‘Unsettled’ by Gay Lynch breaks new ground in Irish Australian fiction. It is aptly titled. Continue reading
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Happiness is …
This is a love story, one that could be easily summarised in a single paragraph, but that would be to demean it. Because it is above all a paean to a simpler time, simpler people and a simpler meaning of happiness. Continue reading
Celebrating Irish Feminism
A fascinating history of how feminism and nationalism converged to challenge traditional gender binaries at some key points in modern Irish history Continue reading
A Man of Honour
He was the new face of Fine Gael, a man who would remove the word Blue Shirt from Irish politics. Then came the whistleblower … Continue reading
A Woman Ahead of Her Time
It is easy today to forget the extreme ways that nineteenth-century British society divided along sectarian lines. Continue reading
The Influence of the Irish National School System on Australian Educational Policy
Waugh’s brief is not to debate the merits of the current Australian education system but to highlight the significant influence of the Irish National Schools system in colonial times in paving the way for the provision of public education in Australia. Continue reading
The Irish in Australian Fiction
The Irish character in Australian literature is often introduced by a piece of dialogue that confirms the character’s origins. Continue reading
A Vision of a Community of Scholars based on Openness
It was a stroke of genius to commission three women to write the centenary history of Melbourne’s Newman College. Continue reading
Where’s the Atlas?
You won’t have any trouble getting into the swing of things, because the killings and mayhem start early…. Continue reading
Arguing for a living
Essays on modern Irish life by an Irish controversialist, John Waters Continue reading
