‘Like many readers, I had no idea that Argentina was such an important destination for Irish immigrants.’ Continue reading
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Irish-Born Australian Journalist Continues to Expose Perpetrators of Violence and Sexual Abuse through Crime Fiction
Fittingly, Milligan, a well-known, award-winning investigative reporter is capable of writing with clarity and ease as she is a journalist who turned fiction writer in recent years. Continue reading
Irish Film Festival 26
From gripping dramas and powerful documentaries to fresh new voices shaping Irish cinema,the Irish Film Festival Australia (IFF26) returns from October 8th until November 15th 2026 with its biggest program in 12 years. Continue reading
What’s on September/October and beyond
Irish in Australia: Irish-themed Movies, Tours, and Festivals Continue reading
‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties
These were culturally guided and connected roles, rather than a simple or universal gender divide. Respecting these roles recognised women’s leadership, supported men’s cultural knowledge and wellbeing, protected cultural authority and created safe spaces for learning across generations. Continue reading
When you lose your muse…fishing for ideas
Seventeen coffees and twice as many circuits of the news, your socials and the fridge, your creative output is: nil. Continue reading
Aonach an Daingin The Dingle Fair
Then the jobber proceeded to examine the heifers and shaking his head he offered £16 and Dad emphatically said no. Continue reading
Learning Irish at Oideas Gael – Gleann Cholmcille
I took a language course then and learnt a lot of Gaeilge. There were classes with eight levels available from beginners, to intermediate to fluent. There was 35 hours of contach (Teaching) available. Continue reading
Filíocht/Poetry: Julie Breathnach-Banwait, Colin Ryan, Anne Casey, Robyn Rowland
Trácht an tsléibhe Le Julie Breathnach-Banwait Anuas taobh an chnoic – ón ngabhdán tí meirgeach úd, tógtha ar na cosa tanaí miotail, nuair a bhuaileann néal an ghrian is a cuid oibre curtha di, is í ag réiteach chun suain – a dhoirteann an slua. Báibíní beaga fillte isteach ina bpócaí brollaigh, a gcrúcaí curláilte ar seó, is dhá shúil … Continue reading
New Book Releases
Biography challenges century-long clerical hagiography of Cork pioneer priest, John Therry Book launched at Consulate General of Ireland in Sydney 27 June 2026 New research drawing on extensive Irish and Australian manuscripts reveals that Fr John Joseph Therry (1790-1864), a native of Cork — long celebrated as the saintly founder of Australian Catholicism — accumulated … Continue reading
