Liz McKenzie was an (understated) stalwart of Irish Australia. Continue reading
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Vale, Geraldine Ryan Irish Dance Teacher extraordinaire
Every Irish dancer in Australia owes a debt to the indomitable teacher, Geraldine Ryan Continue reading
Vale, Peter Kiernan (1923-2019)
Peter Kiernan had a long association with Irish affairs in Melbourne – the Connolly Association program on Radio 3CR, the Famine Rock commemoration at Williamstown, and with both Táin and Tinteán magazines… Continue reading
Brian Bourke, Barrister and Irishman (1929-2018)
What was Irish about Brian Bourke? Of course, he had the name and the face, a map of Ireland. Continue reading
George Donaldson R.I.P.
Donaldson joined Celtic Thunder in 2007 and was an original member of the internationally successful group.
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Death of a Pogue
In August he described himself as ‘gay, Irish, Catholic, alcoholic Pogue… about to die from cancer.’ Continue reading