
Each summer, the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies hosts The IRISH Seminar, a prestigious month-long seminar in which graduate students from Notre Dame and other universities engage with key figures in Irish cultural, intellectual and political debates. Participants also enjoy easy access to major libraries and archives in Dublin, including National Library of Ireland, the Royal Irish Academy, and Trinity College.
The IRISH Seminar is directed by Joe Cleary, Department of English, NUI Maynooth with the assistance of the board of directors:
Seamus Deane, Donald & Marilyn Keough Chair
of Irish Studies
Maud Ellmann, Donald & Marilyn Keough Chair of Irish Studies, Emeritus
Christopher Fox, Director of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
Luke Gibbons, Keough Family Chair of Irish Studies
Breandán Ó Buachalla, Thomas J. and Kathleen O’Donnell Chair of Irish Language and Literature
Kevin Whelan, Michael J. Smurfit Director, Keough-Notre
Dame Centre, Dublin
The IRISH Seminar is made possible by the generous support of Ireland Council Members John Madden and Phillip Rooney.