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Families in Stress

The opening scenes in Wildfire set a background for this gritty story of pain and difficulty coming to terms with the past. Continue reading →

Thin Lizzy, Not Meant to End in 1983

A film featured in the forthcoming Irish Film Festival (online in 2021) about the versatile Phil Lynott. He could sing in so many styles from pop to metal. Continue reading →

The world seemed clear. The questions started later in life or when we went to the cities and were asked to convert and change our language to English, sometimes politely sometimes not so much. We got used to the requests, ‘can you please say that in English?’ or the statements ‘We speak English in here’ or ‘I’m afraid we don’t speak that language here’. Continue reading →

Irish Film Festival 2021

It’s Irish Film Festival Time again with seven Australian premieres and in 2021 it’s online. Continue reading →

Poems from Colin Ryan

Ní fhágfaidh mé agat ach focail
lán de bhrí … I’ll only leave you words, full of meaning Continue reading →

Balm for the Homesick

Pathways/Cosán This virtual exhibition by visual artist Bernie Joyce explores how the Connemara people and landscape inspired Patrick Pearse as a teacher, writer and leader. Pathways sends the viewer on a journey back in time to when the Celtic Revival was in full swing. This was a period when artists, poets and writers turned their … Continue reading →

ISAANZ25 Call for Papers

The 25th Irish Studies in Australia and New Zealand conference (ISANZ25) will be held at Auckland University December 6-8. Continue reading →

More of Fr Bob’s Musings

Last month we had an account of Fr Bob Arthure’s cocooning with the good nuns at Glencairn Abbey where he has found a new interest, writing blogs. Here are some of his writings on St Carthage. ST CARTHAGE (MOCHUDA) OF LISMORE Traditional feast day: 14 May; Liturgical feast day (since Vatican II): 15 May … Continue reading →