Dear all,
Here is the updated programme of the SOFEIR Irish Studies conference, on the theme of Irish Exceptionalism. It takes place next week (25-26 March) at the University of Strasbourg. See you there soon!
www.sofeir.fr/irish-except...
Dear all,
I'm pleased to share the programme of this year's SOFEIR conference, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26 and 27 March.
www.sofeir.fr/irish-except...
The deadline to submit your proposals for the annual SOFEIR 2026 conference is extended to 5 January! #CFP #IrishStudies
The conference will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26-27 March 2026 and the theme is Irish Exceptionalism.
www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...
Last day to submit!
Just a reminder to submit your proposals for the annual SOFEIR 2026 conference by 15th December! #CFP #IrishStudies
The conference will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26-27 March 2026 and the theme is Irish Exceptionalism.
www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...
Our first confirmed keynote speaker is Dr Niamh Wycherley from Maynooth University, host of the Medieval Irish History Podcast and RTÉ contributor.
Just a reminder to submit your proposals for the annual SOFEIR 2026 conference by 15th December! #CFP #IrishStudies
The conference will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26-27 March 2026 and the theme is Irish Exceptionalism.
www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...
Si vous souhaitez participer (ce serait une excellente idée) à l'atelier SOFEIR du Congrès Annuel de la SAES 2026, vous pouvez envoyer vos propositions Philippe Cauvet:[pcauvet@univ-poitiers.fr](mailto:pcauvet@univ-poitiers.fr)
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J’étais de nouveau l’invitée de Fabrice Drouelle dans Affaires Sensibles sur France Inter pour parler, cette fois-ci, des Mother and Baby Homes. Si cela vous intéresse, c’est par là: www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Dear all,
I'm excited to share the CFP for the annual SOFEIR conference which I'm organising on 26-27 March 2026 in Strasbourg. The theme is "Irish Exceptionalism". You'll find the CFP here:
www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...
Unique, inspiring and making a real contribution to the understanding of Ireland’s past, present and future. Find out why @irishinstitute.bsky.social is one of the @liverpooluni.bsky.social most exciting departments (and what you could study there) bit.ly/42BnuT3 #AcademicSky
5 years after Brexit, has the push for a united Ireland lost its momentum as the sense of crisis that once drove these conversations has started to dissipate? By Catriona Shelly & @orlamuldoon.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
We were lucky to have Jan Carson on the first Irish Itinerary of 2025! She did some excellent events in Saarbrücken, Wuppertal, Stuttgart and Tübingen.
Many thanks to all the local organisers of this German Itinerary and to Culture Ireland for their support.
I'm developing a creative anthology related to my research. Please share this Call for Submissions widely with anyone you think might be interested!
Something mythic this way comes ...
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The 2025 ISAANZ Irish Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize competition is now open for entries. Entry open to anyone enrolled in an MA orPhD programme between June 2024 and June 2025 at any institution. Prizes include publication and AUD$300. Due Date 31 March 2025
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For Marianne Faithfull, Ireland was where one of the most misunderstood women in music could make sense of her life
Ireland also gave the singer a first hit for nearly a decade, after ‘a deejay by the name of Patrick Kenny started to play it’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Thinking of Ann Lovett today, ##otd 1984, 15yrs old & pregnant, she went to the grotto in Granard where she gave birth to a still born baby boy, she was found sometime later but died shortly after of hypothermia & blood loss. Her story shocked the country #speirgorm www.thejournal.ie/readme/ann-l...
We are delighted to welcome Dev Murray as the new Assistant Editor of Film Ireland!
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Flyer for research seminar containing an image of a large, middle-class Irish family and event details. Feb 5 2025, 4 pm, Room GO10 Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway. Get in touch for zoom registration details.
Book cover of Shannon Devlin, Siblinghood and Sociability in 19th century Ulster (LUP, 2025). Shows a cabinet card portrait of a well-dressed middle-class family - two parents, three adult sons, an adult daughter and a younger daughter.
Next Wed 5 Feb 🚨 I’m speaking at the @historyatgalway.bsky.social Research Seminar Series at 4pm (in person and online) followed by the launch of my new book 🍾 Come along if you’re in Galway and fancy raising a glass 🥂
Exciting developments in the search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield! Well done @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social #WildGeese #18thC
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PS. Si vous êtes doctorant·e ou jeune docteur·e et que vous souhaitez faire partie de cette initiative, veuillez me contacter par mail.
Retrouvez l'intégralité du portrait de Luca ci-joint, sur les réseaux de la SOFEIR ainsi qu’à la page suivante : www.sofeir.fr/focus-doctor...
Il prépare une thèse intitulée "'There are illegalities that are not crimes': an investigation into political violence and paramilitary bodies in Ireland before the Great War " sous la direction de Teodoro Tagliaferri.
Le premier portrait de 2025 du focus doctorant·es de la SOFEIR est celui de Luca Bertolani Azeredo, doctorant à la Scuola Superiore Meridionale à Naples, en Italie.
This Thursday, in the GIS seminar "Sensory Ecologies", Maureen O’Connor (University College Cork) will be giving a talk called "A Time to Die, A Time to Plant".
5.30pm, Paris time. Get in touch for the Zoom link.
www.sofeir.fr/seminaire-ec...
Don't miss out on episode 54 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast! Author Colin Walsh talks about his debut novel Kala (2023)
We will be publishing episode 55 this Thursday!
The SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2024 has been awarded to Robyne Calvert for 'The Mack' & Steven Brindle for 'Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530-1830'.
Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thank you to SAHGB for celebrating architectural publishing.
