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Irish Language and Literature professor’s biography of novelist and satirist Flann O’Brien garners two awards prior to publication

March 10, 2023

Brian Ó Conchubhair’s Irish language book about author Flann O’Brien has won two literary awards. And it’s not even on bookshelves yet. Based on its advanced copy, the Notre Dame faculty member’s The Poor Life was ...
Clingen Conversation: "The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War: Should the Church Apologize?"

March 02, 2023

More than twenty years ago, the Catholic Church in Argentina apologized for its behavior during the country's long "Dirty War" from 1976-1983, in which the Church failed to take a stand against the generals responsible for conducting military...
Barry McCrea, Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies, Interviewed on New Podcast

March 02, 2023

Ahead of Michael G. Cronin's visit to Notre Dame and lecture on 22 March, listen to the Lecturer in English from Maynooth interview Notre Dame's very own Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies and Concurrent Professor of Engl...
Historian Patrick Griffin named honorary member of Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s highest academic honor

February 14, 2023

Patrick Griffin, the Madden-Hennebry Professor of History and director of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, has been named an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy, considered the highest academic honor in Ireland. Membership i...
Three Questions with . . . Eve Patten

January 03, 2023

Discover what Eve Patten, Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin and Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, is working on, reading, and looking forward to in 2023.
New research yields unexpected results in Northern Irish border poll

December 07, 2022

The Irish Times published the results of twin polls conducted in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in collaboration with ARINS – Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South.
Profile: Abigail Keaney '24, a student of the interwoven history and politics of Ireland, Britain, and the United States

November 15, 2022

"For me, everything interesting at Notre Dame comes out of the Keough School,” says Abigail Keaney '24. A political science major, she was the Summer 2022 intern at the Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South project.
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies' IRISH Seminar 2023: "Ireland and America"

November 10, 2022

The Institute's 2023 IRISH Seminar will explore the linkage between Ireland and America—a linkage that is profound, sustained, and rich with issues of scholarly interest.
Clingen Family Center and Ansari Institute host "Islam and Ireland" conference

October 27, 2022

The conference goal was to understand the challenges faced by Irish Muslims and their unique experience of living in Ireland, with attention to perspectives from both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
With a lecture on the "Total Theatre" of WB Yeats, the Institute formally launches its Yeats Initiative

October 21, 2022

The Institute's Yeats Initiative is dedicated to reinvigorating the study and appreciation of one of Ireland's most prolific and influential poets and dramatists.
Three Questions with . . . Niamh Gallagher

September 19, 2022

After devoting herself to the study of World War I, historian Niamh Gallagher of the University of Cambridge is focusing her research and thinking on the role of Ireland and the Irish at the end of the British Empire.
New Award Cycle: Keough-Naughton Library Research Award in Irish Studies for 2023

September 10, 2022

The award provides grant funding to assist scholars who travel to use the collections of the Hesburgh Libraries for research in all aspects of Irish studies. Deadline: 10 November, 12 noon.
Three Questions with . . . Enda Delaney

September 05, 2022

Historian Enda Delaney is on campus to deliver the Cushwa Center's annual Hibernian Lecture. Discover what he is reading and researching. One topic is the “deep” history of the Anthropocene.
The 2022 MacGill Summer School explores the theme: "The Destruction of Ukraine & its People: The Fallout for Mankind"

August 18, 2022

Organized in association with the Clingen Family Center for the Study of Modern Ireland, the theme of this year's MacGill Summer School was "The Destruction of Ukraine & its People: The Fallout for Mankind."
Three Questions with . . . Clíona Ní Ríordáin

July 26, 2022

Read about the life and scholarship of Clíona Ní Ríordáin, University Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, who will deliver the 2022 Breandán Ó Buachalla Memorial Lecture on Friday 26 August.
Shinjini Chattopadhyay, English PhD 2022 with an Irish studies minor, and contributor to the newly launched The Book About Everything

June 27, 2022

Shinjini Chattopadhyay ('22 PhD English) explores whether 1904 Dublin and modern-day Kolkata are "doubles" in the newly published The Book About Everything, edited by Declan Kiberd, Enrico Terrinoni, and Catherine Wilsdon.
Global Ulysses Dublin: 14 June - 16 June/Launch of The Book About Everything

June 03, 2022

Join us in Dublin for the finale of the three-city Global Ulysses conference, with contributors to a new book on this epic novel: The Book About Everything, edited by Declan Kiberd, Enrico Terrinoni, and Catherine Wilsdon.
Celebrating our 2022 Undergraduate Award Winners: Shea Murphy and Moira Bartlett

May 24, 2022

Irish Studies award winner Shea Murphy will continue her studies in Irish history at the University of Cambridge; Irish Language and Literature award winner Moira Bartlett is headed to NYU's master's program in Irish studies.
Notre Dame's GAA Club wins Nationals in Gaelic football!

May 23, 2022

In April, the Notre Dame Gaelic Athletic Association competed in its first-ever Nationals in Orlando, Florida—winning the national title in Gaelic football and placing second in hurling.
Reflections on this month’s “Beckett Confined” Festival at the University of Liverpool: The perverse but powerful effect of Samuel Beckett’s drama

May 11, 2022

Hope was the overarching sentiment expressed by theater-goers who, just this week, experienced the staging of five Samuel Beckett plays at the University of Liverpool, at a festival at which the Institute was a co-sponsor.

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Irish Language and Literature professor’s biography of novelist and satirist Flann O’Brien garners two awards prior to publication

Clingen Conversation: "The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War: Should the Church Apologize?"

Barry McCrea, Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies, Interviewed on New Podcast

Historian Patrick Griffin named honorary member of Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s highest academic honor

Three Questions with . . . Eve Patten

New research yields unexpected results in Northern Irish border poll

Profile: Abigail Keaney '24, a student of the interwoven history and politics of Ireland, Britain, and the United States

The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies' IRISH Seminar 2023: "Ireland and America"

Clingen Family Center and Ansari Institute host "Islam and Ireland" conference

With a lecture on the "Total Theatre" of WB Yeats, the Institute formally launches its Yeats Initiative

Three Questions with . . . Niamh Gallagher

New Award Cycle: Keough-Naughton Library Research Award in Irish Studies for 2023

Three Questions with . . . Enda Delaney

The 2022 MacGill Summer School explores the theme: "The Destruction of Ukraine & its People: The Fallout for Mankind"

Three Questions with . . . Clíona Ní Ríordáin

Shinjini Chattopadhyay, English PhD 2022 with an Irish studies minor, and contributor to the newly launched The Book About Everything

Global Ulysses Dublin: 14 June - 16 June/Launch of The Book About Everything

Celebrating our 2022 Undergraduate Award Winners: Shea Murphy and Moira Bartlett

Notre Dame's GAA Club wins Nationals in Gaelic football!

Reflections on this month’s “Beckett Confined” Festival at the University of Liverpool: The perverse but powerful effect of Samuel Beckett’s drama