Irish Humanities Alliance
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A joint initiative of humanities researchers within universities across the island of Ireland.
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Desert Island Dress: The Stories Behind the Clothes We Wear
The Desert Island Dress project benefits from the cross-disciplinary perspectives of its two leads, Dr Dee Duffy and Katriona Flynn. Katriona comes from a fashion design…
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Have you ever reflected reflected on the significance of clothing in your life? What item would you have to bring if you were to be banished to a deserted island? Katriona Flynn & Dee Duffy discuss their unique & absorbing podcast series 'Desert Island Dress'
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📣 DARIAH-IE Welcomes #DFHERIS's INSPIRE Research Infrastructure Investment Package as an opportunity to unlock the contribution of AHSS to public policy development, societal resilience, cultural heritage preservation, and social innovation. Read our full statement on our website !
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DARIAH-IE Welcomes INSPIRE Research Infrastructure Investment Package Statement from DARIAH-IEDec 11th, 2025 DARIAH-IE, Ireland’s national node of the pan-European Digital Research Infrastruc…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📣 DARIAH-IE Welcomes #DFHERIS's INSPIRE Research Infrastructure Investment Package as an opportunity to unlock the contribution of AHSS to public policy development, societal resilience, cultural heritage preservation, and social innovation. Read our full statement on our website !
Have you ever reflected reflected on the significance of clothing in your life? What item would you have to bring if you were to be banished to a deserted island? Katriona Flynn & Dee Duffy discuss their unique & absorbing podcast series 'Desert Island Dress'
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
Irish Humanities Alliance | Desert Island Dress: The Stories Behind the Clothes We Wear
The Desert Island Dress project benefits from the cross-disciplinary perspectives of its two leads, Dr Dee Duffy and Katriona Flynn. Katriona comes from a fashion design…
www.irishhumanities.ie
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Have you ever reflected reflected on the significance of clothing in your life? What item would you have to bring if you were to be banished to a deserted island? Katriona Flynn & Dee Duffy discuss their unique & absorbing podcast series 'Desert Island Dress'
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We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026.
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WHAI2026
Welcome to the homepage for the next Women's History Association of Ireland conference.
Our next annual conference will take place 29-30 May 2026 at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
The conferenc...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026.
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Read about 'Adrian Frazier’s remarkable biography, John Montague: A Poet’s Life' published by @lilliputpress.bsky.social in this review blog by Prof. Daniel Carey.
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Adrian Frazier, John Montague: A Poet’s Life (Lilliput, 2024)
In the preface to his 1989 volume of critical essays and reviews, The Figure in the Cave, John Montague remarked:<br />
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"what is regarded as envy is often dismay at disproportionate…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Read about 'Adrian Frazier’s remarkable biography, John Montague: A Poet’s Life' published by @lilliputpress.bsky.social in this review blog by Prof. Daniel Carey.
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Read more about our wonderful annual conference this year, hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social in Sep 2025, in this blog by @biancacataldi.bsky.social 'Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging.'
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging
Reflections from the 2025 Irish Humanities Alliance – UCD Humanities Institute Conference<br />
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In early September 2025, scholars, writers, and artists from across the globe gathered…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Read more about our wonderful annual conference this year, hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social in Sep 2025, in this blog by @biancacataldi.bsky.social 'Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging.'
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Delighted at the mention of our collaborative work and looking forward to much more
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November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Delighted at the mention of our collaborative work and looking forward to much more
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@irishhumanities.bsky.social
Read about our wonderful annual conference 2025 hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social Details of our 2026 annual conference and call for papers will be shared in the new year!https://www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/blog/feeding-the-soul-transnational-narratives-of-food-and-belonging
Irish Humanities Alliance | Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging
Reflections from the 2025 Irish Humanities Alliance – UCD Humanities Institute Conference<br />
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In early September 2025, scholars, writers, and artists from across the globe gathered…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Read about our wonderful annual conference 2025 hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social Details of our 2026 annual conference and call for papers will be shared in the new year!https://www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/blog/feeding-the-soul-transnational-narratives-of-food-and-belonging
‘Do the Humanities Actually Matter? Public Policy and the Humanities’ - @tlrhub.bsky.social launching a new seminar series - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research - 19 Nov at 6.30pm
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research Seminar Series
The Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to launch a new seminar series - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research - exploring how scholarship in the Arts and Humanities can…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
‘Do the Humanities Actually Matter? Public Policy and the Humanities’ - @tlrhub.bsky.social launching a new seminar series - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research - 19 Nov at 6.30pm
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We're delighted to see the annual Law and Humanities roundtable is coming to Ireland for the first time (in association with the @irishhumanities.bsky.social Legal Humanities Working Group).
Congratulations and best of luck to the leads, Róisín Costello and David Gurnham.
CFP below!
Congratulations and best of luck to the leads, Róisín Costello and David Gurnham.
CFP below!
CfP: announcing the 8th L&H Roundtable workshop 'Visions of Democracy in Art and Literature' @tcddublin.bsky.social on 19 Jun 2026. Submit abstracts to Roisin.acostello@tcd.ie by Fri 6 Feb @legalhumanities.bsky.social @sophiedoherty.bsky.social @dkennytcd.bsky.social @drelenacooper.bsky.social 👇
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We're delighted to see the annual Law and Humanities roundtable is coming to Ireland for the first time (in association with the @irishhumanities.bsky.social Legal Humanities Working Group).
Congratulations and best of luck to the leads, Róisín Costello and David Gurnham.
CFP below!
Congratulations and best of luck to the leads, Róisín Costello and David Gurnham.
CFP below!
Attention: Invitation for expressions of interest: National Science Advice Forum - to have access to all types of good quality science that can contribute to the issues at hand, this includes natural sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities.
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Invitation for expressions of interest: National Science Advice Forum
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October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Attention: Invitation for expressions of interest: National Science Advice Forum - to have access to all types of good quality science that can contribute to the issues at hand, this includes natural sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities.
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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This impressive social science database includes access to resources also useful for humanities scholars issda.ucd.ie
October 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This impressive social science database includes access to resources also useful for humanities scholars issda.ucd.ie
Collecting Ireland’s History @virtualtreasury.bsky.social a talk by Sarah Hendriks as part of the Dublin Festival of History now taking place @ria.ie
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Collecting Ireland’s History @virtualtreasury.bsky.social a talk by Sarah Hendriks as part of the Dublin Festival of History now taking place @ria.ie
We are delighted to share an invitation to the launch of 'Oceanic Connections: The Sea in Irish and Caribbean Poetry' by our board member @lnhowley.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Launch Oceanic Connections: The Sea in Irish and Caribbean Poetry by Ellen Howley
You are warmly invited to celebrate the publication of Oceanic Connections: The Sea in Irish and Caribbean Poetry, by Irish Humanities Alliance board member, Ellen…
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September 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are delighted to share an invitation to the launch of 'Oceanic Connections: The Sea in Irish and Caribbean Poetry' by our board member @lnhowley.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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A distinguished & engaging panel: Jerry O’Donavan, consul general of Ireland in Edinburgh; Katy McNeil, Head of Scottish Gov in Ireland; Triona McCormack, VP strategy & engagement UCD; & Ciarán Walsh associate director Culture Ireland. Chaired by Prof. Catherine O’Leary @sahavoice.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A distinguished & engaging panel: Jerry O’Donavan, consul general of Ireland in Edinburgh; Katy McNeil, Head of Scottish Gov in Ireland; Triona McCormack, VP strategy & engagement UCD; & Ciarán Walsh associate director Culture Ireland. Chaired by Prof. Catherine O’Leary @sahavoice.bsky.social
A strong start to our Irish Scottish Cultural and Diplomatic Relations event @ria.ie with Prof @murrayp.bsky.social of @sahavoice.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A strong start to our Irish Scottish Cultural and Diplomatic Relations event @ria.ie with Prof @murrayp.bsky.social of @sahavoice.bsky.social
There is still time to register for an in-person or online access ticket to this much anticipated event.
Tomorrow in Dublin, delighted to be introducing this event with @sahavoice.bsky.social in collaboration with the Irish Humanities Alliance at the Royal Irish Academy to mark the completion of the first phase of the Bilateral Framework between the Irish and Scottish governments
September 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
There is still time to register for an in-person or online access ticket to this much anticipated event.
We are excited to publish the first blog in our Emerging Scholar series 'The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland,' by @djbirishhistory.bsky.social who is conducting a @researchireland.ie funded PhD @muahi.bsky.social
Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland!
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Irish Humanities Alliance | The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland
The language surrounding disability changes over time. There are certain terms which were previously common for describing disabled people but would now be considered out of date…
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September 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are excited to publish the first blog in our Emerging Scholar series 'The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland,' by @djbirishhistory.bsky.social who is conducting a @researchireland.ie funded PhD @muahi.bsky.social
IHA members - 'The Survey on Research Integrity in Ireland 2025 (SRII2025) is your chance to share what supports or challenges you in doing responsible research. Your input will help shape better policies and strengthen a culture of integrity across the Irish research community.'
Survey on Research Integrity in Ireland 2025 closing soon: Don’t miss your chance to participate in this survey at https://srii2025.ie/ and help build a better understanding of research culture and research integrity in Ireland. Survey closes at the end of September
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September 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
IHA members - 'The Survey on Research Integrity in Ireland 2025 (SRII2025) is your chance to share what supports or challenges you in doing responsible research. Your input will help shape better policies and strengthen a culture of integrity across the Irish research community.'
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The Biography of the week from the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the entry on Fanny and Anna Parnell:
‘A most dangerous experiment’. Although Charles Stewart Parnell is the better known member of the Parnell family, his sisters Fanny and Anna have also earned their place in Irish history.
‘A most dangerous experiment’. Although Charles Stewart Parnell is the better known member of the Parnell family, his sisters Fanny and Anna have also earned their place in Irish history.
September 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Biography of the week from the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the entry on Fanny and Anna Parnell:
‘A most dangerous experiment’. Although Charles Stewart Parnell is the better known member of the Parnell family, his sisters Fanny and Anna have also earned their place in Irish history.
‘A most dangerous experiment’. Although Charles Stewart Parnell is the better known member of the Parnell family, his sisters Fanny and Anna have also earned their place in Irish history.
It is that time of the year again. A week of inspiring arts and humanities research and engagement at the @tlrhub.bsky.social
✨The Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival is back from the 22nd - 26th of September!✨
5 days of talks, performances & big ideas, free + open to all! 🙌
➡️ Check out the full programme and register for events here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
#TCDAHFest
5 days of talks, performances & big ideas, free + open to all! 🙌
➡️ Check out the full programme and register for events here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
#TCDAHFest
September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It is that time of the year again. A week of inspiring arts and humanities research and engagement at the @tlrhub.bsky.social
An exciting opportunity: The call for proposals to host the IHA Annual Conference 2026 is open. Academic staff, at all stages of their career -early career scholars on full-time, part-time, or temporary contracts in IHA member institutions are eligible to apply
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Call for proposals to host IHA conference 2026
Eligibility<br />
Academic staff, at all stages of their career, including early career scholars on full-time, part-time, or temporary contracts in HEIs that are members of the IHA. We…
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September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
An exciting opportunity: The call for proposals to host the IHA Annual Conference 2026 is open. Academic staff, at all stages of their career -early career scholars on full-time, part-time, or temporary contracts in IHA member institutions are eligible to apply
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Join the Irish Humanities Alliance and @sahavoice.bsky.social at @ria.ie for a half day event - Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations. Tickets are booking fast and can be secured 👇
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Select tickets – Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations – Royal Irish Academy
Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations – Royal Irish Academy, Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Discussing the role of arts and humanities in the implementation of the joint Irish-Scottish bilateral review.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Join the Irish Humanities Alliance and @sahavoice.bsky.social at @ria.ie for a half day event - Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations. Tickets are booking fast and can be secured 👇
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Second keynote address now underway. We are thrilled to have Tania Aguila-Way in person for her address. Following a successful tour of the UCD Rosemount Centre Apple Orchard.
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Second keynote address now underway. We are thrilled to have Tania Aguila-Way in person for her address. Following a successful tour of the UCD Rosemount Centre Apple Orchard.
Day 2 of the IHA annual conference @ucdhumanities.bsky.social has started on a strong note with panel on society, art, and poetics of nourishment. And @ucdpress.bsky.social are back with us for day 2.
September 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Day 2 of the IHA annual conference @ucdhumanities.bsky.social has started on a strong note with panel on society, art, and poetics of nourishment. And @ucdpress.bsky.social are back with us for day 2.