Intensive course on James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Continue reading
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History is in the graveyards.
Exploring Glasnevin The process of providing detailed and dignified funerals for the Catholics of Ireland had been one that faced harsh limitations until the 1830s. The Penal Laws and ongoing discriminatory actions by religious and government officials journeyed through a process of repeal and debate, however it was a funeral in 1823 that altered the … Continue reading
Poetry by Michael Whelan
These poems tell a powerful story. Continue reading
All Hat and History – Book Review
Mendelssohn is like a character from an old epic, all hat and history Continue reading
A Slip of a Thing – Book Review
when everyone is poor, cooperation tends to be more common than conflict. Continue reading
Two courses on James Joyce
demystifying and enjoying a master….
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Australian Women’s History Network Conference in 2016.
We invite papers that explore ‘intersections’ in women’s, feminist and gender history from a variety of perspectives, Continue reading
Poetry Book Launch
Both the challenges and radiant moments of the relationship of mother and daughter are given enduring form Continue reading
‘Peacekeeper’ by Michael Whelan
The poems were inspired by my tours of duty as a United Nations Peacekeeper with the Irish Defence Forces in South Lebanon and Kosovo. Continue reading
From the Green Room of ‘The Plough and the Stars’
STEVE GOME, recently nominated for a Green Room Award, plays Peter, the toy soldier, in The Plough and the Stars, O’Casey’s classic tragic-comedy about the Easter Rising, and has been reflecting on a play he increasingly admires: A bunch of people crammed by circumstance into a confined area who know each other – as family, friend or foe … Continue reading
