It is a highly dramatic memorial which takes the form of a secular ‘stations of the cross’, with little way-points for remembering as persons those murdered. Continue reading
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Slow Reading of Ulysses in Brisbane
With slow reading, we take our time: whatever time the members want to take with it. We read together, page by page (no preparations or homework needed), stopping whenever we want for discussion Continue reading
View from within the Orbit of Ophelia
And the state was insistent on keeping us safe from falling trees, powerlines, roofs hurtling through the air Continue reading
Peacemaker or Murderer?
This biography, written by one who is certainly no fawning acolyte of Adams, nevertheless adds to the understanding of one of the most important figures in peace in our time. Continue reading
‘Ulysses’ in the dock
For those with a literary bent, with legal training, interested in censorship or with a James Joyce obsession, this book about the American trials in which Ulysses was alleged to be pornographic is an engaging and enlightening read. Continue reading
Launch of book on Irish war Chaplain to the Australian Forces
Nature of Event: Book Launch by Simon Mamouney, First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission Australian Embassy When: Wednesday, 4 October 2017 at 6.30pm Where: Roscrea Library, Tipperary Fr Michael Bergin SJ from Roscrea, Tipperary died on 12 October 1917, serving as a chaplain in the First World War. He holds the distinction of been the only member of … Continue reading
The Irish in Coburg
Ten verbal snapshots of the Irish in Coburg over the last 180 years… Continue reading
Mystic and Revolutionary
The strange phenomenon that was Joseph Mary Plunkett – invalid, bohemian, fey man of letters, theatrical spy, bookish military strategist, unrequited lover, very public lover, and ultimately executed revolutionary. Continue reading
After O’Farrell: Writing a New History of the Irish in Australia
Given that so much of mainstream Australian history continues to ignore the Irish or even, on occasion, to disparage them, a new general history of the Irish in Australia is overdue. Continue reading
Joyce with his Nose in the Air
Handed such a whiffy text, director Wayne Pearn took a deep breath and turned it into a play piece of encaptivating ingenuity Continue reading
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