NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD SCREENING NATIONALLY FROM JUNE 25 ‘A sumptuous production, rich in detail, craft and spectacle‘ The Guardian NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World is in cinemas from June 25. J M Synge’s classic play was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin on 26 January 1907, … Continue reading
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Bishopites versus Therryites: an unholy 14-year war in Tasmania
This was the start of a 14 year war, which divided the Irish community. Enormous efforts to resolve the matter by many parties occurred at a high legal cost. Continue reading
Vale, Elizabeth Malcolm
Tinteán marks the passing of Professor Elizabeth Malcolm on 19 May 2026. Her contribution to Irish-Australian scholarship was immense. Continue reading
Vikings on the High Seas!
In Old Norse, there are two words for Viking: víkingr refers to a person, while víking is an activity. Neither word is inherently negative nor associated with violence. Continue reading
Poetry/Filíocht Tommy Fogarty, Mick McGann-Jones, Michael Patrick Moore
Éan Creiche Le Tommy Fogarty Go luath san earrach, lá álainn tráthnóna a bhí ann. Bhí an ghrian go híseal sa spéir, loinnir as na carranna, solas súilíneach. Bhí mé i mo shuí sa trácht ag éisteacht le podchraoladh, ‘The Rest is History.’ Bhí Tom agus Dom ag plé an Chogaidh Mhóir. Bhí an trácht … Continue reading
My Kerry Blue (English and Irish versions)
I liked him because he wouldn’t back from anyone or thing. No. He’d rush headlong into whatever he perceived an adversary and flail away like a mad thresher. Continue reading
A Singular Novel, defying genre.
John Banville’s ‘The Singularities’ promises something akin to a crime fiction, but continually frustrates that expectation of plot. Continue reading
Antarctica – Ciorcal Comhrá: a traveller’s tale
Creidimid this is the most southerly Pop-Up Gaeltacht and Ciorcal Comhrá in the world. Continue reading
What’s on June/July and beyond
Irish in Australia: Irish-themed Movies, Tours, and Festivals Continue reading
Patrick McGorry’s Day Job
Patrick McGorry pioneered radical treatments designed to detect the signs of psychosis at the earliest possible point, establishing community-based resources and case-based management in the community. Continue reading