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We think Ulysses is the funniest, the wisest and the most human book, Continue reading
Public Debate: ‘Is it time for a Republic of Australia?’ Continue reading
The rebellious pirate queen, Grainuale (Grace O’Malley) is the subject of Kelly Gardiner’s talk for Brigidfest 2018 Continue reading
the opportunity to learn, to improve and to speak the Irish language in the most congenial of surroundings, with the most dedicated teachers. Continue reading
The year 2018 has been deemed Bliain na Gaeilge, (Irish Language Year). Continue reading
the title of the visitors’ book is significant. According to Professor Patrick O’Farrell, the mission adopted the practice of calling itself the ‘Irish Legation’ to further emphasise its distinctive status Continue reading
What is so refreshing about this narrative of the Easter Rising is its clear-eyed honesty about how ill-prepared the insurgents were to take on the British. Continue reading
A Book Review by Frank O’Shea Steve Harris. THE PRINCE AND THE ASSASSIN. Australia’s First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror. Melbourne Books, 2017. 326 pp. ISBN: 9781925556131 RRP: $32.95 If someone from a Muslim country were to shoot an Australian politician today, that person would almost certainly be called a terrorist. And just as … Continue reading
Book Review by Hugh Vaughan Gerald Dawe. In Another World: Van Morrison and Belfast. Merrion Press, Dublin Nov 2017. h/b 134 pp ISBN: 9781785371462 RRP: €11.99 And then from outside the frosty window raps She jumps up and says, Lord, have mercy I think it’s the cops And immediately drops everything she gots Down into the … Continue reading
All these events are indicative of the huge breadth of work that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is engaged in to support Irish communities worldwide. Continue reading
