Tea drinking may be associated with English culture, but it is still very much part of Irish culture too. Continue reading
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The Dublin Shots
I suppose Nanny Hanley sticks out in our memories more because of her photography. Continue reading
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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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A Magnificence, and a Mammary, of Mollys
To enhance this understanding, there are two male actors on stage playing, respectively, Leopold Bloom (Chris Broadstock) and Blazes Boylan/Stephen Dedalus (Luke Belle). They also remain on stage, mostly in the background and provide visual context in the numerous vignettes or re-enactments of events referred to by the Mollys, including appearing as representations of various male characters. Continue reading
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Gilligan: Drug Baron and Thug
In some ways, John Gilligan is the ultimate Irish joke, a small man of limited intelligence who managed by dint of violence to persuade those around him that he was the boss. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
New Irish and Irish Australian novels reviewed by Frank O’Shea. Continue reading
A Tale of Two Malahides
Fortunately for Rose Talbot, there was a backup Malahide – in Tasmania, Australia – to which Rose now moved. Continue reading
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A literary Laureate writes
If you ever wondered why Anne Enright was chosen as first Laureate for Irish Fiction, this book will explain. 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
From the Papers
European elections, murder, the courts, two true Dubs Continue reading
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