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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Our second English lunchtime research seminar of the new semester will be delivered by our colleague Prof Michael Griffin, who will speak on Editing the Cambridge Goldsmith. All welcome! #speirgorm #research #English @ulresearch.bsky.social

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · 16d

Don't forget to join us in the Languages building next week for our first English lunchtime seminar of the year! #research #spéirgorm @ulresearch.bsky.social

English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · 26d

Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social

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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 27d

Writing a poem about hubris.

It's going to be FANTASTIC!!!

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Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social · 26d

Submission Open

15th September to 15th of October 2025

Submissions are now open for issue 28 of The Manchester Review. The Editors are looking forward to reading the best of your poetry, fiction, and non fiction.

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · 26d

Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎆 LAUNCH 🎆

The team of the Glasgow-Maynooth OG(H)AM project have the pleasure of launching the revised & updated

𝗢𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝗗 database

Where: Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie
When: 12 Sept 2025, 15:30

@maynoothuniversity.ie @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lovely to see this feature @tipperarylive.bsky.social about 2025 English and Linguistics graduate Jean Barry! Jean was awarded the AHSS Silver Medal & her lecturers in English and Linguistics & @ullibrary.bsky.social get honourable mention here! www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-...

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halloweemer @emer.bsky.social · Aug 25

me on @cmatbaby.bsky.social’s EURO-COUNTRY and why it gives voice to a distressingly normalised post-recession malaise. i hope you read!

The emblem of modern Ireland? Not fiddles and Guinness but a soulless shopping plaza | Emer McHugh

The singer CMAT dances around a retail centre in a video for her new album. It is the elegy those of us who grew up in the post-Celtic tiger recession have been craving, says Irish writer Emer McHugh

www.theguardian.com

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Aug 26

"I work hard to make my sentences musical and work with my students on intensifying the musicality of their prose."

UL Professor of Creative Writing Joseph O'Connor speaks to Seán Moncrieff about the musicality of writing and his most recent historical novels.

🎧 www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

UL Professor of Creative Writing and best-selling novelist, Joseph O'Connor. He is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. He has grey hair. He is gesturing with a pen in his hand. There is a microphone in front of him. There is an orange sign in the background that says 'School of English, Irish, & Communication'.

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · Aug 24

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Aug 25

Comhghairdeas ó chroí to all of our #English students graduating today with BAs and PhDs @unioflimerick.bsky.social We're so proud of you all! #english @ulresearch.bsky.social

a congratulations card with a graduation cap

ALT: a congratulations card with a graduation cap

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Carrie Griffin @carriegrif.bsky.social · Jul 3

Check out my students' work on early lit! #speirgorm #students #research #teaching #EH4046 @ulenglish.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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Textual Cultures: Old and Middle English Literature at Limerick

blogs by undergraduates @UL

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Jun 26

We're so proud of our wonderful colleague Donal Ryan! Massive congrats Donal! @unioflimerick.bsky.social #writing #orwellprize #EIC

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jun 25

Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for novel Heart, Be at Peace

Tipperary writer says win ‘very unexpected’ for novel that explores the 21st century problems of a small, tight-knit community in Ireland

www.irishtimes.com

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Jun 18

Read all about the inspirational journey of our latest PhD graduate in English, Dr Sandrine Ndahiro. @sandrinendahiro.bsky.social. We're so proud of you, Sandrine!

@ilovelimerick.bsky.social

www.ilovelimerick.ie/meet-dr-sand...

Meet Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro, the trailblazing UL PhD graduate creating space for Black and Irish voices

Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro pictured above at the conferring ceremony. Picture: Alan Place Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro celebrated the culmination of a 10-year journey at UL as she was conferred […]

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our colleague Dr Yianna Liatsos reviews Elizabeth Strout's novel Tell Me Everything ahead of the announcement of the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction:

theconversation.com/womens-prize...

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Women’s prize for fiction 2025: six experts review the shortlisted novels

There are stories about family, sex, history, death and fundamentalism.

theconversation.com

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · Jun 9

Meet our alumna of the MA in Creative Writing, the wonderful Gráinne O'Brien! @kennysbookshop.bsky.social www.ul.ie/news/univers...

University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Gráinne O'Brien

In the latest instalment of the University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight, we speak to BA in English, Sociology and History and MA in Creative Writing graduate Gráinne O’Brien who recently published her...

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · May 27

Very well done to our graduate student Jack Reid, whose piece on Mary Dorcey & marriage equality was just published in @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/mary-dorcey-... @unioflimerick.bsky.social #research @ulresearch.bsky.social

Mary Dorcey: queer Irish poet illuminates a form of sexuality even the law has overlooked

Dorcey’s poetry funnelled her activism into a charged critique of traditional Irish life.

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · May 19

We're so sad to learn of the passing of Siobhan O'Dowd. We're thinking at this time of her partner, our colleague in English Dr Tina O'Toole, and all of her friends and family. Rest in power, Siobhan.

Stevie Grainger @steviegcork.bsky.social · May 19

Sad to learn of the passing of Siobhan O’Dowd, a great contributor to Cork who was unbelievably active in the community for decades & always full of good humour and encouragement too. Here she is taking over my decks at the Rainbow Picnic a few summers ago 🏳️‍🌈

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Carrie Griffin @carriegrif.bsky.social · May 10

So nice to be part of this! Thanks @mlvarila.bsky.social & @saranorja.bsky.social for keeping us on track, always gently & with such positivity. My article is open access thanks to @ullibrary.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social #research @cemslimerick.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Mari-Liisa Varila @mlvarila.bsky.social · May 8

@saranorja.bsky.social and I edited a special issue on Early Modern English Textual Cultures Between Manuscript and Print, and the articles are beginning to appear in early view. I’m going to link to all the excellent contributions, but first, our OA intro: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Introduction: the (im)material spectrum of manuscript and print interaction☆

This introductory essay to the special issue on Early Modern English Textual Cultures Between Manuscript and Print first outlines previous research into different kinds of interaction between manuscr...

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UL Library @ullibrary.bsky.social · Apr 9

This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. Who knew the Middle Ages could be so fun. More to follow! @ulenglish.bsky.social

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Carrie Griffin @carriegrif.bsky.social · Apr 9

Really proud of my EH4046 students! Great humour and imagination. We need more of this in today's world! Thanks so much to Janis and @ullibrary.bsky.social for the fantastic support @ulenglish.bsky.social

UL Library @ullibrary.bsky.social · Apr 9

This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. Who knew the Middle Ages could be so fun. More to follow! @ulenglish.bsky.social

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UL Library @ullibrary.bsky.social · Apr 11

More #MedievalMemes for your Friday afternoon. This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. @ulenglish.bsky.social

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Centre for Early Modern Studies, Limerick @cemslimerick.bsky.social · Mar 24

CEMS is excited to announce the annual Annual Máire Ní Chrualaoich Public Lecture, 8 April, Pery Square. It will be delivered by Prof Tríona Ní Shíocháin of @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Gach duine fáilte! #research
@ulenglish.bsky.social
@michistory.bsky.social
@unioflimerick.bsky.social

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · Mar 18

The indie booksellers sell books on better terms that ultimately support the wider industry. It's like selling a house for people to live in versus stripping it for parts, copper, etc, and leaving nothing habitable.

Siobhán Dowling @siobhandowling.bsky.social · Mar 18

Reminder: Kennys Bookshop delivers for free in Ireland. Easons have free delivery over 10 euros (and also sell toys and games and stationary). Lots of lovely booksellers in the actual stores too, like Books Upstairs, Gutter Bookshop, Hodges Figgis.

Business Post @businesspost.bsky.social · Mar 18

Ecommerce giant Amazon goes live with dedicated Irish store

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Centre for Early Modern Studies, Limerick @cemslimerick.bsky.social · Mar 18

We are pleased to welcome Dr Imke Lichterfeld to @unioflimerick.bsky.social where she will deliver a seminar on Shakespeare on 25th March at 12. All welcome! @michistory.bsky.social @oralhistoryul.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social

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