Future generations will read what we thought about COVID 19 at the time. Continue reading
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From the papers
Intriguing snippets from the Irish press. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
A literary Laureate writes
If you ever wondered why Anne Enright was chosen as first Laureate for Irish Fiction, this book will explain. Continue reading
Editorial
To follow the very popular Orphan Girls, Tinteán plans a new series on Irish legal practitioners in Australia, and is seeking nominations of interesting and writers. Continue reading
Taking Stock
Australia has had 4 deaths per million of population. The corresponding figure for Ireland is 276. Continue reading
Violet Gibson – The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
A new film about an Irishwoman who attempted to assassinate Mussolini. Continue reading
Bloomsday Metempsychosed
Bloomsday in the Year of Plague. A metempsychosis. Continue reading
About my Belfast Girls
Jaki McCarrick talks about the writing, at ‘white heat’, of her play, ‘Belfast Girls’. Continue reading
Global Irish Words
By Dymphna Lonergan Thanks to the increased availability of digitally uploaded word lists and dictionaries, research into how far the Irish language has travelled globally has been made much easier. It is interesting that individual Irish language words have found new homes in Global English dialects. It is doubly interesting to see these words’ meanings extended … Continue reading
