The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool joins with the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies (Notre Dame) to launch Transatlantic Conversations. The Zoom webinar three-part series is dedicated to the Next Generation of the Irish Peace Process.
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union raised concerns that a hard border would be implemented … [Read more...] about Transatlantic Conversations
The U.S. Role in Renewing
the Peace Process
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Transatlantic Conversations
The Irish Woman Whose Weather Forecast Influenced D-Day Scheduling
Eoin O'Hagan
IA Newsletter June 16, 2021
IA Newsletter June 16, 2021
On June 3, 1944, Maureen Flavin turned 21, on the same day she also changed the course of history with the meteorological information she recorded while working as a post office assistant. During World War II, Maureen, who hails from Knockanure, County Kerry was working overnight in Blacksod, County Mayo, when she completed one of her daily tasks at 1:00, am, examining the air … [Read more...] about The Irish Woman Whose Weather Forecast Influenced D-Day Scheduling
Ghosting
Showing June 22 - July 4, 2021 A Theatre Royal, Waterford and Throwin Shapes Production Written by Jamie Beamish & Anne O’Riordan Directed for streaming by Jamie BeamishOriginally directed for the stage by Aidan Kelly Starring Anne O’Riordan GHOSTING: noun; The practice of ending a personal relationship with somebody by suddenly, … [Read more...] about Ghosting
Lost Footage of the Deadline Artists: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill
By Pat Fenton
It was January 22 of 2019 and I was standing in this large room at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. The room overlooked Columbus Circle. There was a cocktail party going on and as I looked around at the guests coming in I could see all these faces that I usually only see on television, or in their words as by-lines on the pages of New York’s newspapers. Some of them … [Read more...] about Lost Footage of the Deadline Artists: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill
James Joyce Celebrated in Buffalo, NY
Downtown Buffalo's latest mural – a 36-foot-tall homage to renowned Irish author and poet, James Joyce. The University at Buffalo Libraries, home to world’s largest collection of James Joyce materials, celebrated Bloomsday, with the creation of Buffalo’s newest mural, a 36-foot-tall, vibrant artwork of Irish writer of world renown, James Joyce. The unveiling on June … [Read more...] about James Joyce Celebrated in Buffalo, NY