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
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Women in the Church
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
Whatever You Say …
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
Tribute to a Good Man
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
From the Papers
Snippets from the papers: Niall Toibin, Fr Des, Orwell Prize Winners, the royals, and more…. Continue reading
AN AUSTRALIAN-IRISH BOOK FESTIVAL
An Irish Australian Book Festival at Celtic at Metro Continue reading
The economic impact of Brexit
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
FAMINE ROCK SENTINEL STANDS FOR 21 YEARS AT HOBSON’S BAY
Famine Orphan Girls memorial at Williamstown – 21 years on. Continue reading
Duffy House
Named for the original builders, it is a public acknowledgement of the part played by the Irish in early Perth Continue reading
From the Papers
Porridge, RTE, the Travellers … Continue reading
