Lynne Ruane had left school at 14, though it appears that her attendance there was often sporadic. She was smoking and drinking and had graduated to drugs … Continue reading
Filed under News …
Special Screening of a new film about the Great Famine
Nature of Event: A New Film about the Famine Wild Goose Lodge Trailer ‘Wild Goose Lodge’ is set in rural Ireland in 1816 and is based on a true story. It is a harrowing tale of love, betrayal, revenge and death – themes that are universal and will appeal to a global audience. Known as … Continue reading
Gillies does Beckett
A one-man meditation on memory, mortality, identity, ambition, desire, loss, waning powers and more, Krapp’s Last Tape comes to Melbourne in Laurence Strangio’s production precisely 60 years after its first performance at London’s Royal Court Continue reading
Melbourne – the world’s centre for Famine Commemoration in 2018
Remembering Famine Orphan Girls at Williamstown Continue reading
Sovereignty and the Brexit Negotiations
The Treaty settlement almost a hundred years ago led to the Irish Civil War; the outcome of the backstop talks over the next few months could be just as momentous. Continue reading
Brexit – A European Punch and Judy show.
As a border child from the counties of Tyrone and Derry, I have seen the hard border, that no one wants again. I remember the salmon smuggling, the customs officers on both sides Continue reading
Hurling – ballet with camáns
Hurling is coming to Australia. At stake is the beautiful Wild Geese Trophy Continue reading
From the Irish papers
Presidential Election, Booker Prize Winner from NI, Travellers, Listowel, and more…. Continue reading
Breaking codes to beat Hitler
Throughout WWII, agents were sent to Ireland from Germany with instructions to communicate with German military intelligence. Richard Hayes broke most of these ciphers. Continue reading
The Rise of Irish Australia documentary now available to stream
‘The Rise of Irish Australia’ is now available for streaming.
Continue reading
