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June 2025
There’s lots happening this month with Bloomsday events and a slather of Irish films playing at the Sydney Film Festival. Plus: the low-down on Pierce Brosnan’s Irish accent controversy, Irish connections in the upcoming MIX TAPE series, and a double pass to give away in each IFF city (Brisbane, Canberra,…
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May 2025
We have four double tickets to give away for the fab new Irish films screening at the Sydney Film Festival in June. We take a look at Irish movie news, with some updates on Irish programs playing on Australian screens and a giveaway to the rollicking new Irish comedy, Apocalypse…
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May Events Diary
Friday 9 – Saturday 17 May Fantastic Film Festival, Sydney fantasticfilmfestival.com.au/ May Wednesday 7 May, 6pm Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Poetica! Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet with interests in language, violence, power, and religion. He is the host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound and has published volumes of…
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April 2025
Fáilte (welcome) to the April Irish Australian Arts Newsletter. In this edition celebrate Irish cinema as Small Things Like These hits cinemas, Kneecap is available to rent digitally, and the trailer for the first Irish language horror film has dropped. We commiserate Ireland's lack of success at the Oscars, take…
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April Events Diary
April Thursday 3 – Monday 7 April The Murder Capital Australian Tour visiting Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth troubadourpresents.com/events/the-murder-capital/ Sunday 6 April, 10:00am A Day with James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’: The Infamous Circe Episode This daylong workshop will be interactive, a mix of presentation and discussion of text. But always remember…
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March 2025
In this edition celebrate all things St Patrick, with a list of events around the country and we have a double pass to giveaway to Dermot Kennedy's Misneach Festival. We'll take a look at awards season, seeing how Irish actors have done in Hollywood and notable wins at the IFTA Awards.…
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March Events Diary
on till Sunday 16 March Susan O’Neill Australian Tour visiting QLD, VIC, WA, and Sydney susanoneill.ie/ March Friday 28 February – Saturday 29 March Clare Sands Australian Tour A sixth generation fiddler and bilingual singer, she weaves Traditional roots with Contemporary sounds and influences, embodying a fearless warrior-like spirit.…
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January Events Diary
on till Sunday 16 March Susan O’Neill Australian Tour visiting QLD, VIC, WA, and Sydney susanoneill.ie/ on till Thursday 6 February Damien Rice Australian Tour Known for his hauntingly beautiful live shows, Damien Rice has the ability to transform the biggest of rooms into the most intimate spaces. Often…
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February 2025
In this edition we lament the failure of KNEECAP to get shortlisted for an Oscar and look forward to the new Irish thriller starring Barry Keoghan. March is looking like a bumper live music month with the huge MISNEACH festival in Sydney featuring Dermot Kennedy and Glen Hansard and the Frames. Kneecap’s…
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December 2024
For this special Christmas edition of our arts roundup we're taking a look at the IFF24 Audience Favourite Films, Golden Globe nominations for Irish talent, an update on Cillian Murphy's new film and lots more goss on Irish movies and music in Oz. Last but by no means least is our diary of…
