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The European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS) seeks to promote interest in and support the expansion of Irish Studies throughout Europe.
https://www.efacis.eu/
https://www.efacis.eu/
Review of Irish Studies in Europe (RISE) journal is delighted to announce the publication of the new article "Small Things Like These and the Novella as Intervention" by Donna Lynn Tillotson on our platform today.
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Review of Irish Studies in Europe (RISE) journal is delighted to announce the publication of the new article "Small Things Like These and the Novella as Intervention" by Donna Lynn Tillotson on our platform today.
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
risejournal.eu/index.php/ri...
New PhD writing session and/or Lunch Break next Friday 7/11.
All PhD students in Irish Studies who want to write together or get to know each other better are very welcome!
Don't forget to register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All PhD students in Irish Studies who want to write together or get to know each other better are very welcome!
Don't forget to register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New PhD writing session and/or Lunch Break next Friday 7/11.
All PhD students in Irish Studies who want to write together or get to know each other better are very welcome!
Don't forget to register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All PhD students in Irish Studies who want to write together or get to know each other better are very welcome!
Don't forget to register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The EFACIS Centres in Siegen and Nijmegen are organising the first Halloween-themed Irish Itinerary! Who better to read at these two spooky events than writer Deirdre Sullivan?
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The EFACIS Centres in Siegen and Nijmegen are organising the first Halloween-themed Irish Itinerary! Who better to read at these two spooky events than writer Deirdre Sullivan?
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
The cfp for the 9th EFACIS PhD seminar in Irish Studies is now live! The seminar will take place at the Irish College Leuven from 24 to 28 August 2026.
You can find all the information and the full call for papers at www.efacis.eu/event/9th-ef.... Deadline for applications is 31 January 2026.
You can find all the information and the full call for papers at www.efacis.eu/event/9th-ef.... Deadline for applications is 31 January 2026.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The cfp for the 9th EFACIS PhD seminar in Irish Studies is now live! The seminar will take place at the Irish College Leuven from 24 to 28 August 2026.
You can find all the information and the full call for papers at www.efacis.eu/event/9th-ef.... Deadline for applications is 31 January 2026.
You can find all the information and the full call for papers at www.efacis.eu/event/9th-ef.... Deadline for applications is 31 January 2026.
The 2025-2026 Irish Itinerary begins this week with events in Poznań and Łódź where playwright Kate Heffernan will be welcomed.
Find all upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
Find all upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The 2025-2026 Irish Itinerary begins this week with events in Poznań and Łódź where playwright Kate Heffernan will be welcomed.
Find all upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
Find all upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
We had a lovely discussion on Michael Magee's Close to Home in the first Book Club session of 2025-26!
Next up is Paul Murray's The Bee Sting (2023), introduced by Hedwig Schwall (KULeuven).
Join us on zoom on 12 November at 8 pm CET! More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Next up is Paul Murray's The Bee Sting (2023), introduced by Hedwig Schwall (KULeuven).
Join us on zoom on 12 November at 8 pm CET! More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We had a lovely discussion on Michael Magee's Close to Home in the first Book Club session of 2025-26!
Next up is Paul Murray's The Bee Sting (2023), introduced by Hedwig Schwall (KULeuven).
Join us on zoom on 12 November at 8 pm CET! More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Next up is Paul Murray's The Bee Sting (2023), introduced by Hedwig Schwall (KULeuven).
Join us on zoom on 12 November at 8 pm CET! More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Have a look at the full programme for Monday's EFACIS Roundtable Discussion at www.efacis.eu/content/efac... and don't forget to register!
October 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Have a look at the full programme for Monday's EFACIS Roundtable Discussion at www.efacis.eu/content/efac... and don't forget to register!
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break this Friday (3/10)! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break this Friday (3/10)! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the online EFACIS Book Club on 15 October for a discussion of Michael Magee's novel Close to Home (2023)!
More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Join the online EFACIS Book Club on 15 October for a discussion of Michael Magee's novel Close to Home (2023)!
More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Join us online on 13/10 for an open workshop on Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing, a forthcoming open-access special issue of Humanities that re-examines the role of unmarried women in Irish movements and literature.
Find a full programme and registration link at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Find a full programme and registration link at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
September 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Join us online on 13/10 for an open workshop on Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing, a forthcoming open-access special issue of Humanities that re-examines the role of unmarried women in Irish movements and literature.
Find a full programme and registration link at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Find a full programme and registration link at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break this Friday (5/9)! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break this Friday (5/9)! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration for the EFACIS Summer Writing Retreat for early career researchers from 11 to 15 August 2025 at the Irish College Leuven is now open!
Find all the information about rates and registration on the EFACIS website (www.efacis.eu/content/summ...).
#irishstudies #PhDlife #academicwriting
Find all the information about rates and registration on the EFACIS website (www.efacis.eu/content/summ...).
#irishstudies #PhDlife #academicwriting
July 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Registration for the EFACIS Summer Writing Retreat for early career researchers from 11 to 15 August 2025 at the Irish College Leuven is now open!
Find all the information about rates and registration on the EFACIS website (www.efacis.eu/content/summ...).
#irishstudies #PhDlife #academicwriting
Find all the information about rates and registration on the EFACIS website (www.efacis.eu/content/summ...).
#irishstudies #PhDlife #academicwriting
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Join the PhD Representatives for an online Writing Session and/or PhD Lunch Break! The Writing session starts at 10 am CET, but you can join at any time.
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Review of Irish Studies in Europe 8.1, edited by Seán Crosson, is now available at risejournal.eu/index.php/ri... !
This is the second non-themed RISE issue which will evolve in the coming months to feature additional articles between now and the publication of our next issue 8.2.
This is the second non-themed RISE issue which will evolve in the coming months to feature additional articles between now and the publication of our next issue 8.2.
June 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Review of Irish Studies in Europe 8.1, edited by Seán Crosson, is now available at risejournal.eu/index.php/ri... !
This is the second non-themed RISE issue which will evolve in the coming months to feature additional articles between now and the publication of our next issue 8.2.
This is the second non-themed RISE issue which will evolve in the coming months to feature additional articles between now and the publication of our next issue 8.2.
Don't forget to catch up on episode 60 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast!
In this episode, Emily Cooper and Dean Fee discuss their literary journal The Pig's Back; the design process; the blurring of fiction and non-fiction; the Journals Fleadh and much more.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
In this episode, Emily Cooper and Dean Fee discuss their literary journal The Pig's Back; the design process; the blurring of fiction and non-fiction; the Journals Fleadh and much more.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
June 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don't forget to catch up on episode 60 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast!
In this episode, Emily Cooper and Dean Fee discuss their literary journal The Pig's Back; the design process; the blurring of fiction and non-fiction; the Journals Fleadh and much more.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
In this episode, Emily Cooper and Dean Fee discuss their literary journal The Pig's Back; the design process; the blurring of fiction and non-fiction; the Journals Fleadh and much more.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
In May, Catherine Dunne and Claire Kilroy attended the 2025 AEDEI Conference in Huelva for the final events on the 2024-25 Irish Itinerary.
Thank you to the local organisers, the artists and Culture Ireland for bringing the various itineraries in 2024-2025 to life!
www.efacis.eu/irish-itiner...
Thank you to the local organisers, the artists and Culture Ireland for bringing the various itineraries in 2024-2025 to life!
www.efacis.eu/irish-itiner...
June 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In May, Catherine Dunne and Claire Kilroy attended the 2025 AEDEI Conference in Huelva for the final events on the 2024-25 Irish Itinerary.
Thank you to the local organisers, the artists and Culture Ireland for bringing the various itineraries in 2024-2025 to life!
www.efacis.eu/irish-itiner...
Thank you to the local organisers, the artists and Culture Ireland for bringing the various itineraries in 2024-2025 to life!
www.efacis.eu/irish-itiner...
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual lunch break this Friday (6 June) at 10 am CET.
All PhD students in Irish Studies are very welcome to join via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More information at fb.me/e/jgOA7tywl
All PhD students in Irish Studies are very welcome to join via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More information at fb.me/e/jgOA7tywl
June 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual lunch break this Friday (6 June) at 10 am CET.
All PhD students in Irish Studies are very welcome to join via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More information at fb.me/e/jgOA7tywl
All PhD students in Irish Studies are very welcome to join via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More information at fb.me/e/jgOA7tywl
Episode 60 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast is now online!
Emily Cooper and Dean Fee, the editors of The Pig's Back, talk to Tim Groenland about editing the magazine, literary journals in Ireland, cover designs and much more.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.efacis.eu/podcast.
Emily Cooper and Dean Fee, the editors of The Pig's Back, talk to Tim Groenland about editing the magazine, literary journals in Ireland, cover designs and much more.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.efacis.eu/podcast.
May 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Episode 60 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast is now online!
Emily Cooper and Dean Fee, the editors of The Pig's Back, talk to Tim Groenland about editing the magazine, literary journals in Ireland, cover designs and much more.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.efacis.eu/podcast.
Emily Cooper and Dean Fee, the editors of The Pig's Back, talk to Tim Groenland about editing the magazine, literary journals in Ireland, cover designs and much more.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at www.efacis.eu/podcast.
For the last events on the 2024-2025 Irish Itinerary, writers Catherine Dunne and Claire Kilroy are travelling to Huelva to speak at the 23rd AEDEI conference!
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
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www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
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May 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
For the last events on the 2024-2025 Irish Itinerary, writers Catherine Dunne and Claire Kilroy are travelling to Huelva to speak at the 23rd AEDEI conference!
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
aedeiconference2025.es
www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
aedeiconference2025.es
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual PhD lunch break on Friday 2 May at 10am CET!
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual PhD lunch break on Friday 2 May at 10am CET!
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We have a few more Irish Itinerary events for you in April. Writer Jan Carson visits the Technical University in Liberec this week!
More upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
More upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
April 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We have a few more Irish Itinerary events for you in April. Writer Jan Carson visits the Technical University in Liberec this week!
More upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
More upcoming Irish Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
Episode 59 of the EFACIS Irish Itinerary Podcast is now online!
Listen to Dave Robb and Christoph Reinfandt talking about protest songs, the GDR and Northern Ireland and Robb's translation of Gerhard Gundermann's protest songs.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
Listen to Dave Robb and Christoph Reinfandt talking about protest songs, the GDR and Northern Ireland and Robb's translation of Gerhard Gundermann's protest songs.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
April 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Episode 59 of the EFACIS Irish Itinerary Podcast is now online!
Listen to Dave Robb and Christoph Reinfandt talking about protest songs, the GDR and Northern Ireland and Robb's translation of Gerhard Gundermann's protest songs.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
Listen to Dave Robb and Christoph Reinfandt talking about protest songs, the GDR and Northern Ireland and Robb's translation of Gerhard Gundermann's protest songs.
www.efacis.eu/podcast
Join us for the EFACIS Book Club tomorrow!
We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024).
More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024).
More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Join us for the EFACIS Book Club tomorrow!
We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024).
More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024).
More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Check out episode 58 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast to hear writer Louise O'Neill's take on wellness culture, the unreliability of memory, online culture, and much more!
Find all episodes at www.efacis.eu/podcast
Find all episodes at www.efacis.eu/podcast
April 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Check out episode 58 of the Irish Itinerary Podcast to hear writer Louise O'Neill's take on wellness culture, the unreliability of memory, online culture, and much more!
Find all episodes at www.efacis.eu/podcast
Find all episodes at www.efacis.eu/podcast
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual PhD lunch break on Friday 4 April at 10am CET!
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for an online writing session and/or casual PhD lunch break on Friday 4 April at 10am CET!
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...