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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · 10d
The 2025 BAIS Essay Prize winner, written by Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social is now available to read on Irish Studies Review!
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“I took the left turn for eternity”: otherworlds, afterlives, and discursive storytelling traditions in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman and Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Graveyard Clay
This essay explores Flann O’Brien’s posthumously published The Third Policeman (1967) and Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s 1949 Irish language novel Cré na Cille (Graveyard Clay) through their use of literary o...
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · 10d
OPPORTUNITY: applications are open for the Keough-Naughton Library Research Award in Irish Studies
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Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 16d
Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.

Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!

See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
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Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 16d
Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.

Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!

See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social · 10d
📚 Book launch
📍The Irish Secretariat, Belfast
📆 Wednesday October 1st,  5pm

Panelists Paul Gillespie,  Prof Katy Hayward @katyhayward.bsky.social
and Prof Michael Keating host a roundtable discussion on their new book!

Book your spot:
Launch & Discussion: Political Change Across Britain and Ireland
Published by Edinburgh University Press 2025. Panellists: Dr Paul Gillespie, UCD: Prof Katy Hayward, QUB: Prof Michael Keating, Aberdeen
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · 10d
The 2025 BAIS Essay Prize winner, written by Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social is now available to read on Irish Studies Review!
doi.org/10.1080/0967...
“I took the left turn for eternity”: otherworlds, afterlives, and discursive storytelling traditions in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman and Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Graveyard Clay
This essay explores Flann O’Brien’s posthumously published The Third Policeman (1967) and Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s 1949 Irish language novel Cré na Cille (Graveyard Clay) through their use of literary o...
doi.org
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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 21d
The book is now available to order in a variety of formats.

We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.

Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5
New collection of Druid plays | Druid Theatre
Marking Druid's 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of the company's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
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Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 20d
So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.
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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 21d
It's publication day of our new book!

Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays

Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
A copy of the book stacked on some other copies of the book. Behind are some show posters.
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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 20d
Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized
Collage of a newspaper clipping, hand colored image of Maud Gonne, and handwritten letter over a black and white photo of an elderly veiled Maud Gonne
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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 24d
📣 📣 The CFP for IASIL 2026 is now LIVE! 📣 📣

Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026
Translating Ireland

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, November 28, 2025.

#IrishStudies #Translation #IrishLiterature

Full CFP:
www.iasil.org/2025/09/conf...

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CONFERENCE 2026: Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026 – International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Sep 8
Most read in Studia Hibernica this week:
'Theatre in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century: the troubled 1840s' by Karina Holton
Read it online: bit.ly/SH-Holton
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The Studia Hibernica social media graphic features the white plain cover of the journal to the left atop four bright red rectangles as the journal's motif, with the journal summary written to the right which reads: 'Devoted to the study of the Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology, Irish folklore and place names, and related subjects.' The background is a pale blue acrylic abstract painting of the Irish sky with the LUP logo in white on the top right.
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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 21
Join us on Thursday, 11 Sept. 2025 at 6.30pm for the launch of "James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing" (Routledge), a new monograph by Dr. Annalisa Mastronardi.

The event is free but booking is essential. We hope to see you there!

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Book Launch: James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing
A talk and Q&A on a new book on the Irish women writers who are reshaping literature today, inspired by James Joyce's enduring influence.
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Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · Aug 20
Thanks so much to Fin of the Irish History Podcast for having me on to talk in detail about the Irish world of the Hotel Lux.

You can listen here: shows.acast.com/irishhistory...
The Secret Life of May O’Callaghan: The Kremlin’s Irish Insider | Irish History Podcast
How did an Irish Catholic become a Kremlin insider in the 1920s?
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Jul 30
We are delighted to be co-hosting the Laurence Sterne Conference this year from 5th - 7th November 2025 at @sotauol.bsky.social🌍
Deadline for registration: 1st September
Deadline for proposals: 15th August
Find out more and how to register: bit.ly/SterneConference25
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The Laurence Sterne Conference 'Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne' from 5-7 Nov 2025 in the School of the Arts Library. Registration deadline 1/09/25, proposal deadline 15/08/25.
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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · Aug 12
New pub: Continuity and Change in the Irish Culinary History and Culture, 1922-1973

Explore how food reflected and influenced Irish social, cultural, and economic shifts during these pivotal years.

@bairishstudies.bsky.social
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Continuity and Change in the Irish Culinary History and Culture, 1922-1973
"Continuity and Change in the Irish Culinary History and Culture, 1922-1973" published on 28 Apr 2025 by Brill.
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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13
We are delighted to announce that a full programme and registration for the 35th Irish Conference of Historian is now available. Maynooth University, 12-13 September.

Please share widely.

www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

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35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities
The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History
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Dr Paul Huddie @paulhuddie.bsky.social · May 31
@ssnci.bsky.social Just a month and a half to go until you can a hold of this baby! Order your copy now for the first ever dedicated book on conflict in 19c Ireland and amongst or involving "the Irish" abroad. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... #conflict #ssnci
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Deirdre Canavan @deirdrecanavan.bsky.social · Jun 26
Delighted to have my first peer-reviewed publication - a journey through affect, conflict societies and gendered violence in Anna Burns' novel 'Milkman' - in the latest issue of the esteemed @novelforum.bsky.social

available to read here (or DM me):
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“Too Much Arunning and Awalking”: Sites of Revelation in Anna Burns's Milkman
Abstract. This article examines the narrative function of walking in Anna Burns's 2018 novel Milkman and offers an affective reading of the novel that unsettles established frameworks of interpreting ...
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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · Jun 3
Thanks again to everyone who supported our academic programme in #IrishStudies this year. You can find recordings of most of our events on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@QUBIrishStu...
QUB Irish Studies
Posting talks, public lectures and other events given at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast.
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Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · May 28
Delighted to share that the special issue of Irish University Review (IUR 55.1) that I co-edited with Dr Emma Radley — ‘Irish Studies: Beyond the Text’ — has now been published by Edinburgh University Press: www.euppublishing.com/toc/iur/55/1. Our thirteen essays (plus intro) follow!
#IrishStudies
Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - iur: Vol 55, No 1
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Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social · May 15
Love when the pals win together 🤝
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · May 15
Niamh MacGloin (@york.ac.uk ), ‘Language and the Anxiety of Belonging in London-Irish Literature’
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Paddy Brennan @paddy-brennan.bsky.social · May 16
Delighted to have been awarded a BAIS bursary and highly commended in their essay prize. Congratulations to all the winners! 🥂
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · May 15
Highly commended is Paddy Brennan @paddy-brennan.bsky.social (@irishinstitute.bsky.social) : '"The Truly Gaelic Famine": Food as a Symbol of Chauvinism and Internationalism in Irish Culture and Literature.'
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · May 16
🎉 We are delighted that Amanda Hall has won the @bairishstudies.bsky.social Book Prize for Strained Peace: Northern Ireland from Good Friday to Brexit!

Use code 27STRAINEDPEACE here for 30% off RRP ⬇️
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White text on an orange background reads 'WINNER British Association for Irish Studies Book Prize'. Next to this on the right is the book cover for Strained Peace by Amanda Hall. To the right of this, white text on an orange background reads 'Use code 27STRAINEDPEACE for 30% off RRP'. The LUP logo is placed on the bottom left of the image. The background is taken from the book cover and depicts a hooded person throwing a flame thrower at a graffiti-covered wall.
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Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social · May 15
big fan of BAIS ✨✨✨
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · May 15
Essay Prize:

Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social (@york.ac.uk ):'"I took the left turn for eternity": Otherworlds, Afterlives, and Discursive Storytelling Traditions in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman and Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Cré ne Cille / Graveyard Clay'
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · May 15
Delighted that our PhD candidate @paddy-brennan.bsky.social was awarded a @bairishstudies.bsky.social bursary to support his research and was also highly commended for his essay, both looking at the literary significance of food in Irish fiction.
🍾Congratulations to all the winners🍾
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · May 15
Sophie O’Grady (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) , ‘A Conscience Worth the Name: Culminations of Violence in Ireland’s Censored Literature, 1945-1971’
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · May 15
Paddy Brennan @paddy-brennan.bsky.social (@irishinstitute.bsky.social), ‘Food Consumption and Self-Starvation in Irish Fiction from Edna O’Brien to Sally Rooney’
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