This impressive work tells us the story of two exceptional personalities, Curtin and Scullin, it is also, in a most profound manner, the story of the movement they nurtured, the Australian Labor movement. Continue reading
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Catching the Spirit of These Strange Times
Ulysses’ ‘interiorization’ is one reason why the book is considered to be unfilmable. Ulysses in Plaguetime deals with this problem by having Dedalus and Bloom speak directly to the viewer in Proteus and Lotus Eaters, as if in video diaries. Continue reading
400 Participants in Separate Rooms across the Globe
As host of the seminar, Philip Harvey saw his task as to ask questions, some pre-worded others impromptu; to figure out what several people were saying at once; and to direct the dialogue so it didn’t fall off a bridge into the Liffey. Continue reading
Poems from Colin Ryan
Poems in Irish by Colin Ryan. Continue reading
A Labour History Library documenting Irish Workers in Salford, England
the Irish have played a key role in the labour and trade union movement in Britain. Continue reading
Behind the scenes of Zoomsday Bloomsday
A sneak peek into Bloomsday rehearsals on Zoom under strict social distancing measures. Continue reading
Eavan Boland: Giving poetic voice to women.
Eavan Boland wrote of the wounds carried in the Irish psyche through the death of its heroes. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
A word for the Brothers
Their schools were known for their tough discipline, but they deserve the country’s thanks. Continue reading
Canonical Australian writers with ties to Ireland
Women writers in Australian in the first half of the twentieth century were flying blind in the face of a culture that didn’t really expect them to be successful as writers Continue reading
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