New Irish and Irish Australian novels reviewed by Frank O’Shea. Continue reading
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Keneally, A Man for the Ages
Still writing, still stirring, Keneally is a model for the ages. Continue reading
Sunburnt Irish A-Z
The Irish language thriving in Australian soil. Continue reading
Snow in Alberta, Canada
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
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
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