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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · Nov 28
💡Want to know what's happening in the Arts & Humanities community here at @tcddublin.bsky.social ? 🔎

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#HubMatters #AHResearch
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pduffy1.bsky.social
I'll be speaking at the @historytcd.bsky.social Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar tomorrow, Wednesday 12 November at 2.30pm in @tlrhub.bsky.social. I'll be speaking on O'Connellite politics in south Ulster from 1824 to 1844. More information here: www.tcd.ie/history/rese...
Trinity Research Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminars - Department of History - Trinity College Dublin
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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chendirl.bsky.social
Am very much looking forward to speaking @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social Wed 26 Nov at 1pm GMT - HYBRID event. Topic - The Long Goodbye: Hidden Histories of Baby Loss & Parental Bereavement in 20th century Ireland #MedHums #HistMed #Speirgorm #Skystorians #Midwifery tinyurl.com/2s3cwn9u
The Long Goodbye: Hidden Histories of Baby Loss and Parental Bereavement in 20th century Ireland
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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irishhumanities.bsky.social
‘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
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
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…
www.irishhumanities.ie
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
Forty years on from the Anglo-Irish Agreement, our latest #BehindTheHeadlines gathered leading voices in diplomacy, history, and journalism to reflect on its legacy and ongoing relevance.

Read now: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

#HubMatters
Group photo of the Behind the Headlines panel at the Trinity Long Room Hub reflecting on the Anglo-Irish Agreement. From left: Prof Michael Kerr, Dr Shelley Deane, journalist Sam McBride, Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne, and former ambassador Dáithí Ó Ceallaigh. They are standing together in front of a backdrop of book covers inside the Trinity Long Room Hub.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
tlrhub.bsky.social
📢 Join us for our Fellow in Focus!

Our next #FellowInFocus will feature Dr Anna Deeny Morales (Georgetown University) in conversation with Dr Evangelia Rigaki (School of Creative Arts).

🗓 Monday, 10 Nov | 12–1 PM | Neill Lecture Theatre

Free & open to all!

#ArtsHumanities #Research #TLRHub
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
tlrhub.bsky.social
Taking place this evening in the Trinity Long Room Hub!

Doors open at 6 pm. See you there!
tlrhub.bsky.social Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 25d
Behind the Headlines: Debating the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 40 years on

Join us for a discussion on whether the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement was a crucial step toward peace or a controversial stumbling block.

🗓️ Monday, November 3rd, 6.30pm. No tickets required

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
tlrhub.bsky.social
Limited tickets are on sale this morning at 9 am!

Click here to get yours: www.eventbrite.com/e/1784174316...

@roughmagictheatre.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The 40th Anniversary of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
At 12.15pm Daithí O’Ceallaigh speaks to Mercedes about an event to mark the anniversary taking place at @tlrhub.bsky.social
Garret Fitzgerald and Margaret Thatcher sign the agreement
October 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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srwride.bsky.social
👇Brilliant discussion w/ @evepatt.bsky.social, @clareclarke.bsky.social, @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social, & Una Mannion on the moral complexities of creating & consuming #truecrime for the 2025 Arts & Humanities Research Festival @tlrhub.bsky.social

#skystorians #academicsky 🗃️
‘The Evidence of Things Not Seen’: Ethics and the True Crime Industry
Recorded 22nd September 2025. Why are we so drawn to true crime? And what are the ethical stakes behind the stories? Join popular literature experts Clare Clarke, Bernice Murphy, writer Una Mannion (
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October 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Eleanor Knott Memorial Lecture 2025: ‘Intertextual weavings in the Colloquy between Fintan mac Bóchrai and the Hawk of Achill’, delivered by guest speaker Dr Emma Nic Cárthaigh @ucc.ie

6.00pm, 27 November @tlrhub.bsky.social

www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
A black and white photo of Eleanor Knott.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
“Corporations have more power than nations.”

Historian @willdalrymple.bsky.social explored the rise and fall of the British East India Company in this year's #AnnualEdmundBurkeLecture — a story of ambition, violence, and corporate power.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

#HubMatters
William Dalrymple stands at a podium bearing the Trinity College Dublin logo, speaking into a microphone during a lecture. He wears a dark jacket and glasses, with a blackboard and stage visible in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
A night to remember. Delighted to welcome @willdalrymple.bsky.social to Trinity for our annual Edmund Burke Lecture on the East India Company in a packed Edmund Burke theatre. 🤩🤩🤩

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@historytcd.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
Behind the Headlines: Debating the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 40 years on

Join us for a discussion on whether the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement was a crucial step toward peace or a controversial stumbling block.

🗓️ Monday, November 3rd, 6.30pm. No tickets required

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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langslitscultures.bsky.social
'Maiden, nymph, crone: The mythology of the goddess Inanna' - a public lecture given by Professor Andrew George FBA, a world leader in Mesopotamian Studies.

5.30pm, 23 October @tlrhub.bsky.social

All welcome! www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-c...
A depiction of Ishtar as an armed warrior on an Akkadian seal, 2350–2150 BCE.
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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pduffy1.bsky.social
Great to hear @willdalrymple.bsky.social give the @tlrhub.bsky.social Edmund Burke lecture on the history of the East India Company in the Edmund Burke Theatre at @tcddublin.bsky.social this evening.
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
💻From AI to academic freedom, true crime to Classics — big ideas were at the heart of this year’s Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival.💡

Read more: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

#TCDAHfest #HubMatters
Hub Director Patrick Geoghegan, Provost Linda Doyle, and Deputy Director Etain Tannam smiling together at the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival, standing in front of a sign that reads “Ask me a question!”
October 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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joelherman.bsky.social
It was a fantastic closing roundtable and a fitting end to a wonderful two days. Many thanks to my co-organisers, @virtualtreasury.bsky.social, @tlrhub.bsky.social, and all the speakers, participants, and attendees! The start of a generative conversation that I hope we will continue.
October 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
tlrhub.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to welcome Minister Buti Manamela, South Africa’s Minister for Higher Education and Training, to the Trinity Long Room Hub for a wide-ranging discussion with Trinity academics.

We look forward to building on this exchange and exploring future collaborations.

#HubMatters
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
How was Ireland involved in the American Revolution? 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.

youtube.com/shorts/Q0hb9...
Ireland and the American Revolution
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October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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billylinehan.bsky.social
Enjoying Ireland and the American Revolution’.
Taking place in Long Room Hub at TCD 9–10 October 2025, conference & forum for historians,scholars, and educators to explore role of Ireland in this period
@virtualtreasury.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @historians.org @irishhiststudies.bsky.social
Ireland and the American Revolution conference in TCD
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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speakerconolly.bsky.social
Off to @tlrhub.bsky.social for what should be a fascinating conference on Ireland and the American Revolution organised by @joelherman.bsky.social and @timvrti.bsky.social with support from @historytcd.bsky.social and @virtualtreasury.bsky.social

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
Ireland and the American Revolution - Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute | Trinity College Dublin
A-two day conference exploring the role of Ireland and its people in the American Revolution, will take place in Trinity Long Room Hub on Thursday, 9 October and Friday, 10 October.
www.tcd.ie
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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billylinehan.bsky.social
Looking forward to this tomorrow "Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives", in TCD.
Story of the American Revolution is not over, appears to continue to this day?
@tlrhub.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
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#histfest2025
Ireland and the American Revolution - Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute | Trinity College Dublin
A-two day conference exploring the role of Ireland and its people in the American Revolution, will take place in Trinity Long Room Hub on Thursday, 9 October and Friday, 10 October.
www.tcd.ie
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
tlrhub.bsky.social
Dr Joel Herman, Research Fellow at @virtualtreasury.bsky.social and School of Histories and Humanities TCD, features on the @newstalkfm.bsky.social Talking History panel discussion about the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Listen now: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Ireland and the American Revolution | Newstalk
On the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, we'll discuss the Irish involve...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
tlrhub.bsky.social
"While we know the manuscript spent at least 650 years at Kells, we do not know where it started its life."

Prof Rachel Moss (School of Histories and Humanities) explores the origins of the Book of Kells for @uk.theconversation.com.

theconversation.com/book-of-kell...

#BookOfKells #HubMatters
Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland
While we know the manuscript spent at least 650 years at Kells, we do not know where it started its life. Now a new book offers some clues as to its provenance.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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joelherman.bsky.social
Many thanks to Patrick Geoghegan for the invitation. The show will also appear as a podcast at the link below after it airs on Sunday.

www.newstalk.com/shows/talkin...

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October 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM