The Irish Film Festival runs online from 3-12 September 2021. To book, go to https://irishfilmfestival.com.au/iff-2021-tickets Two reviews by Steve Carey Shane MacGowan: A Crock of Gold A Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, A Documentary Written and Directed by Julien Temple. 2020 This is the story of the songwriter and lead singer … Continue reading
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Book Reviews by Frank O’Shea THE MONK. By Paul Williams. Allen & Unwin 2020. 340 pp. $29.99 Some books leave you sad, others have you laughing. Here is a book that may leave you with a different response: anger and fury. Fury that the fabled saints and scholars metonym that was used to describe your … Continue reading
The opening scenes in Wildfire set a background for this gritty story of pain and difficulty coming to terms with the past. Continue reading
It was deeply emotional for me to be able to tell Judy the name of her father, something she had longed for all her life. I emailed a photograph, not being able to imagine the emotion of seeing a photograph of your father for the very first time. Continue reading
Most of my descendants moved to Western Australia, to farm and prospect for gold. Continue reading
‘In the laundry room,
you unspooled your story to the others…’ Continue reading
The Olympics and Ireland get two gold medals. Continue reading
New Irish books and many genres Continue reading
Stood up at the altar, assisted migrant from Thurles, Bridget Gorman became the matriarch of a large and successful Irish Australian family. Continue reading
