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Sinéad O’Connor is the kind of street kid that the whole world, except America, wants to take in and put in the guest room, and feed up with porridge and potatoes …. Continue reading
The branches were bending in the wind. Branches. An Craoibhín Aoibhinn. That was the pen name of the writer Douglas Hyde… Continue reading
agus an ciúnas/a d’fhág an té a chuaigh
in airde fadó/ina dhiaidh
and the quietness left by the one who went up long ago Continue reading
From the Papers, news items: Pandora and Taxes, Best places to live in Ireland, and Sinn Fein. Continue reading
A new collection of short stories, some set in Australia, by Evelyn Conlon Continue reading
The sense of life’s possibilities that this family history suggests is intoxicating. Continue reading
Four new new Irish works, reviewed by Frank O’Shea. Continue reading
A new introductory class on Ulysses offered by Bloomsday in Melbourne Inc. Continue reading
The Irish Film Festival runs online from 3-12 September 2021. To book, go to https://irishfilmfestival.com.au/iff-2021-tickets Two reviews by Steve Carey Shane MacGowan: A Crock of Gold A Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, A Documentary Written and Directed by Julien Temple. 2020 This is the story of the songwriter and lead singer … Continue reading
But, I love it. I love rolling into a town and I love meeting new people and spending time getting to see their community. It’s very different from flying in and flying out and the usual fast-paced tour life. In the last few years pre-COVID things had gotten so fast, the bus couldn’t keep up with my schedule, so I was flying a lot more and I missed the bus pace. Continue reading
