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Cicada Gambit is probably the earliest work of fiction to use Bloomsday itself as an essential element of the story. It is an integral part of the history of Bloomsday celebration in Australia. Continue reading
National Famine Commemoration, Lughnasa Bacon and Cabbage Night, Films to watch, FIFA Women’s World Cup Continue reading
Ireland and Australia face a number of similar economic and political issues, and among them, currently, is the problem of high inflation.. Continue reading
…his greatest contribution as an historian was as a communicator of modern historical research to the wider public…He was much loved across the UCC community for his wit, his outspokeness …and as the great proponent of the historic mission and proper modus operandi of the University as a community of scholars Continue reading
The fineness of the design and the stippling indicate a manufacture date in the early nineteenth century, suggesting that the teacup may have been brought to South Australia in an emigrant’s baggage rather than purchased locally in the years after arrival. Continue reading
It’s been a difficult few years for researchers in Irish disapora studies, but things are looking up now with the Global Irish Studies Conference in South Africa in July (see What’s On ), and here in Australia it is pleasing to see the ISAANZ conference 26 is planned for December in Melbourne. The call for … Continue reading
This poem was published in English as ‘Twin Room” in Tinteán on the 7 May, 2019 (see https://tintean.org.au/2019/05/07/twin-room-by-david-harris/). Here is a version as Gaeilge. Continue reading
The QIA – home of multi-stranded Irish Australian activities – offered all manner of educational and recreational activities… Continue reading
Book reviews by Frank O’Shea OLD GOD’S TIME. By Sebastian Barry. Faber 2023. 261 pp Sebastian Barry’s latest novel is different. Very different. It is almost like an extended meditation on life and the different things that people put up with in an ordinary life. ‘Things happened to people, and some people were required to … Continue reading
She is following suit with many other Irish language writers who seem to be more and more releasing bilingual books of Irish and English, these being a very helpful resource for the language learner and those of us who shift between these two languages regularly and enjoy them both. Continue reading
