The sun slips behind the black silhouettes of the Rockies.
Fingers and ears chill with disturbing speed.
Faster than in an Irish winter dusk. Continue reading
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Reflections on Evelyn Conlon’s Moving about the Place
A new collection of short stories, some set in Australia, by Evelyn Conlon Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Four new new Irish works, reviewed by Frank O’Shea. Continue reading
Extra class on Breaking into Ulysses
A new introductory class on Ulysses offered by Bloomsday in Melbourne Inc. Continue reading
The Nation writers emigrate to Melbourne
It is a remarkable fact that three writers associated with The Nation newspaper emigrated to Melbourne in the mid-1850s: Edward Hayes, Charles Gavan Duffy and Gerald Henry Supple. Professionally diverse, they shared a deep love of poetry and song. Continue reading
Finding Our Heart in Irish
The Statement from the Heart won this year’s Australian international peace prize, the Sydney Peace Prize, from 200 nominations. Continue reading
The Irish Travellers
Travellers have been acknowledged as a distinct ethnic group within the Irish population. Continue reading
The Poet and the Piper
I was expressing an interest in uilleann pipes and complained that the pipes are not well known and appreciated in Australia. They certainly are much admired in this house now. Continue reading
Learning about Australia from John O’Brien
For many in Ireland, ‘Around the Boree Log’ was our introduction to Australia. Continue reading
Jonathan Swift: On the Road to Ireland
Clive Probyn reads the Holyhead journal of 1727 as a turning point in his life. Continue reading
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