The National Women's Council (NWC) launched a new report authored by Professor Pauline Cullen @ppcull examining how women's political representation in Ireland has shaped key policies on reproductive rights and gender-based violence. 🔗Read more here @maynoothUniversity

Departmental seminar series 2025/26. Dr Tisha Dejmanee, senior lecturer in Digital and Social Media at University of Technology Sydney, presents “Curating Asian Australian Identities on Social Media.” Thu 13 Nov | 3–5 pm | Room 2.27, 2nd Floor, TSI Building. @MUSSI

Dr. Maria Waclawik, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Sociology Department, delivered the opening seminar of the 2025/26 Research Seminar Series on October 23, titled “Silence as Memory, Silence as Myth: Interpreting Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Wartime Narratives.” Maynooth University

Roisin Freeney, from Department of Sociology, joined the panel at the Leeds International Festival of Ideas for "Can Mums Have It All?" — a candid conversation on the realities of modern motherhood. Find more here.

Professor Rebecca King O'Riain featured on RTÉ Radio 1 Liveline last Friday, 17 October, to discuss K-pop Demon Hunters. This animated film blends K-pop culture (including Korean pop music, idol aesthetics, and fan culture) with elements of supernatural fantasy and action-adventure. RTÉ Radio 1, MU

Departmental seminar series 2025/26. Dr. Maria Waclawik (Maynooth Sociology & SSI) presents “Silence as Memory, Silence as Myth: Interpreting Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Wartime Narratives.” Thu 23 Oct | 3–5pm | Room 2.27, 2nd Floor, TSI @musociology.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social

Here’s the history of Sociology Department — in just one minute! From humble beginnings to becoming a vibrant hub of ideas, Sociology Department has come a long way!

Professor Pauline Cullen presents her forthcoming book "Pathways to Political Candidacy for Minoritized Women in Ireland: From Exclusion to Inclusion" at the SPIRe Seminar Series on 15 October at 12:05 in the SPIRe Boardroom (F301, Newman). Participants can join in person or via Zoom link here.

Professor Pauline Cullen will deliver the keynote “Gendering Health Care in Challenging Times: Politics, Social Practice and Equality” at the Irish Nurses and Midwifery Organisation Inclusion Health Section Conference, October 21, at The Richmond Education and Event Centre. Full conference programme

Departmental seminar series 2025/26. Dr. Maria Waclawik (Maynooth Sociology & SSI) presents “Silence as Memory, Silence as Myth: Interpreting Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Wartime Narratives.” Thu 23 Oct | 3–5pm | Room 2.27, 2nd Floor, TSI @musociology.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social