New exhibition celebrating legacy of The Earls of Limerick opens at UL The rich archival collection focuses on the Pery family, with the exhibition highlighting several notable items from the Limerick Papers, a rich archival collection spanning nearly 500 years www.ul.ie/news/new-exh... #StudyatUL

Reminder! Our next research seminar takes place on 5th November, 12pm, LCB012!

In The Irish Times, UL Professor of Creative Writing, Joseph O'Connor, writes about Hugh O'Flaherty whose wartime heroism was fictionalised in Professor O'Connor's best-selling novels, 'My Father's House' and 'The Ghosts of Rome'. Read on: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

The next #English Lunchtime Research Seminar takes place on 5th November, 12pm, LCB012. Professor Michael Griffin will talk to us about Editing Goldsmith for @universitypress.cambridge.org. All welcome! #spéirgorm @ulresearch.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to our colleagues Donal Ryan, Joseph O'Connor and Gráinne O'Brien on nominations for @irishbookawards.bsky.social! #bród #spéirgorm @ulresearch.bsky.social

Another #samhain themed article, this time by English UL graduate student Emma Barrett on The Witch of Edmonton for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social! Congratulations, Emma! 👻@ulresearch.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #research @cemslimerick.bsky.social

Congrats to our colleague @drtinamorin.bsky.social on a spooktacular piece for @theconversation.com about scary tales for kids! 👻#samhain #spéirgorm @ulresearch.bsky.social

From October 24th until November 2nd, the National Famine Museum is hosting various Samhain tours to discover the customs and traditions of Samhain / Halloween. Check out their Instagram site and book your tickets: @strokestownpark 📸:@strokestownpark #HI6171 #Samhain #TheNationalFamineMuseum

The CEMS 2025 Bolton-King lecture will be delivered by Dr Harald E. Braun @liverpooluni.bsky.social Hunt Museum, 6pm Nov 5th. @ulresearch.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @michistory.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social

Our second English lunchtime research seminar of the new semester will be delivered by our colleague Prof Michael Griffin, who will speak on Editing the Cambridge Goldsmith. All welcome! #speirgorm #research #English @ulresearch.bsky.social

Don't forget to join us in the Languages building next week for our first English lunchtime seminar of the year! #research #spéirgorm @ulresearch.bsky.social

Writing a poem about hubris. It's going to be FANTASTIC!!!

Submission Open 15th September to 15th of October 2025 Submissions are now open for issue 28 of The Manchester Review. The Editors are looking forward to reading the best of your poetry, fiction, and non fiction.

Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social

🎆 LAUNCH 🎆 The team of the Glasgow-Maynooth OG(H)AM project have the pleasure of launching the revised & updated 𝗢𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝗗 database Where: Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie When: 12 Sept 2025, 15:30 @maynoothuniversity.ie @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie

Lovely to see this feature @tipperarylive.bsky.social about 2025 English and Linguistics graduate Jean Barry! Jean was awarded the AHSS Silver Medal & her lecturers in English and Linguistics & @ullibrary.bsky.social get honourable mention here! www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-...

me on @cmatbaby.bsky.social’s EURO-COUNTRY and why it gives voice to a distressingly normalised post-recession malaise. i hope you read!

"I work hard to make my sentences musical and work with my students on intensifying the musicality of their prose." UL Professor of Creative Writing Joseph O'Connor speaks to Seán Moncrieff about the musicality of writing and his most recent historical novels. 🎧 www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

Comhghairdeas ó chroí to all of our #English students graduating today with BAs and PhDs @unioflimerick.bsky.social We're so proud of you all! #english @ulresearch.bsky.social

Check out my students' work on early lit! #speirgorm #students #research #teaching #EH4046 @ulenglish.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social textualcultures.wordpress.com

We're so proud of our wonderful colleague Donal Ryan! Massive congrats Donal! @unioflimerick.bsky.social #writing #orwellprize #EIC

Read all about the inspirational journey of our latest PhD graduate in English, Dr Sandrine Ndahiro. @sandrinendahiro.bsky.social. We're so proud of you, Sandrine! @ilovelimerick.bsky.social www.ilovelimerick.ie/meet-dr-sand...

Our colleague Dr Yianna Liatsos reviews Elizabeth Strout's novel Tell Me Everything ahead of the announcement of the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction: theconversation.com/womens-prize... @theconversation.com

Meet our alumna of the MA in Creative Writing, the wonderful Gráinne O'Brien! @kennysbookshop.bsky.social www.ul.ie/news/univers...

Very well done to our graduate student Jack Reid, whose piece on Mary Dorcey & marriage equality was just published in @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/mary-dorcey-... @unioflimerick.bsky.social #research @ulresearch.bsky.social

We're so sad to learn of the passing of Siobhan O'Dowd. We're thinking at this time of her partner, our colleague in English Dr Tina O'Toole, and all of her friends and family. Rest in power, Siobhan.

So nice to be part of this! Thanks @mlvarila.bsky.social & @saranorja.bsky.social for keeping us on track, always gently & with such positivity. My article is open access thanks to @ullibrary.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social #research @cemslimerick.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. Who knew the Middle Ages could be so fun. More to follow! @ulenglish.bsky.social

Really proud of my EH4046 students! Great humour and imagination. We need more of this in today's world! Thanks so much to Janis and @ullibrary.bsky.social for the fantastic support @ulenglish.bsky.social

More #MedievalMemes for your Friday afternoon. This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. @ulenglish.bsky.social

CEMS is excited to announce the annual Annual Máire Ní Chrualaoich Public Lecture, 8 April, Pery Square. It will be delivered by Prof Tríona Ní Shíocháin of @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Gach duine fáilte! #research @ulenglish.bsky.social @michistory.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

The indie booksellers sell books on better terms that ultimately support the wider industry. It's like selling a house for people to live in versus stripping it for parts, copper, etc, and leaving nothing habitable.

We are pleased to welcome Dr Imke Lichterfeld to @unioflimerick.bsky.social where she will deliver a seminar on Shakespeare on 25th March at 12. All welcome! @michistory.bsky.social @oralhistoryul.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social

seminar on Shakespare and Masculinity with Dr Imke Lichterfeld, University of Bonn, 25th March. All welcome! @ulresearch.bsky.social

We have two really fantastic speakers for our 2025 @ulhistory.bsky.social Careers in History event, coming up on 8 April - all are most welcome! 1pm - 2.30pm in C1079 Main Building. RTs welcome! Come and hear Jennifer Moore & Niall Bergin talk about their careers in history.

The Limerick History Research Seminar welcomes Professor Bridget Heal of @standrewshist.bsky.social on 4th March (online) to speak about 'News, Narration, and Religion during the Thirty Years' War'. All welcome! #research @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Congratulations to our dear colleague Professor Michael Griffin, who was at #BBC studios in London recently to talk to Melvyn Bragg for an 'In Our Time' episode on Oliver Goldsmith! He was joined by Profs David O'Shaughnessy & Judith Hawley @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A fantastic opportunity here! @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

Calling all writers living in county #Limerick! Did you know you can receive free mentoring from an acclaimed writer of your choice? Thanks to the support of Limerick Arts Office. Applications close Sunday. irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

Congratulations to our graduate researcher Eimear Ryan of @bansheepress.bsky.social and her colleagues on this nomination! @unioflimerick.bsky.social

March 27th💫 Victoria Kennefick in conversation with Seán Hewitt @tlrhub.bsky.social TCD. www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...

Our colleague, the poet Emily Cullen, has published a gorgeous new poem, 'Harmonia' in The Orphic Review. Deirdre Devally, MA Creative Writing alumna, has a stunning poem, 'Summer Solstice' in the same issue. Congratulations both! orphicpress.com #writing @unioflimerick.bsky.social #creative