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Foreign Shakespeare: Twenty-five Years On
A dialogue about the place of non-Anglophone Shakespeare performance inside Shakespeare studies today.
Siar Agus Aniar
Turas liteartha le Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks - A literary journey with Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks
Women Writing Ireland
A panel discussion with four Irish women writers to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Maria Edgeworth.
‘Irish-language literature in Europe: a survey of translations and reception patterns in continental countries’
Presentations and a panel discussion with the co-editors and two co-authors of a chapter in the RIA'S recently published Ireland in the European Eye, on the topic of communication across languages, literatures and...
'The future of media: experience, models, practice'
Three panel sessions of discussion and debate on the future of media in Ireland.
Speranza, a scholar reclaimed
Merlin Holland, scholar and grandson of Oscar Wilde, on the legacy of his great grandmother, the poet Speranza, Lady Jane Wilde.
The Decline and Fall of the Press: Dion Boucicault - Virtuoso, Journalist, Plagiarist
Public lecture by Dr Aoife Monks (QMUL) and panel discussion to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dion Boucicault
Sign Languages on the Island of Ireland: Recognition and Human Rights
A conference bringing together policy makers, academics, community leaders and civil servants to evaluate how sign language legislation translates into practice.
Towards 250 years of Modern Languages at third level
The launch of an event series, that will run from 2023-2026, organised by the Royal Irish Academy's Languages, Literature, Culture and Communications Committee and the higher education institutions in Ireland to...
The Rhyming Weavers Anniversary
A half-day event celebrating the cultural and linguistic diversity of Ulster