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Why do we have a day of action for Palestine today on campuses across the island of Ireland?

This is why:

Collective reading of our statement today in front of Creagan Library on St Pat's Campus, DCU as part of National Day of Action in all Universities mirroring action on the Glasnevin Campus #TLC4P Academics for Palestine

Delighted to be seeking a PhD student for this scholarship. If you're interested in working on the Blue Humanities, ecocriticism, poetry... please get in touch. Deadline May 17th. Please share widely!
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And now for something completely different.
All day the arts have been mentioned as important for imagining our future. Dr Ellen Howley introduces Jane Clarke who will close the conference with poetry, from her most recent poetry collection!

'Never too young to lead, never too old to learn'. Mary Robinson at #DCUClimate2024 Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU DCU Centre for Climate & Society

If you missed our Seamus Heaney event last week, you can now read all about it on our website!
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If we care about intergenerational climate justice we must care about what is happening in Gaza says Ella Saltmarshe at the DCU Centre for Climate & Society conference #DCUClimate2024

On a panel on policy and long-term climate inequality, Róisín Greaney asks how we can harness this moment of climate transition to improve standards of living and persistent inequalities #DCUClimate2024

Mary Robinson says that climate injustice is also racial injustice as people of colour experience the effects sooner and more acutely in her keynote address to the DCU Centre for Climate & Society Conference this morning #DCUClimate2024

Delighted to be seeking a PhD student for this scholarship. If you're interested in working on the Blue Humanities, ecocriticism, poetry... please get in touch. Deadline May 17th. Please share widely!
Full details in link below.

Our colleagues Dr Jim Shanahan and Dr Ellen Howley had a great day at this year's spring open day, chatting to perspective students about the School of English. Wonderful to see so much enthusiasm about the subject from secondary school students. We hope to see you in September!

We were delighted to host 'A thank-offering' last night. That there was standing room only by the end is a testament to Heaney's work & legacy. Delighted to see that continue with the announcement of our Poetry Prize winners, who read beautifully. Here's to many more such nights

A wonderful evening celebrating the life and work of Estate of Seamus Heaney . Well done to Dr Ellen Howley and DCU School of English for organising! Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU

“A thank-offering” this evening was a special celebration of Seamus Heaney’s life, legacy and links with Dublin City University. Delighted to be joined by Marie & Christopher Heaney, as well as Aingeala Flannery 🇵🇸, Marina Carr, Mícheál McCann, Barry Devlin, Pauric Travers & Dublin City UniversitySchoolofEng student poets

Don't miss our Seamus Heaney exhibition on the ground floor of Cregan Library. Tying in with tonight's Thank-Offering celebration it contains a treasure trove of photographs, memorabilia and beautifully illustrated limited editions curated by DCU Library's Billy Kenrick.

Sneak peek of DCU Library’s Seamus Heaney exhibition in advance of A Thank-offering tomorrow. On display are some gems held in special collections & a showcase of Heaney’s connections with @DCU. Don’t miss it. Final tickets for our celebration evening here: eventbrite.ie/e/a-thank-offe…

Marlon James in Dublin for International Literature Festival Dublin! Tickets secured ✅ can’t wait

Wow! The first batch of tickets for 'A Thank-Offering' sold out in record time. We've just released more this morning, so get booking! 🎟️
Really looking forward to MCing this celebration of Heaney's life and legacy.
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