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a celebration of Irish and Scottish culture – a mixture of traditional Irish stories and Scots songs and ballads. Continue reading
Arrival of Irish Famine Orphan Girls in Melbourne
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The Rooney prize is awarded for a body of work by a young Irish writer that shows exceptional promise. Continue reading
The fear of his first battle with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers remained with Bill for the rest of his life. It was a bloody affair in which a victory of sorts was secured but at a high cost. Many of his Battalion were killed or captured. Continue reading
‘Murder wasn’t enough. These guardians of one version of independence would ration even human sympathy.’ Continue reading
After all the excitement of the Rising, he worked doggedly to help people who had been part of it. Continue reading
I can tune in to the true note
in a creature heart. Continue reading
For a lover of dogs, this will be an irresistible read. Continue reading
Book Review by Frank O’Shea Eimear McBride: The Lesser Bohemians, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2016, 312 pp. ISBN 978 1 9253 5516 1 RRP $32.99 A young Irish girl goes to London to enrol in a drama college. She meets a man twice her age in a pub, and they adjourn to his flat for sex. It is … Continue reading
By Mary Melcherts Last year, my friend Brigid and I were widowed. Brigid was missing her sister’s family in Corcomore, County Limerick and I was still coming to terms with the emptiness of my home. When she asked me to accompany her to Ireland, I was unsure at first, but in the end, I … Continue reading
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