The Holly Bough is one of those unique publications that deserves a heritage rating: indeed, it may already have one. Seventy years ago in Cork and Kerry, it was as much part of Christmas as Santa and the candles perilously lit in curtained windows. Stories, poems, puzzles, games, it kept us busy for days. … Continue reading
a new online service that chronicles Ireland’s military past. Continue reading
The Compensation Culture We have referred on a few occasions in these reports to the way that Ireland seems to have developed a booming industry around compensation for injuries, real or feigned. Now the Independent has written a revealing set of stories describing ways that the legal and the medical professions cooperate to manipulate the … Continue reading
An annual luncheon at Celtic@Metro celebrating Irish and Irish-Australian women, and the guest speaker is Magistrate Fiona Hayes who will talk about women facing court and justice and human rights issues. Continue reading
Mary McAleese bemoaned how ‘women were deliberately made invisible and programmed to stay invisible’ because of church structures that are ‘designed to create and maintain the invisibility and powerlessness of women.’ Continue reading
This outstanding book about the Northern Ireland Troubles takes its title from Seamus Heaney’s poem about the place where he grew up. Continue reading
Fr Des was known by everyone where I grew up. He was held in awe, affection and with a small dose of apprehension by most. Continue reading
Snippets from the papers: Niall Toibin, Fr Des, Orwell Prize Winners, the royals, and more…. Continue reading
An Irish Australian Book Festival at Celtic at Metro Continue reading
Economic Impact of Brexit on the UK and Ireland by Brian M. Deane Introduction The result of the referendum in 2016 indicated that the British people decided, 52 to 48 percent, to leave the European Union (EU). However, the economic consequences of leaving were, not at that time or since, made clear. Indeed, one … Continue reading
