Nanovic Institute, Notre Dame Dublin, and European Movement Ireland welcome European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness to deliver the 2024 Barrett Family Lecture
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame will welcome European Commissioner Mairead…
Irish language and literature professor earns Chicago Book Prize for research on European folklore studies
Diarmuid Ó Giolláin has won the 2023 Chicago Folklore Prize for his book that broadens the understanding of the origins…
Notre Dame International’s Global Citizenship Series: April 2024
For our April entry in Notre…
Sustainability Spotlight: Eimear Clowry
Across the pond in the Emerald Isle, a tireless sustainability champion serves as the Senior Associate Director of Notre Dame’s Dublin Global Gateway. Since 2008, Eimear Clowry has been working to develop and implement Notre Dame’s vision and strategy in Ireland via building and promoting strategic…
Notre Dame International’s Global Citizenship Series: March 2024
In this third installment of the 2024 Notre Dame International series on how all of us in the Notre Dame community can cultivate our global citizenship skills, we feature several performances, lectures, and activities that, during the month of March, open up the world to us right here on the...
Dionne Irving-Bremyer: Immigration as a liminal space
A member of the University of Notre Dame faculty since 2021, Dionne Irving-Bremyer followed up her first novel, Quint with a collection…
Notre Dame Dublin campus minister challenges students to study abroad as a pilgrimage, not tourism
Fall 2023 Dublin students hiking on the Kylemore Abbey grounds. After the buzz of the Notre Dame vs. Navy football game in the Aviva…
Becoming Fully Alive: How study abroad in Dublin led one student to a life in service of her community's unhoused
Now serving as the associate director of performance quality improvement and compliance at St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville, Kentucky, Greer Hannan '09 reflects on moments of “aliveness” that inspired her to serve those on the margins.
We are pilgrims on a journey: 25 Years of Campus Ministry with Notre Dame Dublin
Jack Rooney '16 leads a reflection during the Glendalough Pilgrimage. In…
Notre Dame International’s Global Citizenship Series: February 2024
A sampling of events on campus and in the community that provide opportunities to hone global citizenship competencies
Book Interview: Clíona Ní Ríordáin on The Poets and Poetry of Munster
Clíona Ní Ríordáin began her tenure as Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O’Donnell Chair in Irish Language and Literature in August 2023. Before joining Notre Dame, she…
Meet the Students Putting the "Irish" in the Fighting Irish for the ESTEEM Class of 2024
Discover how the talented students in the ESTEEM class of 2024 from Ireland are making a substantial impact at the ESTEEM program at the University of Notre Dame. Each student brings a unique perspective to the table, demonstrating the versatility and breadth of the ESTEEM program.
"To the Unexpressed Love": a student reflects on love, loss, and his semester in Dublin
Josh Vo front and center with the "Best Group Halloween Costume" winners, studying abroad in Dublin. Josh Vo, a…
Grace Wilentz announced as inaugural Writer in Residence at University of Notre Dame Dublin
Grace Wilentz, a native of New York City who now calls…
Seán Lysaght (TCD '23, ND '24) lands green tech graduate consultant role with Energy Vault
As Seán Lysaght prepared to graduate from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, he thought he had his future mapped out. For the previous two years, he’d worked as chief sales officer for his brother’s start-up company, FiltraCycle, experienced the realities of a small startup, and planned to join him…
ARINS Panel Discussion—Ireland in 2033: Change is inevitable but the outcome is not
The Royal Irish Academy, Ireland's principal learned society, was the venue for ARINS: Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South panel discussion, “Ireland in 2033,” which took place on Friday, August 25. The panel…
Notre Dame Dublin and Nanovic Institute announce new Emerging Scholar Graduate Fellow
Joey Speicher at the Notre Dame Dublin Global Gateway Joey Speicher (ND ‘22, TCD ‘23) has been announced as the inaugural Emerging Scholar Graduate…
Notre Dame GAA attends the MacGill Summer School
Notre Dame Gaelic Athletic Association President Fionn Barr ’25 writes about his club's trip, in August, to Ireland’s northern counties. In particular, the students attended the annual MacGill Summer School which, in 2023, was organized in association with the University of Notre Dame. …
Notre Dame Dublin and ITMA launch new partnership, host Irish traditional music concert
On August 25, 2023, the University of Notre Dame Dublin and the Irish Traditional Music Archive presented a concert of Irish traditional music, song, and dance in Dublin’s historic Pepper Canister Church. With a large number of Notre Dame alumni and friends…
Emma Laboe Conducts Research at Trinity College Dublin through the Naughton Fellowship
This year, the Naughton Fellowship program awarded thirty-one faculty members and students with the opportunity to conduct research at a leading Irish university. Emma Laboe ‘25, one of three students in the College of Arts and Letters to receive this fellowship, joined the Magnetism and Spin Electronics…
Junior Raleigh Kuipers honored as Notre Dame’s first Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship recipient
University of Notre Dame junior Raleigh Kuipers has been awarded an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship by the Obama Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization of former President Barack Obama.
From coincidences to connections: How art history and anthropology led Isabel Cabezas ’17 to Ireland and beyond
Isabel Cabezas '17 majored in art history and minored in anthropology during her tenure at Notre Dame. For Isabel…
Fighting for Those with Cystic Fibrosis
A collaboration between Notre Dame and Trinity College Dublin explores a novel method to treat cystic fibrosis. …
The Naughton Fellowship program marks its fifteenth year with a symposium in Dublin, Ireland
Today, at a symposium and networking event, the Naughton Fellowship program celebrated its fifteenth…
How Notre Dame became the "Fighting Irish"
One of the more popular stories…
Galway, Ireland’s mayor visits Notre Dame, meets with South Bend’s mayor at special event
Galway Mayor Eddie Hoare and South Bend Mayor James Mueller This week, thousands of Notre Dame students, faculty, staff, and fans will journey to Ireland for the…
Faces of Ireland: Rosie Giglia '17
When Rosie Giglia ’17 decided to study Irish language and literature while a student at Notre Dame, she opened a world of possibilities that ultimately led her to pursue her advanced degree in neurology and clinical medicine on the Emerald Isle.
Faces of Ireland: Mariana Silva '21
Mariana Silva ’21 has studied environmental issues all over the globe, from Ecuador to Uganda. Now, her research focus is understanding water movements in Irish bogs in hopes of restoring areas that bore the brunt of industrialized peat harvesting.
Faces of Ireland: Mary McGraw '17
Award-winning photographer Mary McGraw '17 serves as the digital marketing and media manager at Galway International Arts Festival, one of the leading cultural events in Ireland and Europe.
Faces of Ireland: Conal Fagan '21
Conal Fagan ’21, the first Irish native to serve as the official Notre Dame leprechaun, returned home to Ireland to continue his mission of using sports as a means for social change.