Contemporary Irish fiction, mainly by and for women. And Adrian McKinty’s latest. Continue reading
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Patrick Radden Keefe’s Latest
Irish Bostonian writer on crime figures. Continue reading
The Shanahans of Kangaroo Flat
They came and survived and their descendants are all over Australia. Continue reading
Do Australian Catholic schools have an Irish history?
How the schools became divided. Continue reading
The Man from Clare who started Australia’s Biggest Gold Rush
A name possibly better known in Australia than in Ireland. Continue reading
New Irish Non-Fiction.
History had not been kind to what we used to think of as a victory. Continue reading
My Book of the Year
An outstanding novel by an Australian now living in Ireland. Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from the news: Fada officially protected; All Irelands, Brian Cowen… Continue reading
God Bless the English
It would be nice to say that it is usually employed as a term of affection and perhaps it is; but even then, there is an undertone of disparagement, a hidden adjective with its own sting. Continue reading
Fraud in Ireland
Former footballer gives a riveting account of the workings of the fraud squad, from an insider’s perspective. Continue reading
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