New Research Network: The Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI) is an interdisciplinary research network based at University College Dublin for trans researchers in Ireland, researchers who work with Irish transness, and trans Irish researchers at home and abroad. It seeks to provide a nexus of connection for dissemination and collaboration in an under-researched field, as well as support and resources
» Read moreTues., 12 March 2024 from 9am-6pmMary Immaculate College, South Circular Road, Limerick(Room JHN221 on the John Henry Newman campus) KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Sonja Lawrenson (Manchester Metropolitan University) People from Ireland have been settling in the countries of Great Britain throughout recorded history. Famously, during the fifth and sixth centuries, Irish monks set up important monasteries all over England, Scotland, and
» Read moreEmbracing Change, Navigating Uncertainty: Ireland and New Beginnings Conference: Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 June, 2024 Opening reception: evening of Monday 17 June, 2024 Conference Website #ACIS2024 Call for Papers Ireland in 2024 is experiencing change like never before. Political contexts like Brexit, the Northern Irish situation, economic uncertainty, war in Europe and the climate crisis have all combined to
» Read moreIntersectional Humanities Seminar Series, National University of Ireland, Maynooth 1-2 p.m., Iontas 1.33 Book your place here This interdisciplinary seminar series presents a capacious and provocative vision of intersectional inquiry across the Arts and Humanities. It has been designed to invite audiences both to excavate the intersectional stories that are embedded in our research and to better recognize the intersectional
» Read more21-23 February 2025, University of Wurzburg, Germany Irish cultural identity has been closely identified with the animal from the beginning of recorded history and beyond. Irish mythology and folklore, like all traditional lore, feature nonhuman animals, hybrid human-nonhuman beings, and tales of metamorphosis between the two. Warm familiarity with and respectful honouring of the nonhuman animal has been a part of
» Read moreThe Creative Arts Research Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology is pleased to welcome applications to present at a symposium on the theme of reworking in Irish folklore, which will take place in person at the School of Informatics and Creative Arts on Thursday 1 December 2022. The reworking of Irish folklore is a process that surrounds us every day,
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