by build_1h7qoh | Dec 6, 2025 | Books, Culture, Irish Society, Publishing, Travel, Writing
It was wonderful to make it to the launch of ‘Fifty Irish Lives in Canada’ edited by Mark McGowan & Eamonn McKee at University of Toronto with my Mum, brother Richard, school friend Carolyn & the legend that is Godfrey Jordan . What an honour to contribute...
by build_1h7qoh | Nov 15, 2025 | Books, Culture, Irish Society, Publishing, Writing
I was delighted to contribute the 50th, and last entry to “Fifty Irish Lives in Canada”, about my dear late Dad. This new book, edited by Mark McGowan and Eamonn McKee, is being launched on December 3rd at St. Michael’s College, University of...
by build_1h7qoh | Oct 9, 2025 | Culture, Dance, Dance History, Theatre, Writing
I love Margaret Clarke’s painting “Columbine Rests” (ca. 1923/1924) featuring a tired ballerina being serenaded by Pierrot. (It’s also known as “Pierrot and Columbine”). It is very apt that Thomas McGreevy (as he was then known,...
by build_1h7qoh | Jul 7, 2025 | Culture, Dance, Dance History, Film, Writing
Merci to the French Embassy in Ireland for inviting me to present an illustrated talk entitled “Lucia Joyce in Paris” at the Alliance Française on Bloomsday this year. It was a delight to share the highlights of my month at Centre Culturel Irlandais,...
