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Joyce, Groucho Marx and the fraught sexual politics of women in the cut-throat Joyce industry. Continue reading
Patrick McGorry pioneered radical treatments designed to detect the signs of psychosis at the earliest possible point, establishing community-based resources and case-based management in the community. Continue reading
His wife is reported in 1926 as being a ‘Delph shop-keeper’ on her ‘own account.’ This matches my mother’s story of the family having a shop. Continue reading
The flag is one of the last surviving artifacts linked to the dramatic prison break in Western Australia that unfolded 150 years ago, from April 17 to 19, 1876. During the operation, six Fenian prisoners escaped from a British penal colony and made their way aboard the US whaling ship Catalpa. Continue reading
Faoi cheo an tír faoi cheona crainn ina gcuimhne orthu féinna bóithre ag téaltúi dtreo na rúndiamhrais scáth an duine cois claíag féachaint anall ortas saol atá i bhfolachas saol a mheabhraíonn ort Under mist the land under mistthe trees a memory of themselvesthe roads creepingtowards mysteriesand someone’s shadow by a fencelooking over at youfrom … Continue reading
Rosán Sensory Adventures, founded by Phillida Eves, is taking its immersive sensory performance “Antarctica!” to the Lincoln Centre in New York and later to Sydney. Inspired by Ernest Shackleton’s expedition, the production incorporates sensory elements for neurodiverse audiences, emphasizing interaction and storytelling through visual imagery, music, and real ice. Continue reading
Conviction Politics I unexpectedly attended a fascinating presentation at the Celtic Club this month on the massive international Conviction Politics project. Its aim is to use recently digitised records of Tasmanian convicts to reframe Australian democratic politics. It emphasises the scale of the convict system, and focusses on the ordinary working men and women. It … Continue reading
We have subscribers in 117 countries and on every continent. Our authors have been Irish-born and Irish resident; Irish-born and Australian resident or resident in other countries; Australian-born of Irish descent; or simply interested and involved in the Australian-Irish connection. Continue reading
Irish in Australia: Irish-themed Movies, Tours, and Festivals Continue reading
Eliza was obviously interested in people who came from different cultures, and she tried to understand them by studying their languages. We see this in some of her first poems written in Ireland. For instance, she made a point of using Irish placename spellings, rather than anglicised ones, when describing the impressive natural features of south County Down, including the Mourne Mountains. Continue reading
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