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University of Galway History Seminar: ‘For Irish homosexuals the border question has little or no meaning – at least as far as their homosexuality is concerned’: The rise of the Irish Gay Rights Movement, 1973-1974

online & livestream in Room G010, Hardiman Research Building

University of Galway History Seminar Dr Patrick McDonagh (Independent Scholar) ‘For Irish homosexuals the border question has little or no meaning  – at least as far as their homosexuality is concerned’:  The rise of the Irish Gay Rights Movement, 1973-1974   Abstract In a November 1973 issue of the British based gay newspaper, Gay News,... | Read on »

THE WORLD OF PRINTED PRAYERS CONFERENCE

Virtual Conference

The World of Printed Prayers Conference Programme 26-27 January 2023   Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:30 – 12:45               Welcome & Introductions Katherine Tycz (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Galway) 12:45 – 2:35                 Session 1: Print & Image I The Printed Prayerful Timepiece in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe Anneke de Bont (PhD Candidate, Cambridge) The Evolution of... | Read on »

Centre for Irish Studies Seminar Series: ‘Weighing the Evidence: manuscript versus local history & folklore sources for the topographic aspects of Táin Bó Cúailnge’

Seminar Room, Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, 4 Distillery Road, University of Galway & online via Zoom

Irish Studies Seminar Series, Semester 2, 2022-23 ‘Weighing the Evidence: manuscript versus local history & folklore sources for the topographic aspects of Táin Bó Cúailnge’ Guest Speaker: Paul Gosling, Atlantic Technological University Guest Respondent: Professor Louis de Paor, Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, University of Galway   The famous early medieval... | Read on »

CAMPS Lab: “The Faerie Queene as a Palimpsest? Edmund Spenser’s Redrafting of Ireland’s Mythical Landscape”

THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway

First CAMPS Lab of 2023 Andrew Levie (English & Classics) on "The Faerie Queene as a Palimpsest? Edmund Spenser's Redrafting of Ireland's Mythical Landscape"   Lunch and chats to follow, and all welcome! For the full semester 2 programme: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/camps/labs/

Religion and Contemporary Ireland

Online

Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Galway in conjunction with the Moore Institute, University of Galway Presents Religion and Contemporary Ireland: a Discussion with Dr. Roja Faezeli (Trinity College Dublin) Dr. Vesna Malesevic (University of Galway) Mr. Derek Scally (Irish Times)   Registration On Line: Religion and Contemporary Ireland The Contributors will be... | Read on »

University of Galway History Seminar: Rebuilding a Ruptured Tradition: Catholic Architecture in Ireland, 1780-1829

THB-G011 Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway & online via Zoom

University of Galway History Seminar Dr Niamh NicGhabhann  (University of Limerick) Rebuilding a Ruptured Tradition: Catholic Architecture in Ireland, 1780-1829    Abstract By the end of the nineteenth century, Catholic churches and cathedrals in Ireland typically occupied commanding positions across urban and rural landscapes. With their towering spires and glittering interiors, they were powerful monuments to... | Read on »

Pobal cósta imeallach i ndeisceart Chonamara ag tús an naoú haois déag

Droichid THB-1001, An Chéad Urlár, Institiúid de Móra, Áras Uí Argadáin, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe agus ar Zoom

Tionólfar an dara léacht sa tsraith seo, ar an Aoine, 3 Feabhra @ 12:30 i.n. i Seomra an Droichid THB-1001, An Chéad Urlár, Institiúid de Móra, Áras Uí Argadáin, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe agus ar Zoom. Pobal cósta imeallach i ndeisceart Chonamara ag tús an naoú haois déag An Dr Áine Ní Chonghaile Is féidir clárú... | Read on »

Open Scholarship Forum

online & livestream in Room G010, Hardiman Research Building

Reshaping the Academic Self How Open Scholarship Impacts My Research  Open Scholarship is considered a new paradigm to make research outputs and educational material accessible, accountable, and effective. It will alter our approach to academic life in many ways.  This Open Scholarship Forum will bring together institutional leaders, researchers at all stages of their careers, and... | Read on »

University of Galway History Seminar: Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022: The Role of Broadcasting in Language Revitalisation

THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room, HRB, University of Galway

University of Galway History Seminar Dr John Walsh  (University of Galway) Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022: The Role of Broadcasting in Language Revitalisation    Abstract In this seminar, I will focus on the development of Irish language policy since the foundation of the state in 1922. Although a key part of government policy over the past century,... | Read on »

Political Science and Sociology Research Festival 2023

THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway & online via Zoom

The School of Political Science and Sociology is pleased to invite you to the Research Festival 2023 What? This day-long event is a celebration of the research being undertaken by staff and students in the School of Political Science and Sociology. With 50+ contributors, sessions will include World Cafes, Roundtables, Panels, Video Shorts, Threesis, Debates,... | Read on »