A name possibly better known in Australia than in Ireland. Continue reading
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TRUST/ MUINÍN by David Harris
so…IF that is true –
I only have your word for it.
I trust you, but your black and white
has grey edges.
Maybe. Continue reading
New Irish Non-Fiction.
History had not been kind to what we used to think of as a victory. Continue reading
My Book of the Year
An outstanding novel by an Australian now living in Ireland. Continue reading
Ar thóir gach ní In search of everything
She points out how the dog is happy to see him home too and the cat in her own way. The bougainvillea has grown wild without his care, the olives need picking. She then notices his inability to respond and offers her arms, in which he finally releases his emotions, relieved to be home again. Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from the news: Fada officially protected; All Irelands, Brian Cowen… Continue reading
What’s On
Eireborne Dancing Australian Tour Sydney born world champion Irish dancer Liam Costello is on an Australian tour with the company Eireborne. See the links below for background story and tour dates. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/23/liam-costello-australian-three-time-irish-dance-world-champion?CMP=share_btn_link http://www.eireborne.com/dates-bookings/ Melbourne Irish Studies Seminar Series Semester 2, 2022 Program Tuesday 23rd August, 6.30pm VIA ZOOM ONLYDr Matthew Grubits, Charles Sturt University, “The … Continue reading
Earl Grey’s Irish Famine orphans: the Bridget Effect
Some of Bridget’s descendants in NSW Continue reading
English exam board removes works of Irish writers to promote diversity
Heaney’s poem ‘Punishment’ will also be removed from the OCR’s GCSE poetry anthology from September 2022. GCSEs are the basic level of qualification in British education, while A-levels are taken by secondary school students aged between 16 and 18. Continue reading
God Bless the English
It would be nice to say that it is usually employed as a term of affection and perhaps it is; but even then, there is an undertone of disparagement, a hidden adjective with its own sting. Continue reading
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