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2023 Event Diary
August Wednesday 9 August, 6:00pm Australian Friends of Irish Unity Launch building Australian support for the people of Ireland to decide their own future The Gaelic Club events.humanitix.com/australian-friends-of-irish-unity-launch Saturday 12 August, 8:00pm Heavenly Light Quartet Gospel style 40s music, male quartet The Gaelic Club facebook.com/events/1429521037876399 Sunday 13 August, 10:00am A Day with James Joyce: Dubliners a Bloomsday in Melbourne event Boyd Community Hub, The Assembly Hall, Southbank, VIC bit.ly/dubliners2023 Friday 18 August, 6:00pm ‘Mark Our Place‘ One-Night Only Screening Documentary about three Irish rugby players who played for Ireland and were awarded the Victoria Cross The Independent Theatre (269 Miller St, North Sydney) eventbrite.com.au/e/mark-our-place-return-to-your-corner-double-bill-tickets-684202386757 Friday 18 – Sunday 20…
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July 2023
This month the Irish and Australian sports community is buzzing with the countdown to the Women's World Cup, this year being hosted in Australia and kicking off in Sydney on the 20th with the very first game against the Republic of Ireland. We've got some Irish movie news, including the one everyone's talking about right now having recently made its way Down Under; the fascinating documentary on Sinéad O'Connor. We've also highlighted a few quality Film Festivals worth checking out, whilst the 2023 Galway Film Fleadh program is currently being announced.
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June 2023
This month’s Arts Roundup features the super popular Irish Crime Drama Love/Hate, which Aussies are adoring (and being slightly disturbed by) since screening on SBS Australia. Check out all the well deserved winners of the recent Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA) in Dublin, plus all the local upcoming festivals, movie news and more.
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June 2023 Event Diary
June 2023 Event Diary Friday 2 – Sunday 4 June Qumra Arab Festival: a celebration of Arab film Dendy Cinema Newtown https://qumra-arabfestival.com.au/ Friday 9 – Monday 12 June Bundanoon DanceFest: traditional dance including Irish dance Memorial Hall, Bundanoon, Southern Highlands https://bushtraditions.org/dancefest/bunders.htm Saturday 10 June, 2:15pm Sydney Film Festival: Pray for our Sinners screening Ritz Randwick, cinema 5 https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/pray-for-our-sinners Sunday 11 June, 6:15pm Sydney Film Festival: Sunlight screening Hayden Orpheum Cremorne – cinema 5 https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/sunlight Thursday 15 – Sunday 25 June Bloomsday in Melbourne: ‘Exiles’, James Joyce’s only play. fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD www.bloomsdayinmelbourne.org.au Saturday 17 June, 2:30pm Sydney Film Festival: Sunlight screening Ritz Randwick – cinema 5 https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/sunlight…
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3 May 2023
May's Irish Arts Roundup features a fabulous African Irish Musical All Stars Concert in Sydney, Irish comedians taking the stage in Sydney, the Irish Film and Television new talent nominees, a new Irish film podcast and last but not least – details of where to stream the Irish Oscar-winning film ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
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3 April 2023
This month’s arts roundup features SBS's celebration of Irish cinema, recent Irish casting news, Folk Festivals and other dates for your diary. We also feature a save the date for an African and Irish music concert on Saturday 6th May.
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9 March 2023
This month’s roundup features our fabulous Free Outdoor Irish Film Festival over Paddy’s Weekend at the Rocks and a national diary of St Patrick’s Day events near you in this vast lucky country of Australia. And we’ll catch up with our Irish nominees as they sweep the boards at the IFTA’s and BAFTAs and look forward to good Oscar news.
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2 February 2023
This month’s Irish Arts Roundup features the launch of our St Patrick’s Day Outdoor Film Festival in Sydney, and updates on the awards season successes for the top Irish films.
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9 December 2022
This month’s IFF culture roundup features Bono, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Áine Tyrrell, Kilkenny’s own Cartoon Saloon AND the winners of the Film Festival Audience Feedback prizes.
