A book about an Irish hermit and priest who spent 47 years in the West Australian desert and opened cross-cultural religious dialogue with indigenous Australians. Continue reading
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Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile by Colin Ryan
Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile (Heat Haze and other stories) Book Review by Dymphna Lonergan Colin Ryan Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile. Cló Iar-Chonnacht 2019. 100 pp. ISBN: 978 1 7844 203 3 RRP: €10 A heat haze, according to Wikipedia, is ‘a shimmering of the air near the ground that distorts distant views’. ‘Ceo Bruithne’ is … Continue reading
About my Belfast Girls
Jaki McCarrick talks about the writing, at ‘white heat’, of her play, ‘Belfast Girls’. Continue reading
British Espionage in Dublin after the Easter Rising: a case study
Josephine Plunkett, a ‘dangerous’ rebel? How did the Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police get it so wrong? What else did he miss? Continue reading
Why is Irish Dance invisible to the Dance World and Arts Bodies in Australia?
The persistence of omissions and misrepresentations of Irish dance and dancers in public media forums also requires attention. Continue reading
The Irish Elections of 2020
Elections in western democracies keep throwing up unexpected results. Continue reading
Study Sydney: Life as an Irish Exchange Student in the Big City
The student experience in UNSW, Sydney was markedly different from that of Trinity. Continue reading
Honours for Australian Irish Dance Teachers
Two veterans of Irish Dance honoured in Australia Day list for a lifetime of teaching. Continue reading
Gaeilge – Grá mo Chroí
I find myself on the road again, here in Australia, and speaking Irish daily once more. Continue reading
From the Papers
Where Numbers Tell a Story Sinn Fein fielded 42 candidates; 37 were successful. Dublin West: Paul Donnelly (SF) 12,456, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 8,478 Dublin north west: Dessie Ellis (SF) 14,375. Next was Roisin Shortall 6,124 Dublin Central: Mary Lou McDonald (SF) 11,223; Pascal Donohoe (FG) 4,181 Dublin Bay North: Denise Mitchell (SF) 21,344. Richard Bruton, … Continue reading
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