Oscar was the son of two immense personalities…. Continue reading
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A Day with a Chapter of Ulysses
Bloomsday in Melbourne mounts a course, one day’s immersion in James Joyce’s most Irish chapter of Ulysses, Cyclops. Continue reading
The woman who got me into Ned Kelly’s funeral
How much of Ned is in the coffin? Continue reading
James Joyce’s Ulysses – Taking The Next Step
at the end of the day you WILL feel inspired to explore this wonderful book further… that’s a promise!
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A Feast of Clarification
In Holy Cow!, pathos was blended with comedic bombast, prolixity with wordless groans, and irony with genuine feeling. The ending was incredibly moving, reminding us of Joyce the man and the writer. Continue reading
Mud and Blood
Calls for Donations for a new play about WWI by Irish-Australian poet, Meg McNena. Continue reading
The Irish Exile, Part II
By Dymphna Lonergan Part I of this feature was published in Tinteán in April 2018 The Irish Exile and Freedom’s Advocate was a brief but potent manifestation in print in early colonial Australia of the fight for Irish freedom. The first edition carried its manifesto: The Irish Exile and Freedom’s Advocate will contain original and select Poetry,– … Continue reading
Waterford in Fiction
… he tells a great story and knows how to keep his readers interested. Continue reading
Joyce and Divorce
Kuch has succeeded in opening Ulysses a little further, and, in giving us another option to consider in the fictional future of the Blooms, offered us another opportunity to read Joyce’s magnificent book once more anew. Continue reading
World Première of play on Oliver St. John Gogarty
The Life and High Times of Oliver St John Gogarty – the Real Buck Mulligan Continue reading
