IASIL members may be interested in an hour-long Arts Tonight programme devoted to discussing the literary achievements of the late Dermot Healy, which was broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on 18 May 2015: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/arts-tonight/podcasts/
» Read moreA four-day festival in Sligo, Ireland, featuring poetry, music, drama, architecture, art, film and fun to honor W.B. Yeats for his 150th birthday celebration. For full details see: Programme Yeats Day Final TM
» Read moreIRISH NEW ORLEANS Who Knew?! *Did you know that the city that gave birth to Jazz, once had more Irish living there than Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago and was on par with Boston? *Did you know that the city where Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau lived, also witnessed it’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1806 – less than three years after
» Read more“The Irish Revival Network is pleased to announce a two-day event focusing on the literary career of UCD alumnus, writer and revolutionary figure Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916). Revival to Revolution: the Literary Career of Thomas MacDonagh will be held at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June 2015 from 10am to 5pm. The event
» Read moreGovernment of Ireland International MA Scholarships at University College Cork The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences (CACSSS) at University College Cork (UCC) are delighted to offer three Government of Ireland International Scholarships for 2015/16 academic year. The scholarships will support one student from China, Brazil and India to complete a one year full-time taught masters programme in the College
» Read moreDedicated Fulbright Awards for 2016-2017 postgraduate programmes in University College Cork: MA in Creative Writing and MA in Irish Writing and Film. The awards include a fee waiver plus Tuition waiver plus stipend of €15,000 inclusive of all travel, subsistence and accommodation costs. Deadline 13th October 2015. http://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/selectedcountry/ireland
» Read moreThis book is the first study of the Irish composer James Wilson (1922–2005). A founding member of Aosdána, in the 1950s and 60s Wilson was a key figure in the Music Association of Ireland and played an important role in developing the structures that support composers and musicians in Ireland today. As teacher of composition at the Royal Irish Academy
» Read moreWakefield Press, Australia announces launch in Ireland of Not the Same Sky, May 26th, 2015, Hodges Figgis, Dublin. NTSS cover draft Mar 11 The novel steps back in time to tell the story of three young women who were among the 4,000+ Famine orphan girls shipped to Australia between 1848 and 1850. Conlon observes them on the voyage, examines their relationship of trust
» Read moreThe School of English, Drama and Film, UCD is pleased to announce the launch of the Gus Martin Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama. The scholarship will provide full tuition (international fee) to a graduate of a North American college/university to pursue the UCD MA in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, September 2015-August 2016. The scholarship honours the contribution
» Read moreLongtime IASIL member, Rhona Richman Kenneally has been named the recipient of the 2015 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching at Concordia University in Montreal, an award granted to only one faculty member annually by the Concordia University Alumni Association, in recognition of “superior knowledge, teaching ability and accessibility to students.” Rhona is a co-founder of the Centre, and later
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