I have never smuggled anything over borders before or since and I was extremely nervous, but our car was not searched on the way over. The return trip was a different matter. Continue reading
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Learning about Australia from John O’Brien
For many in Ireland, ‘Around the Boree Log’ was our introduction to Australia. Continue reading
Recalling Dorothy Day
The Pope named her with Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Thomas Merton as four great Americans. Continue reading
FR MICHEAL O’SULLIVAN
A Tribute to Fr Michael O’Sullivan. Continue reading
The ‘Best Choir in the Anglosphere’
Catherine Fitzpatrick, a convict’s wife, conductor of the first choir of an infant colony. Continue reading
Archbishop Goold and the Invention of Melbourne
A conference to celebrate the contribution of Archbishop Goold to Melbourne. Continue reading
A DAY ON SKELLIG ROCK
Skellig really is a magical place. Continue reading
Harry Clarke’s War
the book is beautifully produced and illustrated Continue reading
Irish girls and their Famine story honoured
It’s a memory I’ll hold forever, it’s made me take an interest in our history. Continue reading
An Extraordinary Family
let us look at a family that truly deserves the word ‘extraordinary’ Continue reading
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