Top Aussie cop takes aim at Ned Kelly
The status of Irish Australian bushranger Ned Kelly as a great folk hero has been questioned by one of the country’s top cops. Under fire – Ned Kelly New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew...
View ArticleDNA results confirm remains as those of Ned
Finally found: The Irish outlaw's skeleton has been identified by scientists in Victoria. Ned Kelly’s headless body has been found and correctly identified over 130 years after he was executed at the...
View ArticleDebate arises over Ned Kelly funeral plans
Pitfalls of infamy: The burial of Irish outlaw Ned Kelly's remains divides opinion. Notorious Irish-Australian folk hero Ned Kelly is to be given a private funeral 130 years after he was hanged in a...
View ArticleBaillieu Govt coy on release of Ned Kelly’s remains
Ned Kelly's remains have yet to be released to his descendants. The Victorian Government remains quiet on when Ned Kelly’s remains will be laid to rest with his family, as per his wishes. Kelly’s body...
View ArticleNed Kelly remains to be returned to family
The headless skeleton of bushranger Ned Kelly. His skull is still missing. The skeleton of Australia’s most notorious criminal will finally be returned to his descendants 132 years after he was...
View ArticleNolan’s iconic Ned paintings off to Ireland
Sidney Nolan's 1946 painting The Chase is one of 26 works that will be loaned to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. (Pic: National Gallery of Australia) Sidney Nolan’s iconic Ned Kelly paintings will be...
View ArticleNed Kelly to be laid to rest
Kelly descendants will hold a private family funeral. The remains of Ned Kelly are to be laid to rest on Sunday, over 130 years after he was hanged. Fairfax Media reports Kelly will be buried at Greta,...
View ArticleNed Kelly legend diminished by low-key funeral
Ned Kelly was laid to rest last weekend. Ned Kelly is gone but let us try to ensure that he is not forgotten. The Irish Australian outlaw was laid to rest last weekend beside his mother, Ellen, after...
View ArticleNew Irish Echo print edition out today
A Sydney Catholic newspaper’s ban on former president of Ireland Mary McAleese leads the latest print edition of the Irish Echo, which is out now at newsagents. The Catholic Weekly has refused to...
View ArticleNed Kelly childhood cottage for sale
The cottage was built in 1859 and ‘is one of the last visible landmarks of the Kelly legend’ The childhood home of Irish Australian bushranger Ned Kelly will go to auction this Saturday. The cottage,...
View ArticleNed Kelly would reject the reclaimed Australia
Anti-Islam and anti-racism protestors clash at a Reclaim Australia demonstration. The recent anti-Islam demonstrations around Australia made international news. While there is no doubt that racism...
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