We were delighted to provide images for CorkUniversityPress's magisterial new publication, 'The Encyclopedia of the Irish Civil War '. It also features a piece on a banner from our collection which was commissioned for the takeover of Portobello Barracks by the Free State in May 1922.

We recently shared this photo of #Birr in Co. #Offaly (dated 22 July 1894) on our #Flickr account. We wonder if the focus of the celebrations was for the newly erected #statue? flickr.com/photos/nlirela…

Exciting insights from Library & Info Studies student Jessica Foley! Her internship at the NMI's Registration Dept. has set her up for success in non-traditional library roles. Check out her journey: museum.ie/en-IE/Collecti… #RegistrationCorner #NMIBlog #LibraryLife #MuseumBlog

En ce 10e anniversaire du référendum d'indépendance écossaise, j'ai la joie de vous inviter à la journée "Retours sur 25 ans de dévolution" à Toulouse le 4 octobre! Centre for Anglophone Studies, CAS Société Française d’Études Écossaises SOFEIR CRECIB UT Jean Jaurès

✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ ‘Towards a Global Irish Studies: the transnational futures of Irish History’ With thanks to the editors Irish Studies Review and the guest editors of this special issue for the invitation to contribute this research/review article on the state of the field ✍️

📢Dès aujourd'hui, venez découvrir l'exposition "Un nouveau départ : 25 ans de l'Accord du Vendredi Saint" sur le campus de Université Grenoble Alpes ! 👇👇

A forthcoming event Université de Lille with Dónal Hassett and Raphaël Willay. Many thanks to CECILLE_ULille. So looking forward to it ! Also online, email me if you want to attend!

Pour rappel, l'AG de la SOFEIR aura lieu demain 5 octobre de 14h à 16h en salle B211 au Campus Nation de la Sorbonne Nouvelle. Lien visio : cf mail de Hélène Lecoissois du 27 septembre

There’s a worrying tendency in recent reporting to portray Irish as not belonging to the working class. As someone who started life in a Deis Gaelscoil, the question is why certain communities are not being given the same educational opportunities and what can be done about it.

Dr Ellen Howley appeared on Drivetime RTE yesterday responding to the question "do students read long books anymore?" She spoke about our dedicated students & the benefits of challenging yourself with a long text. Interview at 1:22 Dublin City University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU rte.ie/radio/radio1/d…

Going through some local Galway publications from the 1980s and finding some great images from ads by Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery !

October In Person Tours | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again 📆 Saturday, 12th October at 1pm: nli.ie/exhibitions-ev… Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of #SeamusHeaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.

We are delighted to see Eavan Boland honoured by her Alma Mater.

Really honoured to contribute to this on behalf of the Young Academy Ireland We spoke about precarity, career security, parity for the arts & humanities, stability of calls, mid career offerings, edi considerations Generous & open discussions about the future of research funding

🇮🇪🎓La France est la première destination #Erasmus pour les étudiants irlandais. On était ravis d’accueillir les nouveaux arrivants hier soir, venu de tout le pays dont Paris, Nice, Strasbourg. Des belles rencontres, on leur souhaite plein de succès pour cette année!

Thank you to Patricia Carey, Sarah-Anne Buckley, Margo Harkin, Máiréad Enright, & Clair Wills for participating in an incredibly moving and informative Q&A session following the BC screening of Harkin’s film Stolen Margo Harkin Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley @maireadenright patricia carey

#Otd 1649: After 10-day siege of #Wexford when negotiations broke down, New Model Army troops under Cromwell stormed city. Estimated 2,000 Irish troops & 1,500 civilians killed! Hundreds drowned attempting to escape across the River Slaney, & 3,000 taken prisoner! Huge numbers!

Last call! APPLY NOW Tenure-track Assistant Professor of 19th Century US Immigration & Labor history at Boston College History Dept, with a preference for Irish diaspora scholar to be affiliated with #BCIrishStudies Deadline for applications Oct. 15! h-net.org/jobs/job_displ