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The wonderful English Lit and Creative Writing section at the University of Limerick!
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The next
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Lunchtime Research Seminar takes place on 5th November, 12pm, LCB012. Professor Michael Griffin will talk to us about Editing Goldsmith for
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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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
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Reminder! Our next research seminar takes place on 5th November, 12pm, LCB012!
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26 days ago
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:
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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
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26 days ago
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Huge congratulations to our colleagues Donal Ryan, Joseph O'Connor and Gráinne O'Brien on nominations for
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#bród
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26 days ago
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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
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The tale of Elizabeth Sawyer, executed for witchcraft in 1621
The Witch of Edmonton offers a socio-economic commentary on the hypocritical and gendered roots of the witch phenomenon
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1020/1538427-elizabeth-sawyer-witchcraft-the-witch-of-edmonton/
26 days ago
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Congrats to our colleague
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on a spooktacular piece for
@theconversation.com
about scary tales for kids! 👻#samhain
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26 days ago
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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
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about 1 month ago
The CEMS 2025 Bolton-King lecture will be delivered by Dr Harald E. Braun
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Hunt Museum, 6pm Nov 5th.
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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
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about 1 month ago
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Don't forget to join us in the Languages building next week for our first English lunchtime seminar of the year!
#research
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about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
Writing a poem about hubris. It's going to be FANTASTIC!!!
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Manchester Review
2 months ago
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.
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Date for the diary! Our first
#English
seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome!
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@ullibrary.bsky.social
@ul-gps.bsky.social
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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊
3 months ago
🎆 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
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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-...
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3 months ago
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dr emer mchugh
3 months ago
me on
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’s EURO-COUNTRY and why it gives voice to a distressingly normalised post-recession malaise. i hope you read!
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The emblem of modern Ireland? Not fiddles and Guinness but a soulless shopping plaza | Emer McHugh
The singer CMAT dances around a retail centre in a video for her new album. It is the elegy those of us who grew up in the post-Celtic tiger recession have been craving, says Irish writer Emer McHugh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/25/the-emblem-of-modern-ireland-not-fiddles-and-guinness-but-a-soulless-shopping-plaza
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3 months ago
"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...
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3 months ago
Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
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Comhghairdeas ó chroí to all of our
#English
students graduating today with BAs and PhDs
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We're so proud of you all!
#english
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3 months ago
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Carrie Griffin
5 months ago
Check out my students' work on early lit!
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#students
#research
#teaching
#EH4046
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Textual Cultures: Old and Middle English Literature at Limerick
blogs by undergraduates @UL
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We're so proud of our wonderful colleague Donal Ryan! Massive congrats Donal!
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#writing
#orwellprize
#EIC
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5 months ago
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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...
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Meet Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro, the trailblazing UL PhD graduate creating space for Black and Irish voices
Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro pictured above at the conferring ceremony. Picture: Alan Place Dr Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro celebrated the culmination of a 10-year journey at UL as she was conferred […]
https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/meet-dr-sandrine-uwase-ndahiro/
5 months ago
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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...
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Women’s prize for fiction 2025: six experts review the shortlisted novels
There are stories about family, sex, history, death and fundamentalism.
https://theconversation.com/womens-prize-for-fiction-2025-six-experts-review-the-shortlisted-novels-253573
5 months ago
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Meet our alumna of the MA in Creative Writing, the wonderful Gráinne O'Brien!
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www.ul.ie/news/univers...
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University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Gráinne O'Brien
In the latest instalment of the University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight, we speak to BA in English, Sociology and History and MA in Creative Writing graduate Gráinne O’Brien who recently published her...
https://www.ul.ie/news/university-of-limerick-alumni-spotlight-grainne-obrien
5 months ago
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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-...
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Mary Dorcey: queer Irish poet illuminates a form of sexuality even the law has overlooked
Dorcey’s poetry funnelled her activism into a charged critique of traditional Irish life.
https://theconversation.com/mary-dorcey-queer-irish-poet-illuminates-a-form-of-sexuality-even-the-law-has-overlooked-256750
6 months ago
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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.
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6 months ago
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Carrie Griffin
6 months ago
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
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7 months ago
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!
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Carrie Griffin
7 months ago
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
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7 months ago
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.
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8 months ago
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
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Tramp Press
8 months ago
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.
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We are pleased to welcome Dr Imke Lichterfeld to
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where she will deliver a seminar on Shakespeare on 25th March at 12. All welcome!
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seminar on Shakespare and Masculinity with Dr Imke Lichterfeld, University of Bonn, 25th March. All welcome!
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8 months ago
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8 months ago
We have two really fantastic speakers for our 2025
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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.
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9 months ago
The Limerick History Research Seminar welcomes Professor Bridget Heal of
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on 4th March (online) to speak about 'News, Narration, and Religion during the Thirty Years' War'. All welcome!
#research
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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
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Oliver Goldsmith
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this influential and prolific 18th-century Irish writer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00282pq
9 months ago
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A fantastic opportunity here!
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9 months ago
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Irish Writers Centre
9 months ago
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...
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Congratulations to our graduate researcher Eimear Ryan of
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and her colleagues on this nomination!
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9 months ago
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9 months ago
March 27th💫 Victoria Kennefick in conversation with Seán Hewitt
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TCD.
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An Evening with Victoria Kennefick
Join us for a reading and discussion with the Trinity Arts Council Writer in Residence, poet Victoria Kennefick.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening-with-victoria-kennefick-tickets-1251132082739?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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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!
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The Orphic Review
Online literary and art journal with a focus on poetry, Ireland based.
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9 months ago
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