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Remembering Mochuda and the Saints of Ireland

Remembering Mochuda and the Saints of Ireland

On Sunday 24 May 2015, a presentation took place at the church of St Carthage, Parkville, celebrating the memory of its patron saint, on the occasion of its eightieth anniversary. The presentation, by Constant Mews, Chris Watson and Miriam Uí Dhonnabhain, assisted by Siún Uí Mhaoldomhnaigh, Val Noone and Maryna Mews, was designed to tell the dramatic story of the life of St Carthage, within the context of different types of Irish saint, and explore the way he has been remembered across the centuries. Continue reading →

Light on the Horizon

Light on the Horizon

Perhaps without knowing it, Dan O’Riordan tells the story of his redemption as a tribute to Australia and the powerful connection that exists between our two nations. Continue reading →

‘The Racker’ in Melbourne for Bloomsday

Nature of Event: pReJoyce: Joyce, Dublin and Beyond. The Racker is a Dublin-based entertainer, poet, raconteur, singer. Fresh from the Joyce Tower at Sandycove, where he has often performed his own brand of Dublinesque comic poetry, Racker has been lured to Melbourne to warm us up for Bloomsday. He will perform his  sequel to Ulysses,  THE TRUTH … Continue reading →

From Art to Execution

From Art to Execution

In the early hours of 4 May 1916, Willie Pearse and three of his colleagues were executed by firing squad for their part in the Easter Rising. His more famous brother, Patrick, had been executed with two others on the previous day and, in total, sixteen of the rebels met their deaths in the same way. Continue reading →