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'Women writing Ireland'
Friday, 22 February 2019Listen to a panel discussion with four Irish women writers to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Maria Edgeworth (1768–1849).
'One hundred years of Irish foreign policy: looking back, looking forwards'
Thursday, 20 December 2018Call for Papers for the 2019 International Affairs Conference - deadline: Tuesday, 19 March 2019 at 5.00 p.m.
Rural Conversation Podcast and Report No. 1: 'Delivering economic development in rural Ireland'
Monday, 17 December 2018The first event in the Rural Conversations Series was held in NUIG on 8 November. The report and podcast from the event are now available.
Expert Statement: The Social Sciences and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines in Ireland
Thursday, 13 December 2018This Expert Statement outlines the relationship between the STEM disciplines and the social sciences in Ireland through an analysis of the sites of collaboration, opportunities and challenges, and policy initiatives.
Heritage Podcast: Placing Value on our Past - Managing Ireland’s Archaeology: Michael MacDonagh
Tuesday, 13 November 2018In this podcast Michael MacDonagh talks of the opportunities and challenges of preserving Ireland’s past and managing our archaeological heritage.
Heritage Podcast: Digital Cultural Heritage – Dr Natalie Harrower
Tuesday, 13 November 2018Dr Natalie Harrower is the Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland. In this podcast she talks about the challenges of preserving heritage that is ‘born digital’ and how best to collect and safeguard our digital...
Heritage Podcast: Northern Ireland, Heritage And Memory Dealing With The Troubling Remnants Of Conflict In A Volatile State
Monday, 5 November 2018In this podcast, Laura McAtackney aims to re-focus our attention away from the personal narratives of oral testimonies as well as the documents of government archives in terms of how we understand the Northern Ireland...
Heritage Podcast: The Accidental Oral Historian
Monday, 5 November 2018In this podcast, Katherine O'Donnell, director of an Irish Research Council project on recording the archival and oral history of the Irish Magdalenes, reveals how she came to undertake the project.
Heritage Podcast: Is contemporary collecting a risky business? Current practice and future questions at the National Museum of Ireland
Monday, 22 October 2018Lynn Scarff discusses...A crucial element of the museum is the human connection it offers. For both visitors and researchers, the museum has potentially a very different interaction with our history.
Heritage Podcast: 14 Henrietta Street – the making of a museum
Monday, 22 October 2018Charles Duggan discusses...From splendid Georgian beginnings to squalid tenement dwellings, the 14 Henrietta Street museum seeks to interpret and exhibit Dublin’s rich and chequered social history through the stories...