So much has been said, in media all over the world, interviews, music played and replayed, so many tributes. For me? the shattering realization, she’s gone. Continue reading
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Reflecting on The Banshees of Inisherin
I read The Banshees of Inisherin as an allegory of this vicious civil conflict, told in a loose but recognisable metaphor of the breakdown of a once close friendship. Continue reading
What’s On – August to September, 2023
Lughnasa Bacon and Cabbage Night, Films to watch, Courses, conferences and seminars to attend, and a Battle of the Bands. Continue reading
Fintan O’Toole’s Latest – an antipodean perspective
For the marginal outsider like myself, this book explained the geopolitical realignments that occurred so quickly and unexpectedly in Ireland between 1958 and 2018. Continue reading
My Flowergirl
She blushes slightly at me, but I won’t say it – you’re too young to be smoking. Continue reading
How to become a Joycean
In the aftermath of Bloomsday, why not promise yourself to have it read by June 2024? Best tips for those who want to make Ulysses their own. Continue reading
Old tunes, new stories
…that such a book was written in Australia should not go unemphasised. Canny’s music has had a global impac ., Continue reading
Experimenting with Free Love
Bloomsday in Melbourne’s production of Exiles at 45 Downstairs, was exuberantly performed with a wisely cut-down script that focused on the essentials Continue reading
Martin Johnston’s Bloomsday, ca 1970
Cicada Gambit is probably the earliest work of fiction to use Bloomsday itself as an essential element of the story. It is an integral part of the history of Bloomsday celebration in Australia. Continue reading
A Bulwark against Sectarianism – the QIA
The QIA – home of multi-stranded Irish Australian activities – offered all manner of educational and recreational activities… Continue reading
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