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A sneak preview of Hibberd’s Stretch

An Irish-Australian ‘Who am I?’

Ironically, the Irish radical Duffy was the only member of the new parliament who had served in the House of Commons in London. Continue reading →

Australia’s newest Irish novelist

Evelyn Conlon is now officially an Australian novelist: her latest novel, Not the Same Sky, about Irish Famine Orphans of the 1840s, sits proudly among the Australian novels in Readings bookshop. Continue reading →

Birds of Passage and Orphan Girls

A small group of Irish Famine girls, whose average age was sixteen, is the subject of this lyrical and captivating story by Evelyn Conlon. Continue reading →

Reprieve for Seanad Éireann

A revamped Seanad Éireann could play an important part in the life of the nation. Continue reading →

Getting it Right

Getting it Right, a poem by ALAN RODDICK which celebrates Heaney and laments the divisions between communities in Ulster. Continue reading →

Grave Musings

But I have begun to mull over the possibility of having my ashes scattered over my grandmother’s grave, Continue reading →

Irish Famine Orphan Girls Commemoration

Every year since 1998 this vibrant community meets to pay tribute and celebrate our pioneer ancestors, with music, song and exciting real life stories. Continue reading →

Jack Hibberd’s Monk O’Neill rides again

A Stretch of the Imagination, a classic of the Australian theatre, will be staged on 16 November 2013. Continue reading →

John Redmond Book Launch

Invitation to the launch of a new book by Dermot Meleady on the leader of the Home Rule Party, John Redmond. Continue reading →