Travellers have been acknowledged as a distinct ethnic group within the Irish population. Continue reading
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Learning about Australia from John O’Brien
For many in Ireland, ‘Around the Boree Log’ was our introduction to Australia. Continue reading
Jonathan Swift: On the Road to Ireland
Clive Probyn reads the Holyhead journal of 1727 as a turning point in his life. Continue reading
The Face of Irish Australian Literature
A review of two books, a disturbing one about Keneally’s literary career, and his unsentimental and searching novel on clerical abuse in the catholic church. And an invitation to read and review the Keneally novels you’ve not got around to….. Continue reading
Something Special …
Surely a woman could not have done this on her own. Surely a woman could not have seen what this festering tyrant was doing. Surely a woman could not have known that tyranny incubates and flies across borders. Continue reading
Poetry as Autobiography
Poetry and Paul Kelly’s preferences provide insight into the singer/songwriter’s mind. Continue reading
The Irish in Australian Fiction
The Irish character in Australian literature is often introduced by a piece of dialogue that confirms the character’s origins. Continue reading
What is Irish-Australian Literature? A Symposium 22 November 2019
A symposium to explore the nature of Irish-Australian literature Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from Irish newspapers, including death of Brendan Grace, The Open and more Continue reading
It might be nonsense, but at least it’s clever nonsense
A novelist, a bolshevik, and a dadaist walked into a bar, is one way of getting the joke that is Travesties. Continue reading
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