Prof. John Barton’s ITQ lecture (on Zoom) takes place THIS EVENING at 7:30pm. Email specialevents@spcm.ie to register and obtain the Zoom link.

Next Monday evening online. All welcome. Please register to obtain the Zoom link.

Ritas Kitchen JTA Film YouTube video by Moneygall Development Association

Rita’s Community Café has been one of the most community-enhancing developments in my home village of Moneygall over recent years.

If you haven’t yet visited this bright, warm, welcoming, spotlessly-clean, & food-fabulous environment, do stop by…

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Prof John Barton, University of Oxford, will deliver the next @irishtheolquart.bsky.social Lecture on the 20th of April, 7:30pm, in an Online Zoom Webinar.

Please RSVP at specialevents@spcm.ie.

#stpatricks #maynooth #theology #publiclecture

The Museum of Childhood in Ireland
@museumofchildhood.bsky.social
recently invited me to contribute a blog post on my four-year stint as Editor of The Moneygall News (1984-88). Was delighted to do so! You can read it here:

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#Moneygall #Childhood #1980s

Just one month to go until our next ITQ lecture (a Zoom webinar) with Prof. John Barton. See below for details and how to register.

Expressions of interest in writing short essay of c. 1,000 words welcome. Email Salvador.ryan@spcm.ie for further details. Will be of special interest to those working on the history of migration in both the recent and more remote past.
#migration #emigration #asylum #refugee

…to Ireland to begin a new life, and how each navigated experiences of being “strangers in a foreign land”. To be published by Wordwell Press in 2027 as part of a long-running book series.

#StPatricksDay is an appropriate time to issue a call for expressions of interest in my latest book project, with working title “Im/migration and the Irish”. This will chart BOTH the experiences of Irish migrants abroad over 1,500 years AND those who have migrated…

Too kind, Kevin! … 😀

St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Moral Theology - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Moral Theology - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position     St Patrick’s Pontifical University (SPPU) is nation...

Lectureship in Moral Theology at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social advertised. Come work with us…
#academicjobs #theology #academicposts

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Very much looking forward to our next Irish Theological Quarterly lecture on Monday 20 April 2026. The lecture will be delivered on Zoom by Prof. John Barton of the University of Oxford. Please circulate this notice widely and register to obtain the Zoom link.

I think Teresa Mannion’s wise advice needs to be rolled out again … #fuelprices

National Tree Week 2026 at St Patrick's 🌲

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We were delighted to welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
last night to deliver the latest Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. The paper will appear in article form in due course.

THIS EVENING at 7:30pm in @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

Bígí linn! All welcome!

A reminder of our next ITQ Lecture (TOMORROW EVENING) Tuesday 24 February with Prof. Adele Reinhartz. All most warmly welcome. Do please register to alert us of numbers.

On next Tuesday evening, 24 February, we will welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
to deliver an Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. All warmly welcome. Please register to secure your place.

A beautiful morning at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

An opportunity to come work with us

#AcademicPosts #Theology #Scripture #HebrewBible #OldTestament #PastoralTheology

Looking forward very much to welcoming Prof. Adele Reinhartz to Maynooth. Register to book your place today…

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The February 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has appeared. See the Table of Contents of articles and reviews below:

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Steve Mason has written a lengthy review article discussing T.C. Schmidt’s recent study, “Josephus & Jesus”, in the February issue of ITQ. It’s available in Open Access here:
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#HistoricalJesus #Josephus #TestimoniumFlavianum

“James Tabor has written a deeply textured and highly readable book. His willingness to interrogate a wide range of sources and attempt to creatively and imaginatively reconstruct the world of the historical Mary … is admirable.” (Salvador Ryan, Irish Theological Quarterly, February 2026)

Looking forward to publishing a terrific review by @mattthiessen.bsky.social of @goodacre.bsky.social’s wonderful recent book on The Fourth Synoptic Gospel published by @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
It will appear in the May 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly.
(Salvador Ryan, Editor, ITQ).

St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Sacred Scripture - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Sacred Scripture - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position     St Patrick’s Pontifical University (SPPU) is nati...

An opportunity to come work at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social as a lecturer in Sacred Scripture (with a specialisation in Old Testament). Closing date for applications: 20 Feb 2026. #academicposts #jobs #theology

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Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake? Complexifying a Central Commitment of the Christian Moral Life - Stephen J. Pope, 2026 This article proposes that Christian ethics is best understood as offering an affirmative answer to the question, ‘Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake?’ It ar...

Stephen Pope of @bostoncollege.bsky.social
asks if forgiving can ever be a moral mistake in the latest article to be released on Irish Theological Quarterly’s OnlineFirst platform:

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Prof. David Kertzer’s article on “Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptised Jews (1938-1939) has just been published on OnlineFirst ahead of the Feb 2026 issue. See below.

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JP Ryan - Home YouTube video by JP Ryan

At this point of the lead up to Christmas, as people are preparing to head home, it’s a tradition of mine to share this lovely song by my cousin JP Ryan…

Enjoy, and happy Christmas everyone!

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Ah, delighted it’s arrived in time for Christmas! Thanks so much, as ever, for such a terrific chapter!