a tour of Dublin’s forgotten 1916 Battlefield.
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Irish Ambassador at Famine Rock Commemoration 2015
His Excellency, the Irish Ambassador to Australia, the Honourable Noel White, will be the guest speaker at this year’s event. Continue reading
The Embassy of Ireland invites submissions
The Embassy of Ireland, Canberra invites the submission of funding proposals for events in Australia and New Zealand to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising. Continue reading
Seán O’Faoláin: Literature, Inheritance and the 1930s,
..his study covers what could arguably be the most significant and influential period of O’Faoláin’s writing and fledgling political and journalistic life. Continue reading
Oileán agus Oileán Eile
Is cuid lárnach de chultúr na nGael í traidisiún na hoilithreachta. Continue reading
Ulysses, Burke, Edgeworth, and Chandler.
We are indebted to Professor Chandler for placing Edgeworth’s fine novel before us. It is a multi-faceted work deserving of much study for its range of characters, comedy, satire, social commentary, philosophy and scholarship. Continue reading
The Famine Rock Commemoration 2014
I found the common reaction was one of a deep and sincere appreciation of the civility and gravity of the prevailing atmosphere of this gathering. Continue reading
Daniel Mannix: His Legacy
The Conference was both a celebration of the centenary of the arrival of the future Archbishop of Melbourne and an effort to bring ‘New perspectives on old stories’ Continue reading
Focus on Irish-Australian history
unraveling the gritty, dirty and sometimes uncomfortable side we don’t usually hear much about Continue reading
An Irish-Australian ‘Who am I?’
Ironically, the Irish radical Duffy was the only member of the new parliament who had served in the House of Commons in London. Continue reading
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