Lovely write up of the recent Flann O’Brien Conference, hosted by the Alley Theatre in collaboration with Derry City & Strabane District Council, Tourism NI, Strabane History Society, & @ndirishstudies.bsky.social. Congrats to all involved, especially Maebh Long and our own Brian Ó Conchubhair.

Derry City & Strabane - Strabane success in promoting Vibrant Town in recent Conference

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Maebh Long@maebhlong.bsky.social · last yr.

It was such a joy being involved in the recent Flann O'Brien Conference in Strabane. Louise and all the wonderful people at the Alley Theatre were fabulous hosts.

Irish abroad and Irish diaspora: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a consultation process to inform the Government’s new Diaspora Strategy. Fill in the survey below to ensure their new strategy meets diasporic needs and can adapt to evolving circumstances. #speirgorm

We're Hiring: The National Museum of Ireland is seeking a Curator of Contemporary Irish History 🕔 Deadline: Friday, 18 July 2025 at 17:00 📄 Learn more & apply: www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/... #JobFairy #museumjobs

Belated, but what a good time the @flannobriensoc.bsky.social conference in Strabane was 🚲

Incredibly excited to share that the special issue on Citizenship and Migration that @migrantherstory.bsky.social and I coedited for the Journal of American and Ethnic History is out: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss.... The introduction we wrote is open access

Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective

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Very excited to see this book (supported by the @arinsproject.bsky.social, a joint initiative of @ndirishstudies.bsky.social and @ria.ie) coming to fruition. More here: shop.ria.ie/products/for...

For and against a united Ireland - pre-sale - signed copy

This book will be available in October 2025 - pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication.    The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voter...

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Sam McBride@sjamcbride.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Some news from me: I've written a book with the erudite and eloquent Fintan O'Toole in which we each argue for - and then against - Irish unity, setting out objectively what seem to us each side's best arguments, and the issues people across the island of Ireland should consider.

Wonderful joyous evening at the Irish Embassy launching the 'Aunties in England' podcast Delighted to be part of the panel discussion alongside the brilliant author Catherine Dunne and Ashford Place's Renee Gallagher 🎙️You can listen to the podcast here👇 open.spotify.com/episode/09pJ...

“How do we talk about our shared island when our media remains so divided?” Join Sarah Carey, Eamon Quinn, Amanda Ferguson, Sarah Creighton & Eoin Brannigan on July 9th for a powerful panel on media, borders & belonging. 🎟️ Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

As part of the Ulster Fleadh in Warrenpoint next month, I’ll be talking about Dirty Linen alongside Eoin McNamee, who’ll be talking about his great new autobiographical novel, The Bureau. It’s free in! ulsterfleadh.ie/events/local...

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Irish Studies at QUB@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a Fulbright Fellowship in #IrishStudies for US faculty available for 2027 - see here for details: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

My chapter in “Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move” (out this month with @nyupress.bsky.social) looks at the “Returned Yank” in literary representations of Irish return migration. 1/4 @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social

Reason #485 why we love, love LOVE (and will always support) @realdollyparton.bsky.social’s Imagination Library.

Delighted to share that the special issue of Irish University Review (IUR 55.1) that I co-edited with Dr Emma Radley — ‘Irish Studies: Beyond the Text’ — has now been published by Edinburgh University Press: www.euppublishing.com/toc/iur/55/1. Our thirteen essays (plus intro) follow! #IrishStudies

Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - iur: Vol 55, No 1

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Delighted to be here at the @ulstermuseum.org in Belfast for New Histories of Irish Art and Modernism: A Conference in Honor of S.B. Kennedy. @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social

One of the many fine works of the Irish poet, Paul Durcan, who passed away this weekend - few have ever written better on death

This blog post captures the focus and spirit of “Rituals of Migration” so well, and the tangible and intangible ways in which ways in which we experience migration, as individuals, families, and communities. Thanks again to @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

I'm so honored to contribute a chapter to "Rituals of Migration"! My chapter examines how the Irish poor became deportable upon entering public almshouses in the US and Britain in the 19th century. Admission into almshouses served as a ritual for forced exit from the country. @nyupress.bsky.social

This was such a personal joy to work on, with a wonderful bunch of colleagues, and two exceptional editors. I’m thrilled with the feedback we’re getting so far! @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

Applications are open for the 2026 O’Donnell Fellowship in Irish Studies at St Mary's Newman Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. Information about the program and how to apply is in the link. The application deadline is Friday 11 July 2025. www.snac.unimelb.edu.au/odonnell-fel...

Applications are invited for the position of Programme Manager (Publications) based at the Royal Irish Academy. Closing date: 23 May 2025 https://www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-programme-manager-publications/ #JobFairy #DublinJobs #JobsIreland

Literally, no food … www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...

WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza as border crossings remain closed | World Food Programme

GAZA, Palestine – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.

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Take time to read this excellent piece (and other coverage) by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social on the world’s largest humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in Sudan, the refugees he met in Chad, and the “glitch in western empathy.” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Patrick Freyne: Returning home from Chad, I feel there’s a glitch in western empathy

The Sudan war is the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster, but it seems our human compassion is taken up by other conflicts

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Tomorrow, Irish Studies & AADS will host a panel discussion on race in Ireland with Emma Dabiri (broadcaster and writer), Kim DaCosta (NYU), Chanté Mouton Kinyon (Notre Dame University), Victor Augusto da Cruz Pacheco (University of São Paulo), and Lorelle Semley (Boston College)

Join us for the EFACIS Book Club tomorrow! We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024). More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...

There’s a city of 237,000 refugees on the Chadian/sudanese border in Adre. The Sudan war is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world right now. 150,000 dead and 12 million displaced. Chris Maddaloni and I spent a week in refugee camps in east Chad. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps

An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Mad...

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check out Episode four of the #ARINS My Identity podcast which is now available! Listen to Professor Colin Graham in conversation with Lata Sharma: 🎙️ bit.ly/4jaOAFT arinsproject.com @RIAdawson @NDIrishStudies

My Identity: Lata Sharma

My Identity: an ARINS podcast · Episode

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