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The European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS) seeks to promote interest in and support the expansion of Irish Studies throughout Europe. https://www.efacis.eu/
Join us tomorrow for the first EFACIS Book Club of 2026!
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The third Kaleidoscope instalment, which explores views on Faith, Spirituality and Art, is now live!
Discover the wonderful stories 'Salty Wives' by Jan Carson and 'Priest' by Tim MacGabhann, at kaleidoscope3.efacis.eu
Keep an eye on the EFACIS channels for future Kaleidoscope publications!
Irish Itinerary poster
EFACIS Centres of Irish Studies can now send in their applications for the 2026-2027 Irish Itinerary! We welcome all proposals for tours taking place between September 2026 and July 2027!
Further details can be found in the full call for applications: www.efacis.eu/sites/defaul...
🎇Job Klaxon!!🎇 Assistant Lectureship in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies at Maynooth University (12-month contract). Application deadline 22 March 2026. Come work with us in the Department of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
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On the first Irish Itinerary of 2026, Mary O'Donnell visited the Universities of Granada and Almería in Spain.
Many thanks to Mary O'Donnell, the local organisers and our sponsor, Culture Ireland, for making these events possible!
More events coming up in May! www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
Join the EFACIS PhD representatives for a chat and some focused writing time this Friday!
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Our next seminar is on Mon. 9 Feb. - Niall Whelehan will speak about ‘Radicalism, colonialism and the life of an Irish doctor in Argentina at the fin de siècle’. All welcome www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
03.02.2026 07:15 — 👍 16 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1Don't forget to register for the February EFACIS Book Club session!
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Call for Papers
Review of Irish Studies in Europe 9.2
A themed issue on Vona Groarke
Editors: Charles Ivan Armstrong and Daniela Theinová
Deadline for abstracts: 27 February 2026
www.efacis.eu/sites/defaul...
Join the first PhD Writing Session and Lunch Break of 2026 on 6 February! There will be some focused writing time and some time for a casual chat on Friday 6/2 from 10 am CET till 1.30 pm CET.
Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
On Monday 2 Feb. Ciara McAllister will be speaking about ‘A class apart: Representing the “Troubles” and the working class’ - all welcome in-person or online www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
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We are delighted to share our programme of seminars for Lent Term 2026, beginning on Tuesday 3rd February 🍃
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Read an interview with the author! www.upress.virginia.edu/author-corne...
20.01.2026 17:45 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The first Irish Itinerary events of 2026 are just around the corner! Next week, author Mary O'Donnell visits Granada and Almería.
Stay up to date on Itinerary events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...
REMINDER: The deadline to apply for the Global Irish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship is Feb. 27.
👉 apply.interfolio.com/176805
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BOOK LAUNCH: Irish Digital Cultures - Identity, Contexts, Space
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 | 5pm - 7pm | Royal Irish Academy
RSVP HERE: forms.office.com/e/qAF8CGt7sk
www.routledge.com/Irish-Digita...
There is still time to hand in your application for the EFACIS PhD Seminar in Irish Studies in August!
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The EFACIS Book Club meets again on Wednesday, 18 February, at 8pm CET! We will discuss Wild Houses (2024) by Colin Barrett. For more information on how to join, visit www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
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Cover of The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature, showing a water colour of mourners carrying a coffin towards a ruined church, with a man looking on in the foreground and two windswept, rather Beckettian trees in the background.
Out in February from @livunipress.bsky.social: The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature. The book started as a lockdown tweet. Delighted that it’s finally done! With Bridget English and @drreznicek.bsky.social
30.12.2025 15:26 — 👍 73 🔁 26 💬 4 📌 1We will be sending out the first EFACIS newsletter of 2026 next week. If you would like to include your Irish Studies news, please email efaciscoord@efacis.eu.
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Dear friends,
We are glad to share with you the CfP for the “7th International Conference on Women, Culture and Society: “New Cartographies of Feminist Thought”, organized by our colleague Dr. María Elena Jaime de Pablos.
For more information:
w3.ual.es/Congresos/mc...
Just a few days left to send us your abstracts for "James Joyce in Relation: Gender, Labour, Legacy". Deadline is Jan 1st.
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Check out the recording of the launch of Review of Irish Studies in Europe 8.2, The Animal in Ireland - Real and Imagined, on the EFACIS YouTube Channel!
youtu.be/bSmmBZ5VmR4?...
At the end of November we had the pleasure of welcoming Lucy Caldwell to the universities of Potsdam, Hamburg, Kiel, Flensburg and Aarhus.
More photos and testimonials at www.efacis.eu/irish-itiner... .
We cannot wait for the next Itinerary in Spain in January 2026!
Don't forget to register for this week's EFACIS Book Club!
15.12.2025 11:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us for the launch of RISE 8.2 this evening!
11.12.2025 09:41 — 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Join us this Thursday for the launch of RISE 8.2!
Find the full programme and the registration link at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
Don't forget to register for the launch of Review of Irish Studies in Europe 8.2, The Animal in Ireland - Real and Imagined! Join us on Zoom on Thursday 11 December at 7 pm CET.
www.efacis.eu/content/efac....
Take a look at the brand-new issue at risejournal.eu/index.php/ri....
Just a reminder to submit your proposals for the annual SOFEIR 2026 conference by 15th December! #CFP #IrishStudies
The conference will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26-27 March 2026 and the theme is Irish Exceptionalism.
www.sofeir.fr/cfp-irish-ex...
