Event: An Explosion of Words - Writing the Troubles after the Troubles, feat. Martin Doyle, Louise Kennedy, and Scott McKendry (Cambridge, 5pm-7pm).

#IrishStudies #IrishLiterature #NorthernIreland #Troubles

Fire, water, light and luck: our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on Bealtaine May 1st which were believed to bring good luck. By Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University #bealtaine #MayDay rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

The first event in our The Irish Cultural Centre #IrishHistory lecture series begins tonight 🗓01 May, 6.30pm! BOOK NOW to hear the academic & tireless women's rights campaigner, Ann Rossiter speak about several decades of social change for Irish & London-Irish women irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/these-wi…

How many people died violent deaths in the Irish Civil War? The Irish Times thanks to Ronan McGreevy for covering the #IrishCivilWarFatalities project and launch this morning irishtimes.com/history/2024/0…

I'll be in Glasgow next month, talking about a few of my favourite things. Stop by if you're in the area. eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for-g…

(The title doesn't make it obvious but there will be lots of Irish history in here!)

🎭Beckett: Unbound🎭30.5. - 2.6. 2024🎭
Registration is now open for FREE talks + discussions:
🗣️Welcome + Keynote by Hannah Simpson
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🗣️Rough for Radio II
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🗣️Beckett and the Wake by photographer John Minihan
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Put together some thoughts on the ‘public’ history of the troubles, especially on that description of it. Spoiler: I am not a fan qpol.qub.ac.uk/a-critical-res…

The first issue of Modern British History is now online! Featuring work by many of our BAIS members, it certainly makes for interesting reading:

academic.oup.com/tcbh/issue/35/1

📢 Seeking: Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Celtic Civilisation

From: 01 September 2024 – 31 August 2026

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THIS WEEK:

'An Explosion of Words: Writing the Troubles After the Troubles'. 

The event will showcase readings of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by Martin Doyle, Louise Kennedy, and Scott McKendry, with discussion chaired by Susan McKay.

New podcast episode📢
Mary Tumelty & Katie Richardson on female underrepresentation in tech roles & creating safe&supportive workspaces:
‘we talk about gatekeepers… we can all kick our gate open a little bit… we all have the opportunity to let people in’ open.spotify.com/episode/5R5HTS…

New RISE issue!

Review of Irish Studies in Europe 7.1

Remapping Irish Literary and Cultural Landscapes in the Mid-Twentieth Century

edited by Yen-Chi Wu and Phyllis Boumans is now available at risejournal.eu/index.php/rise…

Online #launch on 16 May
efacis.eu/content/efacis…

Reminder to join us today (Tuesday) at 5 for what promises to be a fascinating seminar with Professor Olwen Purdue Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Olwen Purdue (olwenpurdue.bsky.social) on 'Belfast Boys Go West: The Irish Poor Law and the Emigration of Workhouse Boys to North America 1900-18'. Seminar room 6 Chrystal Mac & online

The EFACIS Irish Itinerary #Podcast has reached 50 episodes! 🍾🍾🍾

In episode 50 writer Kerri ní Dochartaigh talks to Fiona McCann about the importance of form and the community of writers, interconnectedness, resilience, and much more.

efacis.eu/podcast

#irishstudies

New podcast episode📢Brilliant chat with Gina Donnelly & Seonshine on challenges of underfunding of arts & making feminist theatre:
‘We can be cathartic, we can reclaim the anger, and we can allow our audience to feel anger but also to feel joy’
open.spotify.com/episode/3LqyPx…

A date for your Diary. Kick off our 25th anniversary year with Four Courts Press and the launch of Armagh: the Irish Revolution 1912-23. Guest speaker Síobhra Aiken Aiken. 👇