Join us next Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 pm in Connolly House for our first Gaelic Roots concert of the semester! We will be joined by James Kelly on the fiddle! The concert is free and open to the public.

Applications for our Assistant Professor of the Practice/Assistant Director of Irish Studies position are due October 18th!

Irish Studies at Boston College@bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're now accepting applications for the newly created role of Assistant Professor of the Practice / Assistant Director of Irish Studies! Apply here apply.interfolio.com/191724 by October 18.

Join us next Wednesday, October 14, for our annual Dalsimer Lecture! Program alumna Méabh Ní Fhuartháin will deliver a lecture titled "Political & Cultural Refractions in Music: Moving Hearts, Reflecting Minds, Ireland 1981." Join us at 5:00 pm in Connolly House!

A full house for Senia Pašeta's Burns Scholar Lecture last night! She discussed how feminist ideas have profoundly shaped the evolution of modern Ireland.

Next Wednesday, October 7, #BCIrishStudies is co-sponsoring a Journalism/International Studies event featuring award-winning Irish journalist Sally Hayden. The lecture will begin at 5:00 pm in Higgins Hall, Room 225.

Join us next Wednesday, September 30, at the Burns Library to hear Senia Pašeta's Visiting Burns Scholar Lecture, titled "From Suffrage to Sisterhood: A History of Feminism in Modern Ireland."

We're now accepting applications for the Hachey Professorship of Irish & Irish-American History! This is a tenured position in the History Department and the Irish Studies Program. Apply here apply.interfolio.com/194167 by November 13.

"‘From Suffrage to Sisterhood’ Senia Pašeta, BC's new Burns Scholar in Irish Studies, will speak on September 30" See BC News' write-up on this semester's Visiting Burns Scholar www.bc.edu/content/bc-w... @burnslibrary.bsky.social

‘From Suffrage to Sisterhood’

Senia Pašeta, BC's new Burns Scholar in Irish Studies, will speak on September 30

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SEPTEMBER 23 FLATLY LECTURE CANCELED Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule at a later date. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Irish Studies at Boston College@bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us next Wednesday, September 23, at 5 PM in Connolly House for our annual Flatley Lecture, delivered this year by Catriona Crowe! The lecture is titled "The Limits of Certainty: Creative Use of Archives in Vona Groarke's Hereafter and Doireann Ní Ghríofa's Said the Dead"

Our deepest gratitude to all who attended yesterday evening's launch of Mary and Padraic Colum at the Museum of Literature Ireland with marvelous speeches from Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and author Margaret Kelleher, followed by a live song performance. It was wonderful to see the book in so many hands!

Our own Rob Savage will be at the Trinity Long Room Hub on Wednesday, September 30, delivering a lecture titled "The Death of an Informer, London 1974" Find more information here: www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

Many thanks to Melatu Okorie for delivering our 3rd annual Irish Studies / AADS collaboration lecture, discussing her writing process, her award-winning book, & themes of race and migration in Ireland.

Join us next Wednesday, September 23, at 5 PM in Connolly House for our annual Flatley Lecture, delivered this year by Catriona Crowe! The lecture is titled "The Limits of Certainty: Creative Use of Archives in Vona Groarke's Hereafter and Doireann Ní Ghríofa's Said the Dead"

Introducing the Irish Play Series, a trio of new plays by Irish writers being held in the Boston area in 2026/27 With a focus on contemporary Irish culture & women writers & directors, the series facilitates the exchange of ideas & opportunities for the next generation of artists

Join us this Wednesday, September 16, at 5:00 pm in Devlin Hall to hear Nigerian-Irish author Melatu Uche Okorie discuss her award-winning novel, This Hostel Life. Her writing shines a light on the racism expereinced by migrant women in Ireland.

Welles Crowther '99 was the "Man in the Red Bandanna," saving as many as 18 lives during the 9/11 terrorist attack. His story is shared at BC and beyond as a symbol of courage, sacrifice, and being men and women for others. Video credits: https://on.bc.edu/ManintheRedBandanna_VID2026

Today and always, the BC community unites in prayer and remembrance. We honor all the victims and pay special tribute to the 22 BC alumni lost, whose legacy lives on in our hearts and on our memorial labyrinth. bc.edu/labyrinth

Join us next Wednesday, September 16, for our 3rd annual Irish Studies / African & African Diaspora Studies collaborative lecture as Nigerian-Irish author Melatu Okorie discusses her award-winning book, This Hostel Life. All are welcome to join us at 5:00 pm in Devlin Hall!

#BCIrishStudies is back with a full fall program!

The CFP deadline for the #ACIS Mid-Atlantic/New England 2026 regional conference has been extended until September 15th! Find more information here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Call For Papers Mid-Atlantic/ New England ACIS 2026

American Conference for Irish Studies Mid-Atlantic and New England Regional Conference November 6th and 7th 2026 Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ CFP Proposal Extension: The Call for Papers d...

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Happy Friday and Happy Move-In Weekend, Eagles! 🤗 Don't forget to pack all the essentials 🐾 📸: Abby Sheehan '24

Congratulations to Cassidy Allen on being named the 2026/2027 Dalsimer Fellow! Allen's dissertation argues that contemporary Irish women writers employ Gothic elements to emphasize contemporary cultural anxieties and to identify ongoing issues for Irish women.

We're now accepting applications for the newly created role of Assistant Professor of the Practice / Assistant Director of Irish Studies! Apply here apply.interfolio.com/191724 by October 18.

This summer, #BCIrishStudies hosted Burns Summer Fellow Christina Morin from the University of Limerick. Morin explored holdings at the Burns Library for her current project, Irish Gothic in the Global 19th Century. @burnslibrary.bsky.social @drtinamorin.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

After 10 years at the helm of Irish Studies at QUB, with various ups and downs over the last decade, I’m handing over to our new leadership team from Monday. Many thanks to Peter and @siobhraaiken.bsky.social for stepping up to take forward Irish Studies in Belfast! www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

New Irish Studies Leadership

After 10 years as Director of the Institute of Irish Studies, Prof Peter Gray is handing over to a new leadership team from the start of August 2026.

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#BCIrishStudies Prof Seán Cahill helped organize a course for advanced learners, 'Blaiseadh na Gaeltachta/Taste of the Gaeltachta,' in Co. Donegal. The group visited Raidió na Gaeltachta and spoke about the highlights of their week in the Gaeltacht. www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/c...

Grúpa ó Bhlaiseadh na Gaeltachta

Bhí an cúrsa, Blaiseadh na Gaeltachta ar siúl i Rann na Feirste le gairid agus d’fhreastal scór duine as ar fad fud na cruinne ar an chúrsa a bhí ar siúl don tríú bliain as a chéile. Thug siad cuairt ...

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Honourable mention at @bars.bsky.social for Colleen Taylor @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social and her Irish Materialisms in the first book prize contest #BARS2026 👏👏👏 - with shoutouts to Colleen’s mentors in BC, Notre Dame and @ucc.ie

#BCIrishStudies PhD candidate Cassidy Allen has a chapter in the recently published 'Sally Rooney: Perspectives & Approaches' "The Gothic Gaze," examines how Rooney's work reimagines the Gothic subject through digital forms of self-exposure & surveillance. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Testimony on RTÉ One: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries? www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Testimony on RTÉ One: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries?

Television: Aoife Kelleher’s film hums with a taut, sustained rage as it chronicles the years of thankless, thwarted work by campaigners

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I'm leaving Boston College today filled with gratitude: what an amazing six weeks this has been! I've gotten more done on my book project than I have for a very long time thanks to the resources and support of @burnslibrary.bsky.social and @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social.