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Faust’s biography of Louis MacNeice clearly illustrates the constraints placed on him and his generation by Britain’s continuing aversion to most things European, save the delights of Paris… Continue reading
This exquisitely written book captures a period of transition not only in Irish society but also in the author’s own life. Continue reading
This is an outstanding example of citizen journalism at its very best. Continue reading
A BOOK REVIEW by Dymphna Lonergan Joe Duffy: Children of the Rising: the untold story of the young lives lost during Easter 1916, Hachette Books Ireland, Dublin, 2016 RRP: €20 ISBN: 9781473617056 This is a surprising book. The title, with its euphemistic ‘lost’ for the word ‘died’ might give the impression that this will be a … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes at Bloomsday, by scripters Frances Devlin-Glass and Bruce Beswick. 2016 is the centenary year of the publication of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the enduring popularity of the novel will be celebrated in Melbourne from 15 to 19 June with performances of an original theatrical … Continue reading
a rebel without a pause, a rebel with a cause. Continue reading
Young men and their autobiographical fiction and poetry…. Continue reading
Nature of Event: Kick back before the show or after the Seminar at Papa Goose Restaurant. The annual Bloomsday Dinner will follow the seminar and is designed to flow into the evening Opening Night performance of Bloomsday in Melbourne’s adaptation of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, directed by Wayne Pearn. When: 16 June 2016, … Continue reading
A Poem by Noela Frawley The Race is Over Melbourne Cup Day November fifth 1963 Gatum Gatum wins ridden by Jimmy Johnson Mum’s favourite jockey ……………………………………………..Archbishop Mannix lies dying ……………………………………………..in his cold bedroom at Raheen …………………………………………………a single bar heater gives no comfort ……………………………………………..four months less a day ……………………………………………..short of … Continue reading
The 22nd Australasian Irish Studies Conference ‘Change, Commemoration, Community’ will be held in Adelaide from November 29 – December 2. The call for abstracts has been extended to June 24. We are especially interested in more papers on community, language and the Arts. Enquiries and abstracts may be sent to Dr Dymphna Lonergan For more … Continue reading
