He stresses that the tradition it represents is also an important part of what it means to be Irish. Continue reading
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View from within the Orbit of Ophelia
And the state was insistent on keeping us safe from falling trees, powerlines, roofs hurtling through the air Continue reading
Celtic Council of Australia Awards Dinner
A Summer in Dublin.
By Dymphna Lonergan I was priviliged to have spent more than my usual time in Dublin this year not only catching up with family and friends but also serving a short stint as a visiting fellow at University College Dublin doing my own research and teaching in the Irish Studies topic. Who Was Síle? … Continue reading
Poems by Colin Ryan
Mórshaothar Gan dua a rinne sé é: an phortráid a ghoid ó chiúnas neamhchúiseach na dánlainne (na línte míne, na súile beo an gáire fann débhríoch) í ceilte faoina chóta ar an solas a thit ina mhaidhm ó na flaithis: lean sí uirthi á cheistiú nó gur mhúch sé a guth i seanbhosca is na … Continue reading
The Belfast Jacobin
A Book Review by Hugh Vaughan Kenneth Dawson: The Belfast Jacobin: Samuel Neilson and the United Irishmen, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 2017. ISBN: 9781911024750 RRP: €22.99–€45.00 While living in the eastern Sydney suburb of Waverley I cherished the cliff-top walk along the eastern beaches. The walk runs along the famed Waverley cemetery and, as I also enjoy … Continue reading
Launch of book on Irish war Chaplain to the Australian Forces
Nature of Event: Book Launch by Simon Mamouney, First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission Australian Embassy When: Wednesday, 4 October 2017 at 6.30pm Where: Roscrea Library, Tipperary Fr Michael Bergin SJ from Roscrea, Tipperary died on 12 October 1917, serving as a chaplain in the First World War. He holds the distinction of been the only member of … Continue reading
John Clarke and his grandparents
Written on hearing of the sudden death of John Clarke, April 2017 By Val Noone Like many, many people, I am terribly sad to hear the shocking news of the death of our wonderful friend John Clarke. Our sympathies go to his wife Helen and their family. John will be missed by Australians and New … Continue reading
The Lover’s Tale
Enchanted by her style… Continue reading
Santamaria and the Movement
The central theme of The Show appears to be an attempt to demonstrate some sort of moral (or amoral) equivalence between the Communist Party and the work of those who opposed Communism through the Movement/NCC. Continue reading
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