Lunch Series: Celtic Conversations with Professor Ronan McDonald

​This regular lunch series will feature insights and an engaging presentation from a special guest speaker in our community, over a delicious catered set lunch and the opportunity to connect with fellow club members in a welcoming setting.

​This month’s Celtic Conversations features Professor Ronan McDonald, Chair of Irish Studies at the University of Melbourne and a leading scholar of Irish-Australian literature. In 2019, he organised and emceed a major symposium on Irish-Australian literature at the club, bringing together a dozen academics from across the country. The papers from this symposium were later published in a special edition of Australian Literary Studies titled The Uses of Irish-Australian Literature in September 2021. In his talk, Professor McDonald will discuss developments in the field since that landmark event, offering insights into how Irish-Australian literary studies continue to evolve and influence contemporary scholarship.

​Your ticket price includes presentation and insights from our guest speaker and a catered two course set lunch prepared by Chef Dargan and the Wild Geese team.