The winner of the Percy French Prize for Witty Verse. Continue reading
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Two Novels by Jane Casey
An Post Crime Novel of the Year 2019 in first of two books by Dubliner Jane Casey Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
The Musical Life
A book book devoted to Phil Coulter’s musical career Continue reading
Melbourne Celtic Festival
St Patrick’s Day at the Seafarer’s Mission. Continue reading
The Man They Call The Banjo
A secret love story Continue reading
Happiness is …
This is a love story, one that could be easily summarised in a single paragraph, but that would be to demean it. Because it is above all a paean to a simpler time, simpler people and a simpler meaning of happiness. Continue reading
130 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH – A REFLECTION ON PETER LALOR
A great-great-grandson remembers an unapologetic rebel and determined reformer Continue reading
What is Irish-Australian Literature? A Symposium 22 November 2019
A symposium to explore the nature of Irish-Australian literature Continue reading
Where’s the Atlas?
You won’t have any trouble getting into the swing of things, because the killings and mayhem start early…. Continue reading