THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

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Eibhear Walshe

Secretary of Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee

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Eibhear Walsh is a senior lecturer in the School of English at University College Cork. His interest areas are modern Irish fiction and drama and his focus has been on literary criticism, biography and on cultural history. He is also interested in the interconnections between politics, literature and the representations of sexuality.

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