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Let’s Get Quizzical

Nature of Event: Let’s Get Quizzical  is a quiz show with canapés at PJ O’Brien’s Irish Pub. The MC is a master of quizzes and craic: Brian Gillespie. The questions will be broad-ranging, but it may be a tad advantageous to be Irish, or to know your way around matters sporting (the man is a … Continue reading →

Walking Old Sydney

Walking Old Sydney

In 2012 The Dictionary of Sydney developed a partnership with the Irish Consulate Sydney to develop new content. This project became known as Greening the Dictionary and saw eight new entries come online in 2013. These entries included St Canice’s Church, Elizabeth Bay; Irish in Sydney from First Fleet to Federation; and the surprising, Statue of Queen Victoria in Druitt Street. Continue reading →

Launch of essays on Mannix

Launch of essays on Mannix

Nature of Event: Book launch by Mr. Noel White, Irish Ambassador to Australia, of Daniel Mannix: His Legacy, edited by Val Noone and Rachel Naughton. When: 17 September 2014, at 5.30-7.30pm Where: Catholic Theological College, 278 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne Papers published are  by Patrick Morgan, Brian Costar, Michael McKernan, Val Noone, Brenda Niall, Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Reinvigorating the Celtic Club

News Report by Frances Devlin-Glass A meeting of members was convened on 30 July to discuss the findings of a subcommittee charged with investigating how the Club should operate into the future. Chaired by Maurice Hanrahan, other members of the subcommittee included Veronica O’Sullivan, Francie Collins, Andrew Perry and Brian Shanahan. Their brief was to … Continue reading →