A Booklaunch in Adelaide, Music, Dance, a workshop and concert by Master Fiddle Player Gerry O’Connor Continue reading
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New activities to see in Dublin: a traveller’s tale
It had been many, many, years since my sister and I had been upstairs on a double decker bus. Just holding on to the two side bars on the steps going up was enough to bring back memories of running up those steps as teenagers and of boys using them to swing down without touching the steps, to the annoyance of the bus conductor. Continue reading
What’s On in March and beyond
Lots to see and do in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Vale, Geraldine Ryan Irish Dance Teacher extraordinaire
Every Irish dancer in Australia owes a debt to the indomitable teacher, Geraldine Ryan Continue reading
What’s on February 24 and beyond
Films, Races, St Pat’s Celebrations, Celtic Connections, A Book Launch & Genealogy Continue reading
Tasty bits from Irish literature
Some dainty morsels from Irish Literature… Continue reading
Impressive New Irish Documentaries
Three New Documentary films at the Irish Film Festival, including two love songs to Dublin. Continue reading
At Swim-Two-Birds: mad Sweeny and the artist
I cannot remember exactly how I discovered the book in my teens. What I can remember is the experience of reading it for the first time, of getting lost in its marvellous, frenzied chaos and laughing aloud. It holds a unique appeal for me as an artist because, like a spiral staircase, it tricks you into thinking that you are simultaneously working towards a destination and moving away from it. Continue reading
John Corbett’s Reminiscence of Edmund Curtis
I read Modern History and Political Science in Dublin University from 1936 to 1940, talking my degree in absentia in January 1940. The most memorable lectures which I attended were those given by Curtis; he was always interesting and amusing, never the dry historian. Continue reading
A Platinum Anniversary: Seventy Years of teaching Irish Dance in Australia
Jeanette Mollenhauer In 2020, I wrote an article about two Irish dance teachers who had been awarded the Order of Australia medal (https://tintean.org.au/2020/03/07/honours-for-australian-irish-dance-teachers/). One of those teachers is Geraldine Ryan, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of her formal qualification as an Irish dance teacher. She had already been teaching Irish dance; she began classes … Continue reading