This is exciting - we are delighted that our colleague and Acting Head of Conservation & Preservation Dr John Gillis will be in Paris. In October we filled the Trinity Long Room Hub for a screening of #TreasureFromTheBog documentary, followed by a Q&A with John and TCD Histories Dr. Rachel Moss.

#TrinityBooksale Feb. 11-13th The 32nd annual Trinity Secondhand Booksale opens at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 11th February 2025 in the Exam Hall, Front Square, Trinity (admission €3.00).   The globally renowned auction of rare books will take place at 5.30pm. tcd.ie/sustainability…

There are still a few tickets left for our talk ‘A period of change for Howth Castle' with Daniel Eglington-Carey on Tues 21 Jan at 6pm. For more info igs.ie/events/lecture…

The deadline for abstracts for the 2025 EFACIS #Conference, "Attending to Ireland", has been extended! New Deadline: 7 February 2025. Please find the full Call for Papers at efacis.eu/sites/default/… #irishstudies #cfp

We're now accepting Burns Visiting Scholar applications for a semester or academic year in 2026-2028! Appointments available to established academics, writers, artists, journalists & notable public figures Application info is on our website: bc.edu/content/bc-web…

Our latest book available for review will surely be of interest to many of our members! 'Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Oral History' from Four Courts Press by Louise Ryan, Gráinne McPolin and Neha Doshi. Please email: [email protected]

We have been sharing a few insights into the project already but we are delighted that The Michael Davitt Papers project is underway as part of the The Library of Trinity College Dublin #VirtualTrinityLibrary initiative! #MichaelDavitt You can read more on the project here✨libguides.tcd.ie/blogs/news/the…

Announcing 2025 meeting of CAIS - Irish Studies! "Boundaries, Borders, and Frontiers in Irish Studies" June 11-13, Toronto York University+University of St. Michael's College. Deadline: February 28. Keynotes: Katy Hayward, Garrett Carr Queen's University Belfast 🎓 + Anna Teekell Christopher Newport University. CFP and more details in 🧵#irishstudies

Howard Grubb's optical works in Rathmines c 1876. This unassuming factory was for making large and advanced scientific telescopes, many of which are still in use around the world

40 years ago, what a line up. If this was on in Brixton tonight I’d get straight in the car and drive down 🧡 (Pic shared from Facebook)

Call extended for CFP WHAI Conference 2025

We are delighted to announce SSNCI: C19th Ireland Conference will be held at the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen on 19-21 June 2025. The conference theme is Universalism and Locality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland! See ssnci.org/annual-confere…

We're really excited to be launching our new Library & Archives digital archive blog series! Enjoy exploring The RDS digital collections here: digitalarchive.rds.ie/collections/

This evening! Dublin, 6:30pm. Free, but book here: booksupstairs.ie

Leeann Lane's new biography on Irish revolutionary Mary MacSwiney examines the MacSwiney family's lasting impact, from Terence's MacSwiney's death on hunger strike to political maneuvering during the Civil War. 🔗Preorder at ucdpress.ie or in bookshops nationwide.

The National Archives of Ireland has launched a new system for accessing the 1901 and 1911 census records, as well as earlier census fragments. Having now tested the new system, we outline the changes that have been introduced. #Genealogy Full article 👇 irishheritagenews.ie/new-system-for…

5,000 have signed since Friday There can be no further obfuscation on this Breast Density Reporting, a #WomensHealth issue is a cross-party issue Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais Verona Murphy #voteverona Malcolm Byrne 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Senator Fiona OLoughlin David Cullinane T.D. Alan Kelly TD Dominic Coyle

Don't forget to submit your abstract for our annual conference 'Universalism and Locality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland' Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies Deadline 17 March! For more see ssnci.org/annual-confere… #irishstudies

Our Michael wasn't much of a birthday person, we can see his contempt shown in his diary entry for his 42nd Birthday in 1888. 🎂🎉 Michael Davitt was born #OTD in Straide, County Mayo in 1846. doi.org/10.48495/8w32r… #VirtualTrinityLibrary #MichaelDavitt

🔍A new series from the Trinity Long Room Hub and Near FM shines a light on the city’s overlooked past — from asylums to prisons, and everything in between. Join us in-person from April 8th: tcd.ie/trinitylongroo… #HubMatters