Anne Karhio: ‘Slight Return’: Paul Muldoon’s Poetics of Place (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2016)   Launched by Professor Sean Ryder, English, School of Humanities 5-6 pm Wine served All welcome!  

Prof. David Woolner is Roosevelt Institute/ Mary Ball Professor of US History, UCD  

Introduced by Prof. Pól Ó Dochartaigh   Light lunch served!   Prof. Donovan is founder of St. Thomas’s Irish Studies Program and editor of The Nashwaak Review, a literary, arts, historical and cultural magazine. He has published a biography of R. J. MacSween, The Forgotten World (2007), three volumes of poetry and two novels. He... | Read on »

John Carney was born in Dublin and was educated at De La Salle College Churchtown and at Synge Street CBS. He was bassist for Irish rock band The Frames between 1991 and 1993 and also directed some of their music videos. In addition to shooting music videos, Carney also wrote and directed two award-winning short... | Read on »

Dr Frances McCormack (English, NUIG) 'From Weeping Trees to Heated Hearts: Towards an Understanding of Compunction in Old English poetry'.

Dr. Andrew Newby of the University of Helsinki will launch the book. All are welcome!  

Sport & Exercise Research Group, Moore Institute, NUI Galway Monthly Research Seminar (First Wednesday of each month) Featuring Dr. Tony Hall (School of Education, NUI Galway)   Physical activity and regular exercise invariably, if not incontrovertibly, form part of a healthy lifestyle; and not only physical wellness but also mental and emotional wellbeing. Research also... | Read on »

Marie Mannion - Heritage Officer, Galway County Council: Galway Community Heritage: Building a Digital Platform Dr. Gerard Jennngs - Western Family History Association: Promotion of Genealogy & Family History Research Prof. Noel Wilkins - Galway Archaeological & Historical Society: “A very good place to start”: the role of Special Collections in local research Dr. Christy... | Read on »