Arrival of Irish Famine Orphan Girls in Melbourne
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No Time for Love
‘Murder wasn’t enough. These guardians of one version of independence would ration even human sympathy.’ Continue reading
A Magnificent Man
O’Reilly never wavered nor deviated from his primary goal of a free Ireland. Continue reading
Kids in Australia by Noel King
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Celebrate at the Celtic Club
St Patricks Day in Spring is upon us! Continue reading
Mountbellew Workhouse Project
It is inspirational! Continue reading
Australia and the 1916 Rising in Ireland
The presentations will enthral both scholars and students of Australian-Irish relations. Continue reading
The Ireland Funds
Nowadays the funds raise $US 540 million for projects both north and south of the Border with over 3000 organisations contributing to its coffers. Continue reading
Memories of a 1950s Irish leftie in St Kilda Melbourne
Memories of a 1950s Irish leftie in St Kilda, Melbourne by Dr Dennis Walker The extraordinary cultural mix of St Kilda inevitably brought together people of radically opposing ideologies. Dr Dennis Walker sheds some light on one aspect of this diversity remembered from his childhood: the Irish immigrant nationalists. My father, Patrick Joseph Walker, was born … Continue reading
The 1916 Easter Rising: New York and Beyond
This is an outstanding example of citizen journalism at its very best. Continue reading