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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · 21h
This Saturday (29 November), we'll welcome prospective students to campus for this year's Undergraduate Open Day. Tomorrow we'll share details of where to find the School's information stands in the Dining Hall.

Register to attend: tcd.ie/openday

#StudyAtTrinity
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This Saturday (29 November), we'll welcome prospective students to campus for this year's Undergraduate Open Day. Tomorrow we'll share details of where to find the School's information stands in the Dining Hall.

Register to attend: tcd.ie/openday

#StudyAtTrinity
Graphic advertising Trinity Undergraduate Open Day.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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#IrishDesignWeek2025 TABULA – Walk–Talk: A Journey Through Notre-Dame de Paris @tcddublin.bsky.social.

18 November: 5 tours of 1 hour each (5:30pm–8:00pm).

View schedule to book: bookofkells.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Groups of people viewing the Tabula exhibition.
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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The School is currently accepting applications for two funded part-time programmes in Irish and French, designed for upskilling qualified post-primary teachers, to develop their expertise and qualify to teach to Leaving Certificate level.

For information on how to apply: tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
Three students in conversation.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Film screening: Unrest ("Unrueh", 2022)
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 6:30 – 9pm

www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
A woman with eyeglass.
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Eleanor Knott Memorial Lecture 2025: ‘Intertextual weavings in the Colloquy between Fintan mac Bóchrai and the Hawk of Achill’, delivered by guest speaker Dr Emma Nic Cárthaigh @ucc.ie

6.00pm, 27 November @tlrhub.bsky.social

www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
A black and white photo of Eleanor Knott.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies recently announced the appointment of two senior academics in the Department of German (Professor Mary Cosgrove) and the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies (Professor Philip Gleissner): www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
Headshots of Mary Cosgrove and Philip Gleissner.
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Exploring Polish culture in Dublin - From pierogi and pastries to language classes and student societies, @tcddublin.bsky.social student Yukta reflects on discovering the vibrant Polish presence across the city and campus in her Trinity Global blog: trinity-experience-blog.com/2025/06/02/t...
Polish shopfront in Dublin.
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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'Maiden, nymph, crone: The mythology of the goddess Inanna' - a public lecture given by Professor Andrew George FBA, a world leader in Mesopotamian Studies.

5.30pm, 23 October @tlrhub.bsky.social

All welcome! www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
A depiction of Ishtar as an armed warrior on an Akkadian seal, 2350–2150 BCE.
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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'Writing, Translation, and the Changing World: Yang Hao in Conversation'.

15 October, 6.30pm @tclctdublin.bsky.social

Free, but booking required: www.tickettailor.com/events/tclct...
Poster giving details of speakers for event.
October 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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We are pleased to now offer evening classes in Arabic, for Intermediate learners, as well as Beginners - starting at the end of September (on campus).

Register: www.tcd.ie/nmes/courses...
Two young women in conversation.
September 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Lecture series now online: 'Understanding Europe’s East – an introduction to the History and Culture of Europe', organised by Trinity's Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies.

Access the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Crowds gathered at a protest in Budapest.
September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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'Twenty Years of Revolution and Ten Years of War: Situating Knowledge Production in/about Ukraine' - a public lecture by Jessica Zychowicz (IIE and Fulbright Ukraine) organised by the Trinity Centre for Resistance Studies

6.30pm, 16 September @tlrhub.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/situating-...
Headshot of Jessica Zychowicz.
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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FIILI - Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland 2025: In Other Wor(l)ds

11, 26-27 September 2025.

View the full programme: www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an...
Festival poster.
September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Trinity Long Room Hub has announced its new academic Fellows, including Dr Veronika Jičínská (University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne) who joins @tlrhub.bsky.social from Czechia to work with Dr Clemens Ruthner from our School.

www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
Headshot of Dr Veronika Jičínská.
September 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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An inspiring interview with Hector Ó hEochagáin on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning, all about language learning through cultural immersion, inspiring a grá for the Irish language, and Hector's brief student days in our Irish department.

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

#CúplaFocal
Gallivanting Gaelgoir Hector Ó hEochagáin
A sharp hour of entertainment that charms the mood of the nation, discussing trending topics while bringing his inimitable bit of craic with it.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Considering learning a new language or improving your fluency? The School is running language and culture courses throughout the academic year, focusing on: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian.

Registration is now open: tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
Two students in conversation.
August 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Considering learning a new language or improving your fluency? The School is running language and culture courses throughout the academic year, focusing on: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Portuguese Russian and Ukrainian.

Registration is now open: www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
Two people in conversation on a bench on Trinity campus.
July 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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The 2025 O’Czytani Polish Literary Festival, wrapped up on 8 June. The festival, in its fifth edition this year, was the first to expand its reach outside the Polish community in Ireland, offering main events in English translation.
A large group of seated people facing a stage where four people are seated and addressing the audience
June 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Mícheál Hoyne (Department of Irish and Celtic Languages) was recently on BBC Radio Ulster with Dáithí Ó Muirí, discussing the Book of Leinster (Leabhar Laighean), one of the most important surviving medieval manuscripts written in Old and Middle Irish.

🔊 Éist: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Old manuscript covered in lines of medieval Irish script written in black ink, with an decorative S in the centre
May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Failure scholars meeting in the city of Beckett 💥
langslitscultures.bsky.social Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · May 7
Interdisciplinary symposium | Fail Worse: Rethinking Narrative Redemption in Failure Studies

📅 29-30 May 2025 @tlrhub.bsky.social

Book tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/trini...

Co-organised with the School of Creative Arts @tcddublin.bsky.social
Collage artwork of women in long skirts and headscarves seated beside a river, overlaid with the title of the conference
May 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Applications now open for four funded PhD Scholarships available as part of the 'Refugee-Thrive' project: www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an...

Closing date to apply is 15 June 2025.
langslitscultures.bsky.social Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · May 1
Funding awarded for 4 PhD scholarships in refugee resilience research to Dr Rachel Hoare, Director of the Trinity Centre of Forced Migration Studies: www.tcd.ie/ahss/news-an...

#UniversityOfSanctuary

@tcddublin.bsky.social @immigrationirl.bsky.social @irishrefugeeco.bsky.social
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May 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Interdisciplinary symposium | Fail Worse: Rethinking Narrative Redemption in Failure Studies

📅 29-30 May 2025 @tlrhub.bsky.social

Book tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/trini...

Co-organised with the School of Creative Arts @tcddublin.bsky.social
Collage artwork of women in long skirts and headscarves seated beside a river, overlaid with the title of the conference
May 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Interdisciplinary symposium | Fail Worse: Rethinking Narrative Redemption in Failure Studies

📅 29-30 May 2025 @tlrhub.bsky.social

Book tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/trini...

Co-organised with the School of Creative Arts @tcddublin.bsky.social
Collage artwork of women in long skirts and headscarves seated beside a river, overlaid with the title of the conference
May 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Panel discussion: 'The Limerick Boycott in Context', bringing together the editors of and contributors to the recently published book.

📅13 May, 6.30pm @tlrhub.bsky.social

More information: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

@swgannon.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
Blue book cover with a black and white photograph showing a detail of a manuscript
May 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Ireland's only Polish literary festival, the O'Czytani Festival takes place in Dublin between 6-8 June. O’Czytani is a celebration of Polish literature, culture, and community.

Register to attend the launch on 26 May: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Festival logo and dates
May 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM