RTE’s choice of Molly Sterling, despite her elimination in the semi-final, augurs well for the future for Ireland at the Contest after some years of appearing to lose its way. Ireland is back on track! Continue reading
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Welcome back to Eurovision, Ireland!
A Grower or a Grabber, that is the Question! Continue reading
Sympathetic biography of ‘the powerful enigmatic Mannix’
Brenda Niall’s biography of Mannix takes a personal, indeed quite an intimate, approach to Mannix. It is certainly not uncritical…. Continue reading
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
Bloomsday, 16 June, and the Joyce who loved films
Bloomsday in Melbourne in 2016 celebrates the Joyce who loved film. Continue reading
Ulysses for more Advanced Readers
A course designed to deepen understanding of Ulysses, focussing on the challenging figure of Stephen Dedalus. Continue reading
Quinnipiac – and Irish Famine Research
Today, the Lender Family Special Collection at Quinnipiac University is probably the largest collection in the world of published material relating to the Irish Famine. Continue reading
The Sons of Erin and the Mahogany Ship
During 1967, Monash decided to abolish some of the Clubs and Societies because they were considered too frivolous to subsidise and one of these, unfortunately, was ‘The Sons of Erin’. Continue reading
Travelling in Ireland – Notes and Sketches along the way
Our First Day in Ireland & the day the IRA have declared a ceasefire – to take place at midnight tonight. Continue reading
Heritage Bus Tour Dublin 1994
Tour guiding is a weird way to make a living – telling lies to visitors. If anyone had told me five years ago I’d be doing this, I would have said go back into the bar. Continue reading
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