"The museum is indeed a secular temple, for like a house of God, it is properly a place of wonder": The latest blog from our archives asks - can we propose a manifesto for art and the sacred? www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/09/24/a...

Did you know that Studies has been in continuous publication for over 112 years? In this time it's released 114 volumes, 454 issues, and hundreds of articles, reviews, poems, and pieces of miscellany and scholarship into the world.

A Sunday-evening read with our latest archival blog: www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/09/07/t...

An interesting looking conference taking place next week! ⬇️

Seeking a rainy Saturday read?This week's blog is from our very first issue, and despite dating from 1912, it directly shares themes with Summer 2025 and the article “MAGA: On Making Athens Great Again, Then and Now”: power, corruption, and 'might is right' www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/08/27/t...

Did you know Studies is on Instagram and LinkedIn? Connect with us there for updates on future events and upcoming editions! 🔴 Find us on Instagram: @studiesirishreview 🔵 Find us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/stud...

Studies Summer 2025 ("Undoing the Order of Things - Trump's Second Term") and editor Dermot Roantree's article "J.D. Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn" mentioned in Paul Gillespe's piece for yesterday's @irishtimes.com Read now at studiesirishreview.ie

“Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” Howard Zinn was born August 24, 1922 in Brooklyn

As a journal Studies maintains a broad cultural focus. Poetry often features in our volumes as a standalone publication in its own right.

This week's archival blog is from 1912 - the very first volume of Studies. Author D.J. Finn writes in defence of archaeology as a scientific discipline - with arguments that might be frustratingly familiar to any modern reader interested in the field. www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/08/13/o...

We are delighted to announce that a full programme and registration for the 35th Irish Conference of Historian is now available. Maynooth University, 12-13 September. Please share widely. www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish... @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @benjamin-casey.bsky.social ‪

Studies Summer 2025 focuses in large part on the evolving political situation in the U.S. under Trump's second term. www.studiesirishreview.ie/product-cate...

In this week's archival blog, Herbert Thurston breaks down the theories of scholar Margaret Murray, who claimed new truths behind European paganism and the witch trials of the Early Modern period. From 1922: www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/08/05/o...

Author Violet Conolly is the focus of this week's archival blog, with her 1937 article 'On Revisiting Soviet Russia': www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/07/28/s...

my latest in Commonweal

Dermot Roantree pulls the threads of postliberal American Catholicism in his Summer 2025 article "JD Vance, Catholicism, and the Postliberal Turn", rejecting Vance's association of his conversion with the social theory of René Girard for a closer alignment with the 'darker' theory of Carl Schmitt:

Mark Garavan(@atu-ie.bsky.social @feasta1998.bsky.social) invokes philosopher Byung-Chul Han (@byungchulhan.bsky.social) as he asks - in a 'careless' culture that facilitated the rise of Trump, how can we return to wonder, caring, and recognition of the Other in ourselves and ourselves in the Other?

Dr Fiachra Long (@ucc.ie) takes on Plato and Trump in Studies Summer 2025 - the resurgence of 'might is right', the use of language to corrupt, and the modern "scandal of people willing to broadcast huge lies...matched by audiences willing to believe them" Available now from the 🔗 in bio

Patrick Riordan SJ explores the many facets of "liberty" in 'Whose Liberty? Which Liberalism?' His brief survey of ideologies highlights the complexity of rhetoric around liberty - particularly the growing movement of the right towards selectiveness, preferential treatment, and abuses of state power

In Summer 2025's opening article, @kirbypeadar.bsky.social looks at today's 'polycrises' via the work of Karl Polanyi - especially his positing of an inherent contradiction between capitalism and democracy, which the rise of the far-right is now bringing into focus for the first time since the 1940s

Last but not least of the Studies Summer 2025 featured articles is by Dr Kevin Williams of @dcuioe.bsky.social. In "Nationhood and Europe: The Need for Nuance" he reflects on nationhood in a European context, prompted by the rise of exclusivist nationalism and Trump's dismantling of communal order.

The concept of 'might is right' is further explored by Dr Mark Garavan, of @atu-ie.bsky.social and @feasta1998.bsky.social, in Studies Summer 2025. In his article "Care and Contemplation: Pathways to Recovery", he reflects on the broader disintegration of the human in today's world.

Continuing the spotlight on the Summer 2025 editorial, in "MAGA: Making Athens Great Again", Dr Fiachra Long finds parallels between the rise of oligarchy in 5th century BCE Athens and present-day America - in particular, the foundation of their politics on power and verbal manipulation.

From Dermot Roantree's editorial for Studies Summer 2025, some extracts on the scope of the core theme - the undoing of democracy and liberal values - and seemingly complete disarray - becoming established by Trump's second term.

Ahead of the launch of Studies Summer 2025 later this week, a selection of featured articles showcasing what can be expected from 'Undoing the Order of Things: Trump's Second Term'

What vision of political existence lies behind the agenda of the current US administration under Donald Trump? How can we account for the dramatic democratic backsliding during the past few months - and what is needed to repair the damage done? Studies Summer 2025, available next week.

As we close out on Studies Spring 2025 (🔗 in bio), words below from Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, who launched this special commemorative edition. In his article, Donohoe looks to Ireland's millennia-spanning relationship with the continent, and its place now in a rapidly-changing Europe.

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science! What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA? Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog

tonight in Innsbruck

In this archival article from 1997, Professor Emerita of Art History Pamela M. Jones, of @uofmass.bsky.social, explores the transitional period of early Italian Baroque art in the cultural context of the Counter-Reformation www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/06/04/c...

From the archives this week is Arthur E. Clery's 1912 "Votes for Youth", wherein he rallied for the extension of the vote as a remedy to the "great body of admitted social evil[s]" committed against the young. 🔗https://www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/05/29/votes-for-youth/

Very exciting arrival in the post this morning, my latest book, The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission. Really happy with how it looks.

Readers can find Cormac's essay "The Irish Boundary Commission: A History" in our special Spring 2025 edition, which commemorates the centenary of the Boundary Commission and its stark legacy on the island of Ireland @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social

Stephen Collins (@irishtimes.com political correspondent and author of Ireland's Call: How Brexit Got Done) highlights an 'extraordinary postscript to history' in 'The Boundary Commission Revisited: The Thatcher-Fitzgerald Talks'. Available now at the link in bio #StudiesIrishQuarterlyReview

Poetry Ireland are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Paul Durcan. A former Ireland Professor of Poetry and a long-time friend of Poetry Ireland, Paul’s contribution to the arts was immense. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who were touched by his words.

In Studies Spring 2025, Brian Feeney - historian, political columnist, and former SDLP councillor - walks the long road from the Anglo-Irish Treaty to the Good Friday Agreement, and towards the looming potential of a referendum on Irish unity.

In continuous publication since 1912, since its inception Studies has maintained a diverse remit - with articles covering everything from theological explorations, to analyses of politics and economic policy, to art history, literature, and poetry.

In "Contested Categories, Changing Meanings and Identity Disjunctures on the Island of Ireland", Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd explore the changing forms of national identity across the island of Ireland. Full article available in our Spring edition at studiesirishreview.ie

Some recent coverage of Studies and our latest edition in The Irish Catholic

Why did the new pope choose to take the name Leo XIV? Mainly, he explained, because "the Church offers everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence." www.commonwealmagazine.org/interregnum-...

Our archival blogpost this week revisits an article from 1931: A retrospective on Pope Leo XIII - namesake of the new Pope Leo XIV - and his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum ('of revolutionary change') - often seen as the first great social encyclical. www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/05/09/a...

Our current edition explores the legacies of the 1924-25 Boundary Commission. In her article, excerpted below, @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social outlines Ireland's relationship with empire, commemoration, and the remembering of difficult historical truths.

Studies Spring 2025, available now at the link in bio.

Recently @irishtimes.com: "Fascinating essays [range] from the history of the Boundary Commission, to explorations of how the island might evolve in the coming decades. An important theme is the challenge what a move towards a united Ireland would require of voters in the Republic" shorturl.at/WuVSP

Following the death of Pope Francis, our weekly blog revisiting the Studies archives looks at Martin Maier SJ's 2019 article that interprets Laudato Si' and what it means for the future of human work. www.studiesirishreview.ie/2025/04/27/l... Image: Raffaele Esposito

This day last week: Minister Paschal Donohoe, Editor of Studies Dermot Roantree, and Studies board member Stephen Collins launching the spring edition commemorating the centenary of the Irish Boundary Commission and its impact on our shared island. Issue available now at www.studiesirishreview.ie

On Monday 31st March, Studies celebrated the launch of a special issue commemorating the centenary of the Irish Boundary Commission and its resounding impact both North and South. Full write-up on the event and the issue at the link. jesuit.ie/news/simple-...

Brilliant book by @jenniecstephens.bsky.social Powerful critique of how universities have become for-profit companies legitimising our unequal fossil fuel capitalist order. Provides radical but hopeful proposals. Must read for all university staff and policy makers. Will shock students