Author: Ondrej Pilny

The annual general meeting of IASIL will take place at the 2022 conference at the University of Limerick on Friday 29 July at 14:00-15:30. All members of the association in good standing are cordially invited to the meeting. Below please find the agenda, and the minutes of last year’s AGM. https://www.iasil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IASIL-AGM-Agenda-2022-FIN.pdf https://www.iasil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IASIL-2021-AGM-minutes.pdf

The University of Tuebingen invites applications for the position of Visiting Professor in Irish Studies in the Faculty of Humanities (English Department) for the period 1 October 2022 – 31 March 2023. The Visiting Professor in Irish Studies is a joint initiative of the Government of Ireland, the Irish Embassy in Berlin and the University of Tuebingen. It is funded

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the IASIL 2022 conference, “Intersectional Irelands”, has been extended one more time to 17 March 2022. Please note that this is the final deadline, and do not miss out on the fantastic programme that is being gradually announced. For further information and updates, please see the conference website, Twitter @IASIL_2022, Facebook at IASIL

Dear IASIL members, As this is an election year for the IASIL Executive, nominations are now open for the various positions.  All nominations must be received no later than 1 March and should go directly to our Returning Officer, Rui Carvalho Homem, as noted on the forms below. For your ease, there are two versions of the nomination form linked here,

IASIL would like to remind its postgraduate members that the call for applications for a scholarship to attend the 2022 conference, “Intersectional Irelands”, at the University of Limerick, is open. Further details about the terms of the scholarship and the application process, as well as the relevant application and referee forms, are available from the conference secretary, Tracy McAvinue, at

IASIL members are cordially invited to the 5th EFACIS Roundtable Discussion on the subject of the Irish language and literature in Europe. WHEN: Thursday, 13 January 2022, 6pm (Irish Time) / 7pm (CET) REGISTER for the Zoom meeting here:   https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrduyrqjguHtCxqq29MrOfWRIEir_jAxqf PROGRAMME: Opening remarks by Katharina Rennhak (EFACIS President, University of Wuppertal) and Radvan Markus (Charles University, Prague) Chair: Éadaoin Ní

Leuven, 22 August – 26 August 2022 Applications are invited for the 7th PhD seminar organized by the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies in collaboration with EFACIS and the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe. The aim is to give PhD students in Irish Studies from different European countries the opportunity to present their research in a congenial, interdisciplinary environment,

Following a query from our postgraduate community, please find below a list of principal sites with listings of academic jobs currently advertised. University Vacancies Ireland: https://www.universityvacancies.com/  Times Higher Education Job Search: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/. Lists jobs in the UK, Ireland, and some in the US and continental Europe.  The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://jobs.chronicle.com/. This is the go-to site for jobs in the

IASIL is pleased to make available the reports of its Vice-Chairs on activities in Irish literary studies between the summer 2019 and the summer of 2021, as submitted at the 2021 conference: AREA REPORTS.

Litteraria Pragensia Books is currently making its back catalogue available as open-access pdfs. This includes a number of Irish-interest volumes, particularly on the work of James Joyce and Irish drama and theatre. IASIL members are invited to search and download the books from www.litterariapragensia.com.