Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review
@studiesirishreview.bsky.social
Studies is a cultural journal of the Irish Jesuit province, founded and in continuous publication since 1912. It examines Irish social, political, cultural and economic affairs.
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The upcoming Winter issue of Studies will focus on 'Language and the Landscape', with a leading theme of the life and work of Manchán Magan and lead articles by @liammacamhlaigh.bsky.social, Siobhán McNamara, and Tom Casey SJ.
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The upcoming Winter issue of Studies will focus on 'Language and the Landscape', with a leading theme of the life and work of Manchán Magan and lead articles by @liammacamhlaigh.bsky.social, Siobhán McNamara, and Tom Casey SJ.
Studies' editor Dermot Roantree was the featured guest on Joe Humphreys' Unthinkable column in this week's @irishtimes.com, discussing JD Vance's misappropriation of the work of René Girard and the subsequent impact on Vance's Catholicism and politics
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Studies' editor Dermot Roantree was the featured guest on Joe Humphreys' Unthinkable column in this week's @irishtimes.com, discussing JD Vance's misappropriation of the work of René Girard and the subsequent impact on Vance's Catholicism and politics
In Studies Autumn 2025, Laurie Reilly, Conchúr Ó Maonaigh & Jennie C. Stephens argue the impact of financially-motivated collaboration between universities & industry has led to - amongst other detrimental effects - prioritisation of research with commercial value over non-commercial research:
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In Studies Autumn 2025, Laurie Reilly, Conchúr Ó Maonaigh & Jennie C. Stephens argue the impact of financially-motivated collaboration between universities & industry has led to - amongst other detrimental effects - prioritisation of research with commercial value over non-commercial research:
One of four poems by John F. Deane published in our Autumn 2025 issue:
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One of four poems by John F. Deane published in our Autumn 2025 issue:
In our current edition Dr Joseph Rivera (of @dublincityuni.bsky.social) explores the attacks on higher education by the Trump administration, arguing that - despite widespread consequences for the sector - intellectually Trump's interference is little more than an assertion of conservative dominance
October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In our current edition Dr Joseph Rivera (of @dublincityuni.bsky.social) explores the attacks on higher education by the Trump administration, arguing that - despite widespread consequences for the sector - intellectually Trump's interference is little more than an assertion of conservative dominance
'What the Young Saint Said', one of two poems by Gerard Smyth published in Studies Autumn 2025
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October 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
'What the Young Saint Said', one of two poems by Gerard Smyth published in Studies Autumn 2025
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Autumn 2025's opening article, from @jenniecstephens.bsky.social, is a stark challenge to the university sector that asks it to utilise its resources and influence for the public good, and move society towards 'a more just, ecologically-healthy, climate-stable future'
Available now @ link in bio.
Available now @ link in bio.
October 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Autumn 2025's opening article, from @jenniecstephens.bsky.social, is a stark challenge to the university sector that asks it to utilise its resources and influence for the public good, and move society towards 'a more just, ecologically-healthy, climate-stable future'
Available now @ link in bio.
Available now @ link in bio.
What becomes a university in an Age of Crises?
Editor of Studies, Dermot Roantree, explores in his Autumn 2025 editorial:
Editor of Studies, Dermot Roantree, explores in his Autumn 2025 editorial:
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What becomes a university in an Age of Crises?
Editor of Studies, Dermot Roantree, explores in his Autumn 2025 editorial:
Editor of Studies, Dermot Roantree, explores in his Autumn 2025 editorial:
Studies Autumn 2025, "The University in an Age of Crises, Challenges and Responses" - available now in select bookshops and online from studiesirishreview.ie
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Studies Autumn 2025, "The University in an Age of Crises, Challenges and Responses" - available now in select bookshops and online from studiesirishreview.ie
Did you know Studies is on Instagram and LinkedIn? Connect with us there for updates on future events and upcoming editions!
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August 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Did you know Studies is on Instagram and LinkedIn? Connect with us there for updates on future events and upcoming editions!
🔴 Find us on Instagram: @studiesirishreview
🔵 Find us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/stud...
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Studies Summer 2025 ("Undoing the Order of Things - Trump's Second Term") and editor Dermot Roantree's article "J.D. Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn" mentioned in Paul Gillespe's piece for yesterday's @irishtimes.com
Read now at studiesirishreview.ie
Read now at studiesirishreview.ie
August 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Studies Summer 2025 ("Undoing the Order of Things - Trump's Second Term") and editor Dermot Roantree's article "J.D. Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn" mentioned in Paul Gillespe's piece for yesterday's @irishtimes.com
Read now at studiesirishreview.ie
Read now at studiesirishreview.ie
One such article is Kevin Williams' (of @dcuioe.bsky.social) "Nationhood and Europe: The Need for Nuance".
Williams reflects on the so-called 'cultural unity' of Europe, prompted by the global rise in exclusivist nationalism.
Read now at the 🔗 in bio.
Williams reflects on the so-called 'cultural unity' of Europe, prompted by the global rise in exclusivist nationalism.
Read now at the 🔗 in bio.
August 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One such article is Kevin Williams' (of @dcuioe.bsky.social) "Nationhood and Europe: The Need for Nuance".
Williams reflects on the so-called 'cultural unity' of Europe, prompted by the global rise in exclusivist nationalism.
Read now at the 🔗 in bio.
Williams reflects on the so-called 'cultural unity' of Europe, prompted by the global rise in exclusivist nationalism.
Read now at the 🔗 in bio.
Dermot Roantree pulls the threads of postliberal American Catholicism in his Summer 2025 article "JD Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn", rejecting Vance's association of his conversion with the social theory of René Girard for a closer alignment with the 'darker' theory of Carl Schmitt:
July 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Dermot Roantree pulls the threads of postliberal American Catholicism in his Summer 2025 article "JD Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn", rejecting Vance's association of his conversion with the social theory of René Girard for a closer alignment with the 'darker' theory of Carl Schmitt:
Mark Garavan(@atu-ie.bsky.social @feasta1998.bsky.social) invokes philosopher Byung-Chul Han (@byungchulhan.bsky.social) as he asks - in a 'careless' culture that facilitated the rise of Trump, how can we return to wonder, caring, and recognition of the Other in ourselves and ourselves in the Other?
July 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Mark Garavan(@atu-ie.bsky.social @feasta1998.bsky.social) invokes philosopher Byung-Chul Han (@byungchulhan.bsky.social) as he asks - in a 'careless' culture that facilitated the rise of Trump, how can we return to wonder, caring, and recognition of the Other in ourselves and ourselves in the Other?
Dr Fiachra Long (@ucc.ie) takes on Plato and Trump in Studies Summer 2025 - the resurgence of 'might is right', the use of language to corrupt, and the modern "scandal of people willing to broadcast huge lies...matched by audiences willing to believe them"
Available now from the 🔗 in bio
Available now from the 🔗 in bio
July 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Dr Fiachra Long (@ucc.ie) takes on Plato and Trump in Studies Summer 2025 - the resurgence of 'might is right', the use of language to corrupt, and the modern "scandal of people willing to broadcast huge lies...matched by audiences willing to believe them"
Available now from the 🔗 in bio
Available now from the 🔗 in bio
Patrick Riordan SJ explores the many facets of "liberty" in 'Whose Liberty? Which Liberalism?' His brief survey of ideologies highlights the complexity of rhetoric around liberty - particularly the growing movement of the right towards selectiveness, preferential treatment, and abuses of state power
June 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Patrick Riordan SJ explores the many facets of "liberty" in 'Whose Liberty? Which Liberalism?' His brief survey of ideologies highlights the complexity of rhetoric around liberty - particularly the growing movement of the right towards selectiveness, preferential treatment, and abuses of state power
In Summer 2025's opening article, @kirbypeadar.bsky.social looks at today's 'polycrises' via the work of Karl Polanyi - especially his positing of an inherent contradiction between capitalism and democracy, which the rise of the far-right is now bringing into focus for the first time since the 1940s
June 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In Summer 2025's opening article, @kirbypeadar.bsky.social looks at today's 'polycrises' via the work of Karl Polanyi - especially his positing of an inherent contradiction between capitalism and democracy, which the rise of the far-right is now bringing into focus for the first time since the 1940s
Ahead of the launch of Studies Summer 2025 later this week, a selection of featured articles showcasing what can be expected from 'Undoing the Order of Things: Trump's Second Term'
June 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ahead of the launch of Studies Summer 2025 later this week, a selection of featured articles showcasing what can be expected from 'Undoing the Order of Things: Trump's Second Term'
What vision of political existence lies behind the agenda of the current US administration under Donald Trump? How can we account for the dramatic democratic backsliding during the past few months - and what is needed to repair the damage done?
Studies Summer 2025, available next week.
Studies Summer 2025, available next week.
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What vision of political existence lies behind the agenda of the current US administration under Donald Trump? How can we account for the dramatic democratic backsliding during the past few months - and what is needed to repair the damage done?
Studies Summer 2025, available next week.
Studies Summer 2025, available next week.
As we close out on Studies Spring 2025 (🔗 in bio), words below from Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, who launched this special commemorative edition.
In his article, Donohoe looks to Ireland's millennia-spanning relationship with the continent, and its place now in a rapidly-changing Europe.
In his article, Donohoe looks to Ireland's millennia-spanning relationship with the continent, and its place now in a rapidly-changing Europe.
June 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
As we close out on Studies Spring 2025 (🔗 in bio), words below from Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, who launched this special commemorative edition.
In his article, Donohoe looks to Ireland's millennia-spanning relationship with the continent, and its place now in a rapidly-changing Europe.
In his article, Donohoe looks to Ireland's millennia-spanning relationship with the continent, and its place now in a rapidly-changing Europe.
Stephen Collins (@irishtimes.com political correspondent and author of Ireland's Call: How Brexit Got Done) highlights an 'extraordinary postscript to history' in 'The Boundary Commission Revisited: The Thatcher-Fitzgerald Talks'. Available now at the link in bio #StudiesIrishQuarterlyReview
May 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Stephen Collins (@irishtimes.com political correspondent and author of Ireland's Call: How Brexit Got Done) highlights an 'extraordinary postscript to history' in 'The Boundary Commission Revisited: The Thatcher-Fitzgerald Talks'. Available now at the link in bio #StudiesIrishQuarterlyReview
In Studies Spring 2025, Brian Feeney - historian, political columnist, and former SDLP councillor - walks the long road from the Anglo-Irish Treaty to the Good Friday Agreement, and towards the looming potential of a referendum on Irish unity.
May 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In Studies Spring 2025, Brian Feeney - historian, political columnist, and former SDLP councillor - walks the long road from the Anglo-Irish Treaty to the Good Friday Agreement, and towards the looming potential of a referendum on Irish unity.
In "Contested Categories, Changing Meanings and Identity Disjunctures on the Island of Ireland", Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd explore the changing forms of national identity across the island of Ireland. Full article available in our Spring edition at studiesirishreview.ie
May 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In "Contested Categories, Changing Meanings and Identity Disjunctures on the Island of Ireland", Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd explore the changing forms of national identity across the island of Ireland. Full article available in our Spring edition at studiesirishreview.ie
Some recent coverage of Studies and our latest edition in The Irish Catholic
May 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Some recent coverage of Studies and our latest edition in The Irish Catholic
Our current edition explores the legacies of the 1924-25 Boundary Commission.
In her article, excerpted below, @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social outlines Ireland's relationship with empire, commemoration, and the remembering of difficult historical truths.
In her article, excerpted below, @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social outlines Ireland's relationship with empire, commemoration, and the remembering of difficult historical truths.
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our current edition explores the legacies of the 1924-25 Boundary Commission.
In her article, excerpted below, @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social outlines Ireland's relationship with empire, commemoration, and the remembering of difficult historical truths.
In her article, excerpted below, @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social outlines Ireland's relationship with empire, commemoration, and the remembering of difficult historical truths.