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The Irish Writers’ Centre

The Centre is a peaceful sanctuary for writers escaping the distractions of the world. Continue reading →

Read Ireland

the Irish contribution to the struggle to create a nation.
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LibraryIreland

The stories relate to characters and events in a small Irish village in the mid 19th century. Continue reading →

Climbing Mount Brandon

… climbing Brandon has been part of an ancient pilgrimage route going back to pre-Christian times. Lughnasa on the last weekend in July was the traditional pilgrimage time… Continue reading →

JOHN COULTER – IRELAND’S WHALING SURGEON

All a whaling surgeon could be sure of was hardship, years away from home, a small income, and meagre free board and lodging for the length of the voyage. Continue reading →

Celtic Club to Rise up

Could the new high-rise Celtic Club be in place for 2016, the centenary of another renowned ‘Rising’? Continue reading →

Ireland now has the exciting prospect of developing an oil industry! Providence Resources has recently upgraded its findings on the Barryroe oil field off the Cork coast to 280 million barrels of oil; an announcement which marks the beginning of the Irish oil industry. Despite the recent discovery of large reserves of natural gas in … Continue reading →

When you lock your doors…

French’s novel traces the gradual deterioration of the moral certainties and ethical uprightness of all the main characters. Continue reading →

Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw is not as often performed as one would wish ….
A bold young company, 5poundtheatre, operating out of the Owl and the Pussycat, opposite Richmond Station (Melbourne, Victoria) has changed all that. Continue reading →