MacGill Summer School 2026: The New World Disorder
The three-day forum, co-organized by the University of Notre Dame’s Keough-Naughton Institute, has become a premier space for discussing and hearing about new ideas on the island of Ireland.
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Student Blog: What comes after foreign direct investment? Korea’s lesson for Ireland
Faiza Filali, a summer intern with ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South), observes, “Korea and Ireland set out from almost the same place: colonised, partitioned, poor, emptied by emigration. On Korean Constitution Day, i... -
In Memoriam: Martin Naughton
Martin Naughton — an Irish businessman, philanthropist, and one of the benefactors for whom the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies is named — passed away on July 3, 2026. He was 87. -
Global reach of the Irish working class explored at symposium in Galway
A group of 30 scholars, writers, and cultural practitioners convened June 11–12 at the Druid’s Mick Lally Theatre in Galway to discuss Irish working class histories, representations, and creative lives. -
Student Blog: What Ireland can learn from America
Grace Fuchs, a summer intern with ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South), shares some of her views on what America and Ireland can learn from each other. -
Student Blog: What America can learn from Ireland
Grace Fuchs, a summer intern with ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South), shares some of her views on what America and Ireland can learn from each other. -
Connecting Notre Dame’s Irish community: The Wild Geese Project
To help students, faculty and staff from Ireland feel more at home on campus, the Keough School’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies has created a welcoming network of support. -
From artifacts to insight: Students discover Irish history through library’s special collections
Sometimes the best way to learn about history is by focusing on a single artifact. A letter printed in a newspaper, a piece of sheet music, a journal, or a novel can easily become a window into a broader historical narrative. -
Experts discuss European resilience, from Orbán's defeat to the Trump security threat
Contesting the narrative of decline, Irish scholar Brigid Laffan argues Europe is as rich as the US (minus the top 1%) and is hardening its defenses for 2030. -
‘For and Against a United Ireland’ wins prestigious book prize, draws crowds on U.S. tour
The book, which was commissioned by ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South), received the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize. The award recognizes work that encourages peace and reconciliation in Ireland. -
Keough-Naughton postdoc Robert O’Sullivan receives award for essay on 19th-century Ireland
O’Sullivan, a political and social historian, was recognized by the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland for an article he published in Irish Historical Studies. -
Returning home: Keough-Naughton Institute sponsors the first Comórtas Larchet
The Feis Ceoil has staged its first Comórtas Larchet for choral work in the Irish language. “The more exposure that we can give children in Ireland to choral singing the richer life is,” Professor Brian Ó Conchubhair said. -
ARINS Programme Manager Susie Deedigan joins Young Academy Ireland
Young Academy Ireland is an all-island network of early-career researchers and innovators. Deedigan is one of 21 new members from Ireland and Northern Ireland who were selected through a competitive process launched by the Royal Irish Academy. -
Shared histories of India and Ireland illuminated at Notre Dame conference in Delhi
The conference held at Miranda House, University of Delhi, explored the links between India and Ireland not only as parallel experiences, but also as shared experiences. -
Irish-language academic conference at Notre Dame London first of its kind in the UK
The event “reflects the growing international community of scholars who use Irish as a language of research and intellectual exchange,” Professor of Irish Language and Literature Brian Ó Conchubhair said. -
Book commissioned by Notre Dame partnership is inspiring dialogue about Irish unification
“For and Against a United Ireland,” written by journalists Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride, will be the focus of events in Chicago, New York, Boston, Princeton, and Washington, DC, in March. -
Event with former Irish prime minister showcases how Notre Dame is helping to inform Ireland’s future
Former Taoiseach of Ireland Leo Varadkar spoke at the Keough School of Global Affairs on Feb. 24 with leadership from ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South). -
Former Taoiseach of Ireland Leo Varadkar visiting Keough School of Global Affairs as distinguished policy fellow
Varadkar will participate in a public conversation, “ARINS, Ireland and Notre Dame,” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Forum in Jenkins Nanovic Halls. -
‘Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator’ documentary launched by Notre Dame Dublin
The University of Notre Dame Dublin welcomed over 280 guests for the Gala Premiere of Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator, a landmark documentary on the life and legacy… -
Notre Dame, The Gallery Press celebrate Derek Mahon in Dublin
Over 280 people gathered at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin on Nov. 4, 2025, to mark the fifth anniversary of renowned poet Derek Mahon’s death.