In January 2026, Melbourne will host two outstanding scholars of Irish Studies, Louis de Paor and Brian Ó Conchubháir. Both are leading experts in the history of the Irish language and its contemporary use. Continue reading
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Anniversary of Catalpa Fenian Escape in WA
A commemoration of the bold rescue of Fenians from Fremantle on 17 April 1876. Continue reading
‘This monstrous injustice’: Colonial resistance to the Earl Grey famine immigration scheme
The Earl Grey scheme was well-ordered and well-regulated, both in Ireland and Australia. Continue reading
The Sad Tale of Eliza Fitzpatrick
Her story is one, initially, of normal native Irish family life, then blighted by the Famine, the workhouse, and being sent to Australia, where her marriage, children, and oversall loss apparently sent her into a downward spiral and a tragic death. Continue reading
Vale, Liz McKenzie (23 Jan.1945 – 10 Aug.2025)
Liz McKenzie was an (understated) stalwart of Irish Australia. Continue reading
Where’s Paddy gone? Stories of growing up local Irish Catholic
When I heard the cry ‘where’s Paddy gone?’, it started me thinking about my own childhood in South Purrumbete Continue reading
Grunge City, Sex and Piccalilly Projectiles
Eimear McBride’s The City Changes Its Face is an ambitious, no-holds- barred, literary novel that tackles difficult and confronting social and personal issues Continue reading
Irish Soft Power: from behind the bar
In terms of soft power and international influence the Irish really do punch above our weight…. Continue reading
Exuberant Glee and Haunting Comedy: Bloomsday’s ‘Circe’s Carnival of Vice’
Circe is an episode written as a playscript, even if a playscript gone troppo.Hallucination is its own reality. Continue reading
MONTO: a search for the definite article
The wicked history of ‘Monto’ spreads itself accommodatingly from the 1860s up to the 1950s. ‘Monto’ was, at one time, so it is claimed, to be the largest redlight district in Europe. It is estimated that there were at times up to 1,600 prostitutes working there. Continue reading
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