‘Ansbacher Bankers Present . . .’ or  ‘Theatre and Privatisation in 1980s Ireland.’ **A lecture** Lionel Pilkington 1980s Ireland is dominated by a range of political and legislative measures whose overall effects severely curtail the claims of labour in relation to capital, restrict, and substantially retract, the state’s responsibilities towards social protection, and halt altogether... | Read on »

Friday 3rd November: Marianne Ailes: Tolerating the Religious Other in Crusading Literature (Title TBC) Light Lunch Served

NUI Galway in conjunction with the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) will host a public lecture by Fintan O’Toole entitled ‘Bernard Shaw and the Uses of Celebrity’ to mark the publication of Judging Shaw on Tuesday, 7 November at 6.30pm. The event will take place in the Aula Maxima at the University and will be followed by a... | Read on »

The O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies present: The Millionairess by George Bernard Shaw Directed by: Aisling Smith With: Lucy Pollock, Stephen Burke, Rebecca Spelman Barry McNamara, Sean Gandolfini, Narain Viswanathan, Patrick O'Malley, Patrice Mc Conway, and Sabrina Kelleher Playing at The O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway, at 8pm nightly Wednesday 7th – Saturday 11th... | Read on »

8 Nov. Lorraine Grimes (NUIG) "I will do anything...rather than keep it or return to my own country": The emigration of Irish unmarried mothers to Liverpool and Birmingham, 1926-48.

Invitation  The Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway, cordially invites you to a public interview and reception to mark the appointment of film director John Carney as Adjunct Professor in Film Thursday, November 9th at 5.30pm, Huston Main. RSVP before November 6th: hustonfilmschool@nuigalway.ie About John Carney John Carney was born in Dublin... | Read on »

Italian School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures The Moore Institute Presents; Stefano Jossa, Royal Holloway Orlando Furioso, cinema and the challenge of fiction Since C. S. Lewis famously compared Tolkien’s imagination to Ariosto’s on the blurb of the first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), the linking between Orlando Furioso, Tolkien’s trilogy, and... | Read on »

On 15 November, NUI Galway will launch its Sustainability Strategy 2017-2020, which sets out a vision of establishing a leading green, smart and healthy campus. The strategy is the culmination of a long process of consultation with staff, students, and the wider community. To mark the occasion and to recognise the important community aspect of... | Read on »

Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Nov 15th 2017 The James Hardiman Library are hosting a public lecture by Dr. Sandra Collins, Director of the National Library of Ireland: Title: Memory Keeping in the Digital Age Date: Wednesday 15 November 2017 Time: 1300 (lunch will be available from 1230) Venue: Room G011, Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway Register... | Read on »