ar gach Domhnach deireannach den mhí. Buail isteach agus usáid an méid geailge atá agat!
Breis eolais le fáil anseo.
Each fortnight, a committed and enthusiastic group convene at Indooroopilly, Brisbane, to connect with the Irish language and culture. The group consists of many levels of fluency and all who are interested in the language and wish to speak are very welcome. It is an informal, friendly, social group with an emphasis on connection and on using the language.
Furthermore, a Pop-Up Gaeltacht convene on the last Sunday of the month at Gilhooley’s Bar, Brisbane for the same purpose. Come and join and put your Irish language to work!
See here for more information.
Bush Dance at Biersal Brewery – Sunday 17 August
Get set for a fun afternoon of dancing, music and mayhem on Sunday 17 August. All dances called by professional dance caller Evan Webb with music from Green Fieldz. Dances are for all ages – some slow, some faster. Guaranteed fun – even when you are having a break and watching everyone else giving it a go! PLUS – a concert by Green Fieldz supported by Phil Owens while you take a rest from being on the dance floor. Bookings via TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1416213.
Ulysses For Everyone: A Friendly Introduction
Presented by Bloomsday in Melbourne’s Dr Steve Carey Ph.D. and Associate Professor Frances Devlin-Glass (Ph.D., ANU)
When: 10am-4.30pm Sunday 24th August 2025
Where: 3ZZZ Community Radio, 309 Albert St, Brunswick
Ulysses was published in Paris on James Joyce’s 40th birthday, 2nd February 1922. When presented with the first reviews, Joyce asked, rather sadly, ‘Did no-one think it was funny?’ We do. We think Ulysses is the funniest, the wisest and the most human book, and on this day together we want to hand you the keys to unlock it, share with you the best bits and invite your own responses to the text.
But always remember the Bloomsday in Melbourne promise: you are NEVER put under pressure to speak up! If you’d rather sit quietly and absorb what we’re offering, that’s absolutely fine.
This interactive course, a mix of presentation and discussion of text, assumes no prior knowledge of Ulysses, although having read the extracts we recommend (or as many as you can manage – do what you can), anything you do know will certainly help to make your day a richer reading experience. Spending the day with us will help get you over the obstacles to reading, to put Joyce in a rich literary and historical context, and make clearer his innovations as a writer and thinker.
We’re firmly of the view that Ulysses is potentially for every kind of reader and that most readers need only minor assistance over the obstacles it represents. And also that it is a treasury for life, to be enjoyed almost as a different text as one is exposed to life’s exigencies. We’d love to welcome you to an ever-expanding community of readers of Ulysses. It may have turned 100 years old, but it still very much our contemporary and still unfolding for those who love it.
But above, all: relax. We’ll have time to answer your questions, and we’ll be inviting your input, but if you’d prefer to sit quietly and just soak it all up, that’ll be fine. We’ll build in breaks so you can escape the screen, grab a coffee or a bite, or maybe link up with other course participants over a cuppa. At the end, please BYO for a social wind-down and a chat.
Here’s what we’ll be covering on the day:-
- Why is Ulysses supposedly a ‘classic’? What does that mean, anyway?
- Why is a book set in Dublin 1904 called Ulysses?
- Is the book truly obscene? How did it get banned even before it was published?
- What is Joyce’s ‘Stream of Consciousness’ technique and why is it so important?
- Bits of the book seem really, really difficult to understand. Is Joyce just being wilfully obscure, or is there some point to all this?
- And much, much more…
This event is a fundraiser for Bloomsday in Melbourne, enabling us to pay our Director, actors and staff for our Bloomsday theatrical productions. Every cent is going straight to them!
The Banjo Appears in Toorak for One Night Only
Get tickets: http://www.trybooking.com/DCWUN
3ZZZ Glór na nGael/Irish Radio Melbourne AGM – Sunday 31 August
Glór na nGael/The Voice of the Irish radio program will hold its AGM on Sunday 31 August at 2:30 p.m. in the 3ZZZ boardroom, 309 Albert St. in Brunswick. Everyone is welcome to attend, but only members of the Irish radio program are eligible to vote. This is a valuable opportunity to reflect on the year gone by, share updates and plans for the year ahead, and to connect with fellow broadcasters and supporters of the program. You’re welcome to bring a plate (something to share for afternoon tea) if you’d like. For planning purposes, please RSVP by Wednesday 28 August. You can RSVP by contacting Irish group Convenor Karen Fogarty at 0418 201 605.
Lake School of Celtic Music, Song & Dance – 2 -7 January 2026
Bookings are open for the 2026 Lake School of Celtic Music, Song & Dance! This fantastic,
family oriented event, modelled on the Willie Clancy Summer School, runs from 2 – 7
January every year in Koroit. Workshops all day, seisiúns and concerts at night. Great craic
for the whole family! An earlybird 10% discount applies for bookings prior to 31 August. For
the 2026 program and booking: https://lakeschool.com.au.
Comhaltas Irish Dance Weekend in Queenscliff – 16 -18 January 2026
We’re excited to welcome Paul Carras our special guest tutor. Meet & greet on the Friday night, workshops and céilís on Saturday and Sunday. Music by the Melbourne Comhaltas Band. Prices range from $20 for just the Sunday céilí to $55 for the full weekend. Limited accommodation available at the Whitehall Guest House. For more info., contact Johanna O’Reilly at 0428 564 266 or jtor3501@gmail.com.
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