Prof. John Barton’s ITQ lecture (on Zoom) takes place THIS EVENING at 7:30pm. Email [email protected] to register and obtain the Zoom link.

Next Monday evening online. All welcome. Please register to obtain the Zoom link.

Rita’s Community Café has been one of the most community-enhancing developments in my home village of Moneygall over recent years. If you haven’t yet visited this bright, warm, welcoming, spotlessly-clean, & food-fabulous environment, do stop by… youtu.be/sejNg3i8eJ8

Prof John Barton, University of Oxford, will deliver the next @irishtheolquart.bsky.social Lecture on the 20th of April, 7:30pm, in an Online Zoom Webinar. Please RSVP at [email protected]. #stpatricks #maynooth #theology #publiclecture

The Museum of Childhood in Ireland @museumofchildhood.bsky.social recently invited me to contribute a blog post on my four-year stint as Editor of The Moneygall News (1984-88). Was delighted to do so! You can read it here: museumofchildhood.ie/portrait-of-... #Moneygall #Childhood #1980s

Just one month to go until our next ITQ lecture (a Zoom webinar) with Prof. John Barton. See below for details and how to register.

#StPatricksDay is an appropriate time to issue a call for expressions of interest in my latest book project, with working title “Im/migration and the Irish”. This will chart BOTH the experiences of Irish migrants abroad over 1,500 years AND those who have migrated…

Lectureship in Moral Theology at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social advertised. Come work with us… #academicjobs #theology #academicposts spcm.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...

Very much looking forward to our next Irish Theological Quarterly lecture on Monday 20 April 2026. The lecture will be delivered on Zoom by Prof. John Barton of the University of Oxford. Please circulate this notice widely and register to obtain the Zoom link.

I think Teresa Mannion’s wise advice needs to be rolled out again … #fuelprices

National Tree Week 2026 at St Patrick's 🌲 Read more: sppu.ie/news-events/...

We were delighted to welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social last night to deliver the latest Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. The paper will appear in article form in due course.

THIS EVENING at 7:30pm in @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social Bígí linn! All welcome!

A reminder of our next ITQ Lecture (TOMORROW EVENING) Tuesday 24 February with Prof. Adele Reinhartz. All most warmly welcome. Do please register to alert us of numbers.

On next Tuesday evening, 24 February, we will welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social to deliver an Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. All warmly welcome. Please register to secure your place.

A beautiful morning at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

An opportunity to come work with us #AcademicPosts #Theology #Scripture #HebrewBible #OldTestament #PastoralTheology

Looking forward very much to welcoming Prof. Adele Reinhartz to Maynooth. Register to book your place today…

The February 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has appeared. See the Table of Contents of articles and reviews below: journals.sagepub.com/home/ITQ

Steve Mason has written a lengthy review article discussing T.C. Schmidt’s recent study, “Josephus & Jesus”, in the February issue of ITQ. It’s available in Open Access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #HistoricalJesus #Josephus #TestimoniumFlavianum

“James Tabor has written a deeply textured and highly readable book. His willingness to interrogate a wide range of sources and attempt to creatively and imaginatively reconstruct the world of the historical Mary … is admirable.” (Salvador Ryan, Irish Theological Quarterly, February 2026)

Looking forward to publishing a terrific review by @mattthiessen.bsky.social of @goodacre.bsky.social’s wonderful recent book on The Fourth Synoptic Gospel published by @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social It will appear in the May 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly. (Salvador Ryan, Editor, ITQ).

An opportunity to come work at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social as a lecturer in Sacred Scripture (with a specialisation in Old Testament). Closing date for applications: 20 Feb 2026. #academicposts #jobs #theology spcm.bamboohr.com/careers/38?s...

Stephen Pope of @bostoncollege.bsky.social asks if forgiving can ever be a moral mistake in the latest article to be released on Irish Theological Quarterly’s OnlineFirst platform: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Prof. David Kertzer’s article on “Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptised Jews (1938-1939) has just been published on OnlineFirst ahead of the Feb 2026 issue. See below. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

At this point of the lead up to Christmas, as people are preparing to head home, it’s a tradition of mine to share this lovely song by my cousin JP Ryan… Enjoy, and happy Christmas everyone! youtu.be/ZfhsoOJ5MWA?...

Lovely to receive my copy of ‘Childhood and the Irish’ containing my chapter on soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan. With thanks to wonderful editor @salvadorryan.bsky.social. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @wordwellbooks.bsky.social

Thank you to Nenagh Bookshop who have copies of both “Childhood and the Irish” and “Christmas and the Irish” in stock. You’d never be short of a #Christmas prezzie for a loved one interested in history, folklore and good storytelling. #Nenagh #books #history #IrishWriting

@maynoothuniversity.ie @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social For those looking to pick up the perfect #Christmas gift before leaving campus this week, Maynooth University Bookshop now have copies of “Childhood and the Irish: a Miscellany” in stock.

Thank you to the wonderful Castle Books in #Castlebar (one of my truly beloved independent bookshops) for stocking both Christmas & the Irish and Childhood & the Irish. Popped in to sign some copies this afternoon.

It was great to be at the launch by @miriamocal.bsky.social of Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social last week at @ria.ie! Thinking back on the childhoods of two of the crucial Carmelite figures within my PhD was fascinating and so rewarding.

TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!

@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.

Looking forward to speaking to Kildare Historical Society THIS EVENING on “The Origins of the Christmas Story: a Journey through Art, Literature, Story and Song”. All welcome! kildarelocalhistory.ie/events/the-o...

Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…

I'm missing this because I've an Elders meeting but I can testify that it's an amazing platonic ideal of a book you should buy your uncle for Christmas and my story about an earnest girl from Monaghan who helped set up Man City is not nearly the best entry...

Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!

Bígí linn! … All welcome! #Moneygall #Dunkerrin #LocalHistory

CHILDHOOD & THE IRISH officially launches Mon 1 Dec 2025. Some #IAPH members contributed to this compilation so come along & support them - tickets free but book 👉 tinyurl.com/y5975cu3 #Skystorians #Speirgorm #IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social

For those of you working at @maynoothuniversity.ie and @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.

"Childhood and the Irish", a new book by SPPU faculty member Prof Salvador Ryan, will be launched on the 1st of December by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan in the The Royal Irish Academy. See details below:

I am excited to announce that my article, "Willie Charlton: A New York Irish ‘Street Boy’ in the American Civil War" will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany, ed. by @salvadorryan.bsky.social wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...

Save the Date: Launch of Under Crimblin Hill (the journal of the Dunkerrin Parish History Society) vol. 5 on Friday 28 November at 8pm.

Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there! www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...

I had great fun writing a chapter about the connections between Monaghan, a youth minister, and the founding of Manchester City for this (excellent Christmas gift) book edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social www.hodgesfiggis.ie/book/childho...

Gone to the printer and soon to be released… Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Further details to follow. “Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄 #Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...

The November 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See the Table of Contents below: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ITQ/curr...

Great thanks to Professor Alana Harris, King's College London, who delivered a wonderful ITQ lecture last night. If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.

The graduation tree at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social looking particularly resplendent this morning.

Join us tomorrow evening to hear Prof. Alana Harris from King’s College, London. All welcome.