Eavan Boland wrote of the wounds carried in the Irish psyche through the death of its heroes. Continue reading
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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
The Hermit Priest
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
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
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