The Multilingualism, Interculturalism & Social Cohesion research strength recently hosted a one-day symposium, with support from the Arts & Humanities Institute.

Don't miss the chance to hear @leondiop.bsky.social trace the intersections of Blackness and Irishness through history! Register here for FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990413430... 📍Room 2.10, TSI Building, @maynoothuniversity.ie 🗓️ Friday, 3rd July, 2026 ⏱️ 3-4pm

Blackness and Irishness through the Centuries

Dive into the rich stories and connections between Black and Irish cultures across history with award-winning author Leon Diop.

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Book launch: 'Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser'. Huge congratulations to Catherine Gander & Stefania Heim on such an important and timely collection. Thanks to Dept. of English and the RDO. #Poetry #BookLaunch #MaynoothUniversity @maynoothenglish.bsky.social

Great to host Dr And Pasley (University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand) at the AHI this morning for The Trans Art of Failure. Excellent to connect with colleagues (Dept.s Education at DCU, UCC & @maynoothuniversity.ie) and discuss collaborations. #AHI #GenderStudies #Inclusion #AcademicChatter

When the Beach Turns Brown Hosted by AHI, room 1.26 @maynoothuniversity.ie Join Dr Charly Verstraet (American University, DC) for a thought-provoking talk on comics, environmental crisis, and the politics of sargassum in the Caribbean. 21/5/26. Register forms.cloud.microsoft/e/jmiLWnZNJC

Food for Thought and Words today at AHI @maynoothuniversity.ie. Join Dr Chase Cormier (Xavier University, USA; AHI Visiting Fellow) for an informal lunchtime creative writing workshop at 1pm at AHI. Tea & coffee provided ☕ Open, creative, and welcoming ✨ #CreativeWriting #AHI #MaynoothUniversity

Big congrats to AHI PhD researcher Diaa Lagan on being awarded a DARIAH-IE 2026 Early Career Researcher Bursary. Diaa will attend the DARIAH Event in Rome, sharing work on decolonial counter-mapping in extended reality. A fantastic recognition of practice-based research in the digital humanities 🌍✨

By a Thread at Maynooth University brought artists, writers and researchers together to reflect on maternal memory, loss and resilience. Powerful work from Pauline Keena and a thoughtful conversation with Camille Laurens made for a moving and insightful event.

The Arts and Humanities Institute present the 'Crown Yourself Workshop' on 14th March 2026 @maynoothuniversity.ie with crown designer for Latvian Eurovision entrants & opera stars alike, Lastroda. Email muahi@mu.ie to book. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/arts-and-hum...

Congratulations to Arts and Humanities Institute member, Dr. Laura Watson for the glowing review of 'Women and Music in Ireland' published in journal 'Music and Letters'. boydellandbrewer.com/book/women-a...

Construction is officially underway at the AHI HEART Lab! We’re getting ready to bring in new digital‑humanities tech, including: • Alienware gaming laptops • 360° camera kits • Meta Quest VR • Motion-capture suit • VR treadmill + shoes Want to use the lab for your own project? lnkd.in/dtkRHe_i

𝗗𝗶Ⓐ𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 23 My News items from the DiⒶgnostic project come to a close for 2025 with a brief overview of other, practical things that happened recently. Stavros Angelis, who was the Senior Technical and Digital Officer at the Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social,... /1

Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie. Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF

*Widame (Proto-Celtic “we found out”), a conference of postgraduate scholars in Celtic Studies, will take place 7-8 November 2025 in 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie. Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF

A reminder to get there early on Thursdsy lest you be subject to the kinds of brawls over seating that @seroddy.bsky.social details in the book. No pew rents will be applied and there may even be some catering to get you in the door before the event.

Dónal Hassett@donalh.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Really looking forward to hearing @seroddy.bsky.social in conversation with @niamhroisin.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Money and Irish Catholicism in Maynooth on Thursday evening. All are welcome to attend so please do join us.

Join Dr Joanna Walsh for her book launch of 'Amateurs!' in conversation with Dr El Putnam, this Thurs, 6th Nov. in MUSSI Seminar Room, Iontas, from 1-3pm. Presentations by Prof. Triona Ni Shiochain (University of Galway) and Diaa Lagan (MU/IADT) chaired by Dr Jeneen Naji. All most welcome!

New Yorker Lynne Marie Rosenberg is launching brand-new podcast, Different Together, co-created with artist/producer Dafe Pessu Orgubo this Thurs. 23rd Oct at 6:30 pm at IMMA Kilmainham. Support from @muahi.bsky.social, MU RDO & Dept. Media Studies. Details at www.eventbrite.com/e/different-...

'The Body Speaks: Medical Humanities and Narrative Medicine in Action' takes place as part of MU Research Week, from 1 - 3pm, on Wed. 22 Oct in the AHI Lab 1.37. All most welcome, please register via the website link. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

The Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Strength will be presenting a showcase of practice as part of MU's Research Week today Mon. 20 Oct, 2 - 4pm in AHI Seminar Room 1.33, Iontas. Full details via link below. ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/creative-pra...

Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Showcase - Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges

Photo credit: EL Putnam and Mike McCormack, Under the Feet of Shadows, 2024, Video Still. The Creative Practice and Embodied Knowledges Research Strength at MUAHI will be presenting a showcase of prac...

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#ERC-BROKENSONG at the En plein air conference in Siena! Fascinating conference and especially great panel from the #ERC-SOUNDSPACE panel! @muahi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

Karen Desmond@karendesmond.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Presented yesterday on soundscapes of the alleluya at Worcester Cathedral in the Middle Ages at the En plain air conference in beautiful Siena (second pic is view from open windows in conference rm at U. dI Siena) #brokensong

Some fascinating images of the involvement of Belgian colonial subjects in the East Africa campaign of the First World War. These and other images are available to consult here uurl.kbr.be/bib/16923934

The MU Motherhood Project and the INFEDE research project led by Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow, Dr Jenny Säilävaara, marked National Breastfeeding Week with a symposium exploring contemporary challenges, cutting edge research and innovations in breastfeeding support across Europe.

We are excited to publish the first blog in our Emerging Scholar series 'The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland,' by @djbirishhistory.bsky.social who is conducting a @researchireland.ie funded PhD @muahi.bsky.social

Dylan Bailey (he/him)@djbirishhistory.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland! www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

History Department Seminar Series taking place tomorrow, Thursday 9th of October in Rhetoric House from 5-6pm. All most welcome!

Dónal Hassett@donalh.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We are delighted to welcome @susiedeedigan.bsky.social to Maynooth tomorrow evening for a research seminar entitled '"Hardly serious”: the detention of republican women in wartime Ireland, 1939-45'. The seminar is open to the public and will take place in Roque Lab, Rhetoric House 17:00-18:00.

New publication out today with @marissawillcox.bsky.social : “Feminist fabulation as refusal: Christine Yahya’s @pink_bits”. We examine how her illustrations reclaim space for bodies often censored www.frontiersin.org/journals/com... #mediastudies #algorithm #feminism #fabulation #digitalmedia

Frontiers | Feminist fabulation as refusal: Christine Yahya’s @pink_bits illustrating ‘bodies we are told to hide’

IntroductionDigital feminist fabulations offer a mode of resistance to algorithmic patriarchies that govern visibility and acceptability on social media plat...

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'Ireland: Land of 1,000 Welcomes?' will take place this Friday, 19th Sept. as part of Culture Night 2025 activities. It will be held in the AHI Seminar Rm 1.33, First floor of Iontas from 5:30 - 7pm. For any further information please contact edmund.chapman@mu.ie

Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS@irishhistorians.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Residency alert! In partnership w/ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, we're seeking a Writer-in-Residence for 2026. Pls spread the word and consider applying to come and work with us! 🙏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

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Ogham Stones of County Mayo book launched | Connaught Telegraph

OGHAM Stones of County Mayo, an illustrated book on Mayo’s ogham stones, has been launched in Claremorris Library.

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