The Dictionary's going green! In one of our exciting new projects, we’ve been lucky enough to work on a joint project to boost the amount of Irish history in the Dictionary, with the help of the Irish Consul-General, Caitriona Ingoldsby, and the Aisling Society. We hope to bring the project to fruition in the March 2013 update to the Dictionary. Sydney’s Irish community has been important from the beginning of European settlement, and retains a strong influence over Sydney’s culture and history. Writers from the Aisling Society and elsewhere are working on entries about Sydney’s Irish places, people and events, and these will go up into the Dictionary as part of the St Patrick’s Day festivities, in 2013. Already we've had a general essay on the Irish contribution to Sydney from 1788 to 1901 submitted by Richard Reid, who curated the National Museum's important exhibition 'Not Just Ned: a true history of the Irish in Australia'. We have also received a number of other pieces contributed by historians and members of the Aisling Society, and we are looking forward to getting them up and online in the near future.