Sunday, 7 February 2021, 12 noon SAVE THE DATE The BrigidFest Committee is working hard to continue the wonderful tradition of celebrating Irish and Australian women each February. It is our intention to hold the event as a lunch in conjunction with The Celtic Club, however, a virtual backup plan seems prudent. We will keep … Continue reading
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Sunset Swimmers Melbourne
Sunset Swimmers invites expats to meet casually for a swim and a chat at sunset. Continue reading
Susan Ryan: a daughter of St Brigid
Australians, and Irish-Australians in particular, will continue to be enriched by the legacy of Susan Ryan, a daughter of St Brigid. Continue reading
How the pandemic plays out in Ireland and Victoria
News Commentary by Liam Gillespie As Victoria tentatively looks forward, and dares to dream of a Covid-free Christmas, many other countries find themselves staring down the barrel of the same purgatory and uncertainty we have been enduring for the better part of a year. Ireland is one of those countries. The similarities between Victoria and Ireland during … Continue reading
Melbourne’s Finnegans Wake Reading Group
Raphael Slepon, founder of FWEET, on annotating Finnegans Wake. Continue reading
Next Melbourne Irish Studies Seminar – open to everyone everywhere
A seminar on commemorations, which have played a pivotal role in Ireland as a way of re-evaluating the ideals and objectives of those who fought for an independent county. Continue reading
Great Irish Famine Commemoration Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, 30 August 2020 LiveStream
The artist Hossein Valamanesh always insisted the monument was not just about the Great Irish Famine but about all famine. For me, this is what makes it a great monument. Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from the newsrooms. Continue reading
Congratulations
Two new OAM recipients with connection to Tintean Continue reading
Recalling Dorothy Day
The Pope named her with Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Thomas Merton as four great Americans. Continue reading
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