Please note that this event is at the University of Notre Dame. Times are in EST. Doors ope n at 6:30 pm.
\n\nWe're bringing Daniel O’Connell: The Emancip ator to Notre Dame! Join us for a special documentary screening and p anel discussion.
\nDebartolo Performing Arts Center
Browning Cinema
The
University of Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies invite you to a spe
cial screening of landmark documentary Daniel O'Connell: The Emancipat
or\, narrated by Domnhall Gleeson\, directed by
The film run time is 50 minute s\, followed by a panel discussion with director Ruán Magan (Create One) and documentary participants on Daniel O'Connell's legacy of democracy\, n on-violence\, equality\, and liberty.
\nPlease note: This is a free but ticketed event. To guarantee your seat\, please pick up your tickets at least 15 minutes prior to the show\, at which point you r unclaimed tickets may be used to seat patrons waiting on standby. Ticket s will be available for pick-up at the Ticket Office beginning one hour pr ior to the performance.
\nIn 2025\, Irel and and the world commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Danie l O’Connell – a visionary statesman\, reformer\, and champion of human rights. To mark the occasion\, a powerful new documentary\, Daniel O’Co nnell: The Emancipator\, was released\, offering a fresh exploration of th e life and enduring impact of one of Ireland’s greatest figures.
\nThis one-hour documentary\, produced by Create One in association with Un iversity College Cork\, the University o f Notre Dame\, and RTE\, traces O’ Connell’s journey from Kerry lawyer to global advocate for justice. Know n as The Liberator\, he secured Catholic Emancipation\, pioneered non-viol ent mass political mobilization\, and inspired democratic movements around the world.
\nFeaturing insights from leading historians and scholar s\, including:
\nColin Barr (University of Notre Dame)
\nCornelius Buttimer (University College Cork)
\nClaire Connolly (University College Cork)
\nNiamh Gallagher (University of Cambridge)
\nPatrick Geoghegan (Tri nity College Dublin)
\nAnne Hodge (National Gallery of Ireland)
\nDeclan Kiberd (University of Notre Dame)
\nMary McAleese (Former President of Ireland)
\nChanté Mouton Kinyon (University of Notre Da me)
\nJay Roszman (University College Cork)
\nKevin Whelan (University of Notre Dame)
\n\n
With newly uncovered archival material\ , an original score by Colm Mac Con Iomaire and vivid sto rytelling\, Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator reveals how O’C onnell’s campaigns reshaped Ireland’s political and cultural landscape and positioned him as a model for later figures\, including Frederick Dou glass\, Mahatma Gandhi\, and Martin Luther King Jr.
\n“Daniel O’ Connell was not only a transformative leader for Ireland\,” said produce r\, writer\, and director Ruán Magan. “His ideas and methods reverberat ed far beyond his time\, influencing struggles for liberty\, inclusion\, a nd equality that continue today. This film seeks to reintroduce him to a n ew generation.”
\nThe release of Daniel O’Connell: The Emanc ipator formed part of a year-long programme of commemorations honouri ng O’Connell’s 250th anniversary\, inviting audiences to reflect on ho w his vision for justice and democracy continues to shape our world. The d ocumentary kicked off a four-year long research project on “Global O’C onnell\,” led by the University of Notre Dame’s Keough-Naughton Instit ute for Irish Studies\, culminating in 2029\, the 200th anniversary of Cat holic Emancipation in Ireland.
\nThe documentary premiered in Decemb er 2025 on RTÉ\, with further screenings\, educational events\, and discu ssions planned in Ireland\, Europe\, and the United States as a part of th e University of Notre Dame's Global Netwo rk.
\nOriginally published at irishstudies.nd.e du.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T144941Z UID:event-394330 DTSTART:20260927T180000Z DTEND:20260927T193000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin\, Ireland. Ti mes are in GMT.\nYou are invited to join us for an interactive discussion presented by Erin Kennedy Camilleri\, Admissions Representative for Irelan d\, about the opportunities for studying at Notre Dame\, as well as insigh ts into the admissions process and the scholarships available for Irish st udents.\nTea\, coffee\, and refreshments will be served.\nYou must RSVP fo r the session by completing the attendance form at admission.nd.edu:\nRSVP Here\nWe look forward to seeing you!\nP.S. Free parking is available on M errion Square. LOCATION:Notre Dame Dublin\, O'Connell House (58 Merrion Square South) SUMMARY:ND on the Road: Ireland Admissions Info Session URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/09/27/nd-on-the-road-irelan d-admissions-info-session/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin\, Ireland. Times are in GMT.
\nYou are invited to jo in us for an interactive discussion presented by Erin Kennedy Camilleri\, Admissions Representative for Ireland\, about the opportunities for studyi ng at Notre Dame\, as well as insights into the admissions process and the scholarships available for Irish students.
\nTea\, coffee\, and ref reshments will be served.
\nYou must RSVP for the s ession by completing the attendance form at admission.nd.edu:
\nWe look forward to seeing you!
\nP.S. Free parking is available on Merrion Square.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T145010Z UID:event-394331 DTSTART:20260929T220000Z DTEND:20260930T000000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin\, Ireland. Ti mes are in GMT.\nTransforming Innovation into Impact - Notre Dame ESTEEM G raduate Program and the Naughton Foundation Reception\nDiscover how a sing le year at the University of Notre Dame can turn your STEM background into high-impact entrepreneurship.\nJoin David Murphy\, Executive Director of the ESTEEM Graduate Program\, alongside leaders from the Naughton Foundati on\, for an exclusive evening showcasing Notre Dame’s top-ranked master ’s degree and its fully-funded scholarship opportunities for Irish stude nts. Visit esteem.nd.edu for more information.\nYou must fill out the RSVP form here to attend:\nRSVP Here\nHosted in the heart of Dublin at Notre D ame's historic O'Connell House\, this reception is your direct connection to the ESTEEM network. Network with program leadership\, Naughton Foundati on representatives\, ESTEEM alumni\, and the Notre Dame Dublin team to exp lore how this transformative program bridges the gap between technical exp ertise and commercial success.\nFeatured Guests\n\nDavid Murphy\, Executiv e Director\, ESTEEM Graduate Program\nRepresentatives from the Naughton Fo undation\nESTEEM Alumni and Notre Dame Dublin Leadership\n\nKey Highlights \n\nOverview of ESTEEM's 11-month entrepreneurship graduate degree\nDetail s about full-funding opportunities through the Naughton Fellowship\nInsigh t into the admissions process and building a competitive application\nNetw orking reception with light refreshements\n LOCATION:Notre Dame Dublin\, O'Connell House\, 58 Merrion Square South SUMMARY:ESTEEM Grad Program: Irish Student Info Session URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/09/29/esteem-grad-program-i rish-student-info-session/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin\, Ireland. Times are in GMT.
\nTransforming Innovation into Impact - Notre Dame ESTEEM Graduate Program and the Naught on Foundation Reception
\nDiscover how a single year at the University of Notre Dame can turn your STEM background into high-impact e ntrepreneurship.
\nJoin David Murphy\, Executive Di rector of the ESTEEM Graduate Program\, alongside leaders from the Naughton Foundation\, for an exclusive evening showcasing Notre Dame’s top-ranked master’s degree and its fully -funded scholarship opportunities for Irish students. Visit e steem.nd.edu for more information.
\nYou must fill out the RSVP form here to attend:
\nHosted in the heart of Dublin at Notre Dame's historic O' Connell House\, this reception is your direct connection to the ESTEEM net work. Network with program leadership\, Naughton Foundation representative s\, ESTEEM alumni\, and the Notre Dame Dublin team to explore how this tra nsformative program bridges the gap between technical expertise and commer cial success.
\nFeatured Guests
\nKey Highlights
\n< ul>\nPlease note that this event is at the CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM. Times are in CST. Doors open at 2:30 pm.
\n\nWe're bringing Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator to CHICAGO! Join us for a special documentary screening\, panel discussion\, and reception.
\nChicago History Museum
1601 N Clark Street\, Ch
icago\, IL
The University of Notre Dame Dublin\, the
Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies\, and University College Cork\, to
gether with the Consulate General of Ireland C
hicago\, the Chicago Irish Film Festival
\, and the Chicago History Museum invite you to the
Please note: This is a
free\, general admission event with no assigned seating. Doors will open
at 2:30 pm and we would encourage attendees to arrive with plenty of time
to secure your seats. Any tickets unclaimed by 2:45 pm may be released to
those on standby.
If you know you can no longer attend the event\, plea
se cancel your ticket order so they can be offered to someone on the waitl
ist.
In 2025\, Ireland and the world commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell – a visionary statesman\, reformer\, and champion of human rights. To mark the occasion\, a powerful new documentary\, Daniel O’Connell: The Emanci pator\, was released\, offering a fresh exploration of the life and enduri ng impact of one of Ireland’s greatest figures.
\nThis one-hour do cumentary\, produced by Create One in association with University College Cork\, the University of Notre Dame\ , and RTE\, traces O’Connell’s journ ey from Kerry lawyer to global advocate for justice. Known as The Liberato r\, he secured Catholic Emancipation\, pioneered non-violent mass politica l mobilization\, and inspired democratic movements around the world.
\nFeaturing insights from leading historians and scholars\, including:
\nColin Barr (Un iversity of Notre Dame)
\nClaire Connolly (University College Cork)
\nNiamh Gallagher (University of Cambridge)
\nPatrick Geoghegan (Trinity College Dubl in)
\nAnne Hodge (National Gallery of Ireland)
\nDeclan Kiberd (University of Notre Dame)
\nMary McAleese (Former President of Ireland)
\nJay Roszman (University College Cork)
\n\nKevin Whelan (University of Notre Dame)
\n\n
With newly uncovered archival material\, an original sco re by Colm Mac Con Iomaire and vivid storytelling\, D aniel O’Connell: The Emancipator reveals how O’Connell’s campai gns reshaped Ireland’s political and cultural landscape and positioned h im as a model for later figures\, including Frederick Douglass\, Mahatma G andhi\, and Martin Luther King Jr.
\n“Daniel O’Connell was not o nly a transformative leader for Ireland\,” said producer\, writer\, and director Ruán Magan. “His ideas and methods reverberated far beyond his time\, influencing struggles for liberty\, inclusion\, and equality that continue today. This film seeks to reintroduce him to a new generation.”
\nThe release of Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator forme d part of a year-long programme of commemorations honouring O’Connell’ s 250th anniversary\, inviting audiences to reflect on how his vision for justice and democracy continues to shape our world. The documentary kicked off a four-year long research project on “Global O’Connell\,” led b y the University of Notre Dame’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Stu dies\, culminating in 2029\, the 200th anniversary of Catholic Emancipatio n in Ireland.
\nThe documentary premiered in December 2025 on RTÉ\, with further screenings\, educational events\, and discussions planned in Ireland\, Europe\, and the United States as a part of the University of Notre Dame's Global Network.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T144820Z UID:event-394326 DTSTART:20260924T210000Z DTEND:20260924T221500Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event takes place at the University of No tre Dame. Times are in EST.\nThis event is free and open to the public\, s ponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. Please note that attendance for ACIS registrants is guaranteed\, but capacity may be limited for public audiences. Arrive early to avoid di sappointment.\nJarlath Burns\, president of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio n (GAA)\, will deliver the opening keynote address at the American Confere nce for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday\, Septem ber 24th. This event will take place from 5:00 - 6:15 pm\, in the McKenna Hall Auditorium.\nA drinks and bites reception will follow in the McKenna Hall Gallery.\nThis event is free and open to the public\, sponsored by No tre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.\nAbou t Jarlath Burns\nJarlath Burns became the 41st President of the GAA since 1884 when he succeeded Larry McCarthy of New York at GAA Annual Congress\, held in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry\, on February 24\, 2024.\nA member of the Silverbridge GAA Club in Armagh\, Jarlath has served his club\, co unty\, and province with distinction on and off the field.\nHe was his clu b’s secretary at the time of his election and inauguration and served th e club in a multitude of roles over several decades. He will continue in t he role of club secretary during his term.\nOn the field\, Jarlath played with Armagh for 13 seasons and was midfield and captain when they won the Ulster senior football title in 1999 – their first Anglo Celt Cup since 1982. Prior to that\, he was a part of the St Mary’s team which captured the Sigerson Cup in 1989. During his school years he attended St Colman ’s College in Newry\, a place where Association founder Michael Cusack h ad taught prior to the foundation of the GAA.\nAs an administrator at nati onal level\, he served as chair of the inaugural Players’ Committee in 2 000 and was chair of the GAA’s 125th anniversary committee in 2009 and S cór Naisiúnta. He has served as Armagh’s Central Council delegate as w ell as sitting on the GAA’s Medical and Scientific Committee and Pitch P resentation group\, and the Standing Committee on Playing Rules.\nPassiona te about the Irish language and a fluent speaker\, he has been a prominent co-commentator on TG4 for many years. Jarlath is a secondary schoolteache r and as Principal of St Paul’s in Bessbrook in Armagh has overseen its growth to a student population of 1\,800.\nHe is the first former senior i nter-county player to be Uachtarán CLG since Kilkenny’s Nickey Brennan (2006-2009) and is the first official from a club in the Six Counties to l ead the Association since Fermanagh’s Peter Quinn (1991-1994).\nHaving b een runner-up to Larry McCarthy three years earlier\, Jarlath was elected on the first count at the Uachtarán Tofa election in Croke Park held at G AA Congress in 2023\, claiming 158 of the 277 votes available. Born in 196 8\, he is married to Suzanne\, and they have five children.\nHe is the sec ond Armagh man to be GAA President after Alf Murray held the position from 1964-1967. Jarlath’s term of office will run until February 2027.\nAbou t the conference\nThe 2026 American Conference for Irish Studies Midwest a nd South Regional meetings will take place on the iconic University of Not re Dame Campus\, September 24 - 27\, 2026.\nThe theme of the meeting is "I rish Studies On The Ground: Place\, Presence and Community." The theme act s on a literal and figurative level\, wherein papers will focus on physica l space and geography as well as on actions and perspective shifts engende red by active involvement within communities. LOCATION:McKenna Hall Auditorium\, University of Notre Dame SUMMARY:Jarlath Burns\, GAA President: Keynote Address at the American Conf erence for Irish Studies URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/09/24/jarlath-burns-keynote -address-at-the-american-conference-for-irish-studies/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Please note that this event takes place at the University of Notre Dame. Times are in EST.
\nThis event is free and open to the public\, sponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. P lease note that attendance for ACIS registrants is guaranteed\, but capaci ty may be limited for public audiences. Arrive early to avoid disappointme nt.
\nJarlath Burns\, president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)\, will deliver the opening keynote address at t he American Conference for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame o n Thursday\, September 24th. This event will take place from 5:00 - 6:15 p m\, in the McKenna Hall Auditorium.
\nA drinks and bites reception w ill follow in the McKenna Hall Gallery.
\nThis event is free and ope n to the public\, sponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Iri sh Studies.
\nJarlath Burns became the 41st President of the G AA since 1884 when he succeeded Larry McCarthy of New York at GAA Annual C ongress\, held in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry\, on February 24\, 2024.< /p>\n
A member of the Silverbridge GAA Club in Armagh\, Jarlath has served his club\, county\, and province with dist inction on and off the field.
\nHe was his club’s secretary at the time of his election and inauguration and se rved the club in a multitude of roles over several decades. He will contin ue in the role of club secretary during his term.
\nOn the field\, Jarlath played with Armagh for 13 seasons and was midfield and captain when they won the Ulster senior football title in 1999 – their first Anglo Celt Cup since 1982. Prior to that\, he was a part of the St Mary’s team which captured the Sigerson Cup in 1989. Duri ng his school years he attended St Colman’s College in Newry\, a place w here Association founder Michael Cusack had taught prior to the foundation of the GAA.
\nAs an administrator at n ational level\, he served as chair of the inaugural Players’ Committee i n 2000 and was chair of the GAA’s 125th anniversary committee in 2009 an d Scór Naisiúnta. He has served as Armagh’s Central Council delegate a s well as sitting on the GAA’s Medical and Scientific Committee and Pitc h Presentation group\, and the Standing Committee on Playing Rules.
\n< p style="padding-left: 40px\;">Passionate about the Irish language and a f luent speaker\, he has been a prominent co-commentator on TG4 for many yea rs. Jarlath is a secondary schoolteacher and as Principal of St Paul’s i n Bessbrook in Armagh has overseen its growth to a student population of 1 \,800.\nHe is the first former senior inter-county player to be Uachtarán CLG since Kilkenny’s Nickey Brennan (2006-2009) and is the first official from a club in the Six Counties to lead the Association since Fermanagh’s Peter Quinn (1991-1994).
\nHaving been runner-up to Larry McCarthy three years earlier\, Jarlath was elected on the first count at the Uachtarán Tofa election in Croke Park held at GAA Congress in 2023\, claiming 158 of the 277 votes available. Born in 1968\, he is married to Suzanne\, and th ey have five children.
\nHe is the seco nd Armagh man to be GAA President after Alf Murray held the position from 1964-1967. Jarlath’s term of office will run until February 2027.
\n< h4>About the conference\nThe 2026 American Conference for Irish Studies Midwest and South Regi onal meetings will take place on the iconic University of Notre Dame Campu s\, September 24 - 27\, 2026.
\nThe the me of the meeting is "Irish Studies On The Ground: Place\, Presenc e and Community." The theme acts on a literal and figurative leve l\, wherein papers will focus on physical space and geography as well as o n actions and perspective shifts engendered by active involvement within c ommunities.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T200516Z UID:event-397292 DTSTART:20261023T220000Z DTEND:20261023T233000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\nPlease join the Keough-Naughton Institute as we celebrate the publication of the Professor Brian Ó Conchubhair's new book\, An Saol Bo cht: Myles na gCopaleen agus Flann O'Brien (Leabhar Bocht\, 2026). Profess or Emeritus Nollaig Mac Congáil (University of Galway) will provide remar ks on the book\, and copies will be available for purchase.\nReviews for A n Saol Bocht\n\n\n\n"Drawing on extensively researched primary materials\, Ó Conchubhair's new biography provides a detailed documentary portrait o f O'Nolan that equals in scope and depth the biographies of Ellman on Joyc e and Wilde\, or Knowlson on Beckett." - J.E. O'Neill\, The Parish Review: Journal of Flann O'Brien Studies\n\n \n"This meticulous work is written in Irish in a manner that should be accessible to anglophone scholars who have a modicum of the language. The biography will be a resource for schol ars of literature\, history\, cultural studies and beyond... it is sure to be a must-have on the desk of any scholar undertaking research on the aut hor and his oeuvre." - Flann O'Brien International Society Book of the Yea r Award\n\nAbout Professor Brian Ó Conchubhair\nBrian Ó Conchubhair is a Professor of Irish Language and Literature at the University of Notre Dam e and a fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. He curr ently serves as Director of the Program for Irish Language Initiatives. He has been the recipient of a Joyce Teaching Award (2011) and the Kellogg U ndergraduate Mentor of the year award (2024). He has served as Director of the Center for the Study of Languages &\; Cultures (2013-2020)\; Execu tive Director of the IRISH Seminar (2011-2013)\, and President of the Amer ican Conference for Irish Studies (2015-2017). He has been a Visiting Prof essor at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3\, the University of Notre D ame\, Dhaka (Bangladesh)\, Charles University (Prague)\, and the O'Donnell Visiting Professor at the University of Melbourne.\nOriginally published at irishstudies.nd.edu. LOCATION:Notre Dame Dublin O'Connell House 58 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Irela nd SUMMARY:Book Launch: Brian Ó Conchubhair\, "An Saol Bocht: Myles na gCopal een agus Flann O'Brien" URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/10/23/book-launch-brian-o-c onchubhair-an-saol-bocht-myles-na-gcopaleen-agus-flann-obrien/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
Please join the Keough-Naughton Institute as we
celebrate the publication of the Professor Brian Ó Conchubhair's new boo
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Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T170043Z UID:event-396560 DTSTART:20261023T140000Z DTEND:20261023T203000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:How can the next Stormont Executive deliver positive public ser vice transformation without damaging its political and public mandate?\nAR INS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) — a joint initia tive of the Keough-Naughton Institute and the Royal Irish Academy — alon g with Ulster University\, the Campaign for Social Science\, and United Ki ngdom Association for Public Administration (UKAPA) present a one-day even t as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science week.\nCovering the key p olicy areas of education\, health\, law\, and criminal justice and housing /infrastructure\, the conference will consider how best to bring about mea ningful\, lasting\, and positive change.\nWith a keynote address by Profes sor Matt Flinders (University of Birmingham) and a range of speakers from across academia and the public sector\, this conference will provoke wide- ranging discussions between leading experts.\nThese collaborative discussi ons will enable the identification of creative\, practical and positive st eps for improving the public sector in Northern Ireland in the interests o f the wider community.\nRegister here\n\nARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) is a joint academic project of the Keough-Naughto n Institute for Irish Studies in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough S chool of Global Affairs and the Royal Irish Academy\, an all-island learne d society founded in 1785 and one of Ireland’s leading cultural institut ions.\nOriginally published at irishstudies.nd.edu. LOCATION:Ulster University\, Belfast SUMMARY:ARINS: Rebooting the Public Sector URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/10/23/arins-rebooting-the-p ublic-sector/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:How can the next Stormont Executive deliver positive public service transformation without damaging its political and public mandate?
\nARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North an d South) — a joint initiative of the Keough-Naughton Institute and the R oyal Irish Academy — along with Ulster University\, the Campaign for Soc ial Science\, and United Kingdom Association for Public Administration (UK APA) present a one-day event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Scienc e week.
\nCovering the key policy areas of education\, health\, law\ , and criminal justice and housing/infrastructure\, the conference will co nsider how best to bring about meaningful\, lasting\, and positive change.
\nWith a keynote address by Professor Matt Flinders (University of Birmingham) and a range of speakers from across academia and the public se ctor\, this conference will provoke wide-ranging discussions between leadi ng experts.
\nThese collaborative discussions will enable the identi fication of creative\, practical and positive steps for improving the publ ic sector in Northern Ireland in the interests of the wider community.
\n\nARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South) is a joint academic project of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish S tudies in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and the Royal Irish Academy\, an all-island learned society founded in 17 85 and one of Ireland’s leading cultural institutions.
\nOriginally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T164257Z UID:event-393473 DTSTART:20261011T183000Z DTEND:20261011T200000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\nPlease note that this event is taking place at the University of Notre Dame. Times are in EST.\nBook Tickets Here\nDrawing from the Wel l is coming to the University of Notre Dame!\nDebartolo Performing Arts Ce nterPatricia George Decio TheatreDoors open at 2 pm\nThe acclaimed Drawing from the Well concert series\, curated by the Irish Traditional Music Arc hive (Dublin\, Ireland)\, is coming back to the US\, this time to the Univ ersity of Notre Dame\, home of the famed Chief O’Neill Collection\, ofte n referred to simply as “the book” or “the bible” of Irish traditi onal music\, preserved in the Hesburgh Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.\nDrawing from the Well: Notre Dame is sponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. ITMA’s US p rojects are co-funded by the Government of Ireland’s Department of Cultu re\, Communications &\; Sport and Department of Foreign Affairs &\; Trade as a part of America250.\nThe Drawing from the Well concert programm e platforms leading Irish traditional musicians\, singers and dancers\, wi th performances staged in Dublin\, Paris\, London\, Boston\, and now Notre Dame. An ongoing initiative by the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) \, the unique series connects contemporary artists with archival materials to inspire exciting new work.\nThe star-studded line-up includes legendar y Matt Molloy (flute) of The Chieftains\, Caitlín Nic Gabhann (dance\, co ncertina)\, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin (fiddle and vocals)\, Hannah O'Brien (f iddle)\, Liam O'Connor (fiddle)\, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle)\, Diarmuid Ó Meachair (accordion)\, Seán Potts (uilleann pipes)\, and Sophie Ryan ( harp).\nITMA’s exceptional US-related collections reflect the extraordin ary history of Irish traditional music\, song\, and dance in America and t he importance the United States played in its survival and development. As part of an America250 programme\, the Drawing from the Well: Notre Dame c oncert will celebrate that connection\, and travelling artists will engage with those archival treasures to inspire a unique performance.\nIreland ’s Department of Foreign Affairs &\; Trade and Department of Culture\ , Communications &\; Sport has partnered with ITMA to support US concer ts\, satellite cultural events\, and larger research projects in celebrati on of America250\, highlighting Ireland’s deep historical\, cultural\, a nd familial links with the United States. The result of this work culminat es in the creation of a digital map highlighting Irish music\, song and da nce in all 50 US States\, which will be launched at the University of Notr e Dame Drawing from the Well concert.\nOriginally published at irishstudie s.nd.edu. LOCATION:Patricia George Decio Theatre SUMMARY:Drawing from the Well: An Irish Traditional Music Concert at NOTRE DAME URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/10/11/drawing-from-the-well -an-irish-traditional-music-concert/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
Please note
that this event is taking place at the University of Notre Dame. Times ar
e in EST.
Drawing from the Well is coming to the University of Notre Dame!
\nDebartolo Performing Arts Center
Patricia George Decio Th
eatre
Doors open at 2 pm
The acclaimed Drawing from the Well concert series\, curated by the Irish Traditional Music Archive (Dublin\, Ireland)\, is coming back to the US\, this time to the University of Notre Dame\, home of the famed Chief O’Neill Collection\, often referred to simply as “the book” or “the bible” of Irish traditional music\, preserved in the Hesburgh Library’s Rar e Books and Special Collections.
\nDrawing from the Well: Notre Dame is sponsored by Notre Dame Dublin and the Keough-Naughton Institut e for Irish Studies. ITMA’s US projects are co-funded by the Governm ent of Ireland’s Department of Culture\, Communications &\; Sport and Department of Foreign Affairs &\; Trade as a part of America250.
\nThe Drawing from the Well concert programme platforms leading Irish traditional musicians\, singers and dancers\, with performances stag ed in Dublin\, Paris\, London\, Boston\, and now Notre Dame. An ongoing in itiative by the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA)\, the unique series connects contemporary artists with archival materials to inspire exciting new work.
\nThe star-studded line-up includes legendary Mat t Molloy (flute) of The Chieftains\, Caitlín Nic Gabhann (dance\, concertina)\, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin ( fiddle and vocals)\, Hannah O'Brien (fiddle)\, Li am O'Connor (fiddle)\, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fidd le)\, Diarmuid Ó Meachair (accordion)\, Seán Po tts (uilleann pipes)\, and Sophie Ryan (harp).\n
ITMA’s exceptional US-related collections reflect the extraordina ry history of Irish traditional music\, song\, and dance in America and th e importance the United States played in its survival and development. As part of an America250 programme\, the Drawing from the Well: Notre Dame concert will celebrate that connection\, and travelling ar tists will engage with those archival treasures to inspire a unique perfor mance.
\nIreland’s Department of Foreign Affairs &\; Trade and Department of Culture\, Communications &\; Sport has partnered with ITM A to support US concerts\, satellite cultural events\, and larger research projects in celebration of America250\, highlighting Ireland’s deep his torical\, cultural\, and familial links with the United States. The result of this work culminates in the creation of a digital map highlighting Iri sh music\, song and dance in all 50 US States\, which will be launched at the University of Notre Dame Drawing from the Well concert.
\nOriginally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T190319Z UID:event-392389 DTSTART:20260923T220000Z DTEND:20260923T233000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin. Times are in GMT.\nThe Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies invites you to the launch of Early Deane: Essays on Irish Literature\, Culture and Politics b y Seamus Deane\, published by Cambridge University Press.\nThe collection will be formally launched by editor Maurice Fitzpatrick (Marie Curie Fello w\, Sciences Po Paris) and Stephen Rea (Field Day).\nRSVP Here\n \nAbout the book\n\nSeamus Deane combined academic rigour with an expressive style that was characterised by both passion and commitment.\nWithout losing an y scholarly precision or acuity\, he succeeded in engaging broader audienc es in some of the key debates of his time. These included: the role of cul ture in creating political structures and conflict\; the responsibility of artists\, particularly writers\, to articulate alternatives\; and the nee d to think beyond Northern Ireland’s political stalemate and imagine a N ew Ireland.\nThis essential book brings together for the first time Deane ’s early writings and demonstrates his continuing relevance. It shows hi s mastery of Irish literature and the striking originality of his readings of canonical texts as well as of contemporary writers.\nIt will delight a ll those already familiar with Deane’s unique voice\, while also engagin g a fresh generation of readers who will encounter here one of the great l iterary stylists of the island of Ireland.\nAbout Seamus Deane\n\nSeamus D eane (9 February 1940 - 12 May 2021) was one of Ireland's foremost writers \, critics\, and intellectuals for over 50 years. At the University of Not re Dame\, he was Professor of English and the Donald and Marilyn Keough Pr ofessor of Irish Studies.\nWhen long-time benefactors to Notre Dame Donald and Marilyn Keough gave a generous endowment to the University to establi sh an Irish Studies program\, they also endowed a chair—initially held b y Professor Deane—who came from Ireland to Notre Dame in 1993 to join En glish faculty member Christopher Fox. This was the beginning of Notre Dame 's program in Irish studies.\nProfessor Deane taught both on the Notre Dam e home campus and at the Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre in Dublin (now Notre Dame Dublin). He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy\, a foundin g director of the Field Day Theatre Company\, the general editor of the Pe nguin Joyce\, and the author of several books\, including A Short History of Irish Literature\; Celtic Revivals: Essays in Modern Irish Literature\; The French Revolution and Enlightenment in England\, Small World: Ireland \, 1798-2018\, and Strange Country: Modernity and Nationhood in Irish Writ ing since 1790\, the last based on his Clarendon Lectures at Oxford. Profe ssor Deane also edited the monumental Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing in three volumes\, and published four books of poetry and a novel\, Readi ng in the Dark\, which has been translated into more than 20 languages. He was also general editor of a series\, "Critical Conditions\," published b y Field Day\, Cork University Press and the University of Notre Dame Press . His book\, Foreign Affections: Essays on Edmund Burke (2004)\, is volume 15 of that series. He co-edited\, with Krzysztof Ziarek\, a collection of essays\, Future Crossings: Literature Between Philosophy and Cultural Stu dies and\, along with Breandán Mac Suibhne\, the annual Irish Studies jou rnal\, The Field Day Review.\nFor commentary on the life and legacy of Sea mus Deane\, please see Seamus Deane: In Memoriam. LOCATION:Notre Dame Dublin\, O'Connell House (58 Merrion Square South) SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH "Early Deane: Essays on Irish Literature\, Culture and Politics by Seamus Deane" URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/09/23/book-launch-early-dea ne-essays-on-irish-literature-culture-and-politics-by-seamus-deane/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Please note that this event takes place in Dublin. Times are in GMT.
\nThe Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies invites you to the laun ch of Early Dean e: Essays on Irish Literature\, Culture and Politics by Seamus Deane< /a>\, published by Cambridge University Press.
\nThe collec tion will be formally launched by editor Maurice Fitzpatrick (Marie Curie Fellow\, Sciences Po Paris) and Stephen Rea
Seamus Deane combin ed academic rigour with an expressive style that was characterised by both passion and commitment.
\nWithout losing any scholarly precision or acuity\, he succeeded in engaging broader audiences in some of the key de bates of his time. These included: the role of culture in creating politic al structures and conflict\; the responsibility of artists\, particularly writers\, to articulate alternatives\; and the need to think beyond Northe rn Ireland’s political stalemate and imagine a New Ireland.
\nThis essential book brings together for the first time Deane’s early writing s and demonstrates his continuing relevance. It shows his mastery of Irish literature and the striking originality of his readings of canonical text s as well as of contemporary writers.
\nIt will delight all those al ready familiar with Deane’s unique voice\, while also engaging a fresh g eneration of readers who will encounter here one of the great literary sty lists of the island of Ireland.
\n
Seamus Deane (9 February 1940 - 12 May 2021) was one of Ireland's foremost writers\, critics\, and intellect uals for over 50 years. At the University of Notre Dame\, he was Professor of English and the Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies.< /p>\n
When long-time benefactors to Notre Dame Donald and Marilyn Keough gave a generous endowment to the University to establish an Irish Studies program\, they also endowed a chair—initially held by Professor Deane —who came from Ireland to Notre Dame in 1993 to join English faculty mem ber Christopher Fox. This was the beginning of Notre Dame's program in Iri sh studies.
\nProfessor Deane taught both on the Notre Dame home cam
pus and at the Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre in Dublin (now Notre Dame
Dublin). He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy\, a founding director
of the Field Day Theatre Company\, the general editor of the Penguin Joyc
e\, and the author of several books\, including A Short History of Iri
sh Literature\; Celtic Revivals: Essays in Modern Irish Literatur
e\; The French Revolution and Enlightenment in England\, Small World: Ireland\, 1798-2018\, and Strange Country: Modernit
y and Nationhood in Irish Writing since 1790\, the last based on his
Clarendon Lectures at Oxford. Professor Deane also edited the monumental <
em>Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing in three volumes\, and publis
hed four books of poetry and a novel\, Reading in the Dark\, whic
h has been translated into more than 20 languages. He was also general edi
tor of a series\, "Critical Conditions\," published by Field Day\, Cork Un
iversity Press and the University of Notre Dame Press. His book\, Fore
ign Affections: Essays on Edmund Burke (2004)\, is volume 15 of that
series. He co-edited\, with Krzysztof Ziarek\, a collection of essays\,
For commentary on the life and legacy of Seamus Deane\, please see Seamus Deane: In Memoriam.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T195712Z UID:event-392394 DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260925T000000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Gallery Press will launch three new titles by Kevin Graham\ , Peter Sirr\, and John Banville at Notre Dame Dublin this September 2026. The Gallery Press is recognized at home and abroad as Ireland’s pre-emi nent publisher of Irish poetry and drama in the 21st century.\n\nThis even t is invite only. Times are in GMT (Dublin).\n\n\nDaylight Mystery (2026) by Kevin Graham\nDaylight Mystery\, Kevin Graham’s third collection\, in cludes ‘Aspiration’\, winner of the 2025 London Magazine Poetry Prize. One of the judges\, Fiona Benson\, praised its ‘exquisite phrasing and music ... I found myself holding my breath every time I read it.’ The au thor’s already characteristic sense of line and stanza embody a question ing art that invokes the war diary of Edward Thomas\, letters by Oscar Wil de\, and other past masters. Elsewhere\, poems display precise and memorab le details — ‘lawnmowers / clear their throats over so many / rows of back gardens’ while\, following an injection of dye for an MRI scan\, ‘the flow map I picture / resembles the London Tube’. Ever attentive t o the natural world and its consolations\, a longer poem\, ‘after John C lare’\, ‘a scribbler of downright pleasure’ who laments the demise o f elm trees\, concludes\, ‘Miracles have not yet ceased.’\nDaylight My stery confirms Kevin Graham’s emergence as one of our finest new poets.\ nCover art: 'Patchwork’ (2024) © Dermot Smyth\, oil on canvas\, 100 x 1 00cm\n\nStanding in the Rain (2026) by Peter Sirr\n‘A good poet\,’ wro te Randall Jarrell in 1951\, ‘is someone who manages\, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms\, to be struck by lightning five or six time s.’ For Peter Sirr it’s standing in the rain that counts\, thinking ab out poetry to remind himself of all of poetry’s possibilities.\nFrom the lyrics of Sappho and the hard-won wisdom of the Tang masters to major Eur opean figures and the distinctive voices of Irish poets (Seamus Heaney\, T homas Kinsella\, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin) these essays explore the ‘cr eative restlessness’ of poets and their ‘unflinching attention’ to t he ‘permanent\, amplified crisis’ of our times. The book also examines poetry’s role in confronting violence and conflict as it offers ‘mora l witness’.\nThe art of translation runs like a current through his deta iled considerations in Standing in the Rain. British\, European and Americ an contexts are essential to the author’s ideas about the value and func tion of poetry.\nThese engaged and engaging essays invite the reader into a continuous conversation with poets and poems across centuries and cultur es.\nCover: ‘Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain’ (1959) by Una Watters (1918-1965)\, oil on canvas\, 81 × 61cmPresented\, Colbert Kearney\, 2023 © Dr Rita Kelly/Watters NGI.2023.15. Photo\, National Gallery of Ireland \n\nThe Gold Standard (2026) by John Banville\nJohn Banville is contempora ry literature’s greatest stylist\, the worthy heir to Joyce\, Nabokov an d Updike.— William Boyd\, The Sunday Times\n‘Money is the root of all happiness.’ So begins John Banville’s elaborate drama\, The Gold Stand ard\, which centres on John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) whose theories chan ged the policies and practices of governments. It comes to life\, however\ , in its depiction of his social circle and their ‘tangled lives’. A m ember of the Bloomsbury Set\, Keynes enjoyed relationships with the artist Duncan Grant and Lytton Strachey before he married the Russian ballerina\ , Lydia Lopokova\, scornfully castigated by Virginia Woolf and others for her manners and humble social status. Among other things\, it is a play ab out snobbery and meanness to an outsider who takes away ‘one of their ow n’. Epic in scale\, The Gold Standard spans both world wars and charts t he fall of England as the global financial superpower.\nCover: ‘Gold Pai nting 24’ (1965) by Patrick Scott (1921-2014)\, 61 x 61cm gold leaf\, te mpera on unprimed canvas LOCATION:Notre Dame Dublin\, O'Connell House (58 Merrion Square South) SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH Kevin Graham\, Peter Sirr\, and John Banville: The Gall ery Press September Titles URL;VALUE=URI:https://dublin.nd.edu/events/2026/09/24/kevin-graham-peter-si rr-and-john-banville-the-gallery-press-september-titles-launch/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:The Gal lery Press will launch three new titles by Kevin Graham\, Peter Sirr\, and John Banville at Notre Dame Dublin this September 2026. The Gallery P ress is recognized at home and abroad as Ireland’s pre-eminent publisher of Irish poetry and drama in the 21st century.
\nThis event is invite only. Times are in GMT (Dublin).
\n
Daylight Mystery (2026) by K evin Graham
\nDaylight Mystery\, Kevin Graham’s third collection\, includes ‘Aspiration’\, winner of the 2025 London M agazine Poetry Prize. One of the judges\, Fiona Benson\, praised its ‘ex quisite phrasing and music ... I found myself holding my breath every time I read it.’ The author’s already characteristic sense of line and sta nza embody a questioning art that invokes the war diary of Edward Thomas\, letters by Oscar Wilde\, and other past masters. Elsewhere\, poems displa y precise and memorable details — ‘lawnmowers / clear their throats ov er so many / rows of back gardens’ while\, following an injection of dye for an MRI scan\, ‘the flow map I picture / resembles the London Tube ’. Ever attentive to the natural world and its consolations\, a longer p oem\, ‘after John Clare’\, ‘a scribbler of downright pleasure’ who laments the demise of elm trees\, concludes\, ‘Miracles have not yet ce ased.’
\nDaylight Mystery confirms Kevin Graham’s emerg ence as one of our finest new poets.
\nCover art: 'Patchwork’ (2024) © Dermot Smyth\, oil on canvas\, 100 x 100cm
\n< strong>St anding in the Rain (2026) by Peter Sirr
\n‘A good poe t\,’ wrote Randall Jarrell in 1951\, ‘is someone who manages\, in a li fetime of standing out in thunderstorms\, to be struck by lightning five o r six times.’ For Peter Sirr it’s standing in the rain that counts\, t hinking about poetry to remind himself of all of poetry’s possibilities.
\nFrom the lyrics of Sappho and the hard-won wisdom of the Tang mas ters to major European figures and the distinctive voices of Irish poets ( Seamus Heaney\, Thomas Kinsella\, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin) these essays explore the ‘creative restlessness’ of poets and their ‘unflinching attention’ to the ‘permanent\, amplified crisis’ of our times. The b ook also examines poetry’s role in confronting violence and conflict as it offers ‘moral witness’.
\nThe art of translation runs like a current through his detailed considerations in Standing in the Rain. British\, European and American contexts are essential to the author ’s ideas about the value and function of poetry.
\nThese engaged a nd engaging essays invite the reader into a continuous conversation with p oets and poems across centuries and cultures.
\nCover:
‘Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain’ (1959) by Una Watters (19
18-1965)\, oil on canvas\, 81 × 61cm
Presented\, Colbert Kearney\, 202
3 © Dr Rita Kelly/Watters NGI.2023.15. Photo\, National Gallery of Irelan
d
The Gold Standard (2026) by John Banville
\nJohn Banville is contemporary literature’s greates
t stylist\, the worthy heir to Joyce\, Nabokov and Updike.
— Wil
liam Boyd\, The Sunday Times
‘Money is the root of all happiness.’ So begins John Banville’s elaborate drama\, The Gold S tandard\, which centres on John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) whose theo ries changed the policies and practices of governments. It comes to life\, however\, in its depiction of his social circle and their ‘tangled live s’. A member of the Bloomsbury Set\, Keynes enjoyed relationships with t he artist Duncan Grant and Lytton Strachey before he married the Russian b allerina\, Lydia Lopokova\, scornfully castigated by Virginia Woolf and ot hers for her manners and humble social status. Among other things\, it is a play about snobbery and meanness to an outsider who takes away ‘one of their own’. Epic in scale\, The Gold Standard spans both world wars and charts the fall of England as the global financial superpower.\n
Cover: ‘Gold Painting 24’ (1965) by Patrick Scott (1921-201 4)\, 61 x 61cm gold leaf\, tempera on unprimed canvas
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