McCready makes much of how Belfast in the 1950s was a cultural desert, and I wondered if, in terms of serious literary theatre, the same could not also be said of many cities in the western world; certainly ’50s Brisbane and Melbourne were not too dissimilar from Belfa Continue reading
The Guardian published a series of photos of Seamus Heaney on the occasion of his death. They tell much about the man.
Yet Irish speakers in Australia tend to think of the language as their own, a part of the native landscape, a view at odds with the Irish tendency to think of the language as being relevant only to their own national identity. Continue reading
The question is: ‘will the earth move for Gerty’? We expect so! Continue reading
Here is a book to restore your faith in reading, to make you laugh loudly and often. You will be enthralled by the way words can be used to coax you into a story that is sad and funny and uplifting and engrossing, all at the same time. Continue reading
[For Ireland] to fail to make the Top 10 in a 15 song semi with the UK voting is nothing short of disastrous ….. Continue reading
A FEATURE by Jeff Kildea Republished from Jeff Kildea’s Blog with his permission. When I arrived at Dublin’s Grangegorman Military Cemetery this morning at 6 o’clock for the Anzac Day dawn service to commemorate all those who died in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, a crescent moon was rising in the east. Very appropriate, I … Continue reading
Nature of Event: The Irish Australian Support Group and Resource Bureau are holding a Christmas Dinner in July at which the Irish-Australian of the year will be announced. Music by Saoirse. When: 26 July at 7.30pm Where: Celtic Club, 316-320 Queen St., Melbourne. Cost: $55 per head. Drinks at Bar Prices. Bookings Essential: Phone … Continue reading
Celebrate the Winter solstice with Comhaltas… Continue reading
A fearless rebel rather than a criminal…. Continue reading
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