Eavan Boland wrote of the wounds carried in the Irish psyche through the death of its heroes. Continue reading
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Canonical Australian writers with ties to Ireland
Women writers in Australian in the first half of the twentieth century were flying blind in the face of a culture that didn’t really expect them to be successful as writers Continue reading
Bloomsday Metempsychosed
Bloomsday in the Year of Plague. A metempsychosis. Continue reading
British Espionage in Dublin after the Easter Rising: a case study
Josephine Plunkett, a ‘dangerous’ rebel? How did the Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police get it so wrong? What else did he miss? Continue reading
Fintan O’Toole’s lecture, ‘Brexit, Ireland and the Politics of Victimhood’,
A report by Professor Elizabeth Malcolm on Fintan O’Toole’s Lecture University of Melbourne, Miegunyah Lecture, 11 March 2020 Farage and Parnell The well-known Irish journalist and writer, Fintan O’Toole, commenced his lecture at Melbourne University on 11 March by showing a photograph of the 1880s Irish nationalist leader, Charles Stewart Parnell. This picture, O’Toole informed … Continue reading
Why is Irish Dance invisible to the Dance World and Arts Bodies in Australia?
The persistence of omissions and misrepresentations of Irish dance and dancers in public media forums also requires attention. Continue reading
New book on Irish Australian history
A new Australian book on the Irish National Association, advance notice. Continue reading
Tinteán – A Magazine for Irish Australia
Our aim is to provide serious comment and an independent perspective on a wide range of Australian/Irish topics.
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The Irish Elections of 2020
Elections in western democracies keep throwing up unexpected results. Continue reading
Honours for Australian Irish Dance Teachers
Two veterans of Irish Dance honoured in Australia Day list for a lifetime of teaching. Continue reading
