The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted once again to be taking part in the Dublin Festival of History, with a public lecture What did the Normans ever do for us? This lecture will explore prima...

The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) is seeking two Conference Managers to oversee the planning and running of its 72nd Annual Conference. This is its third to be hosted entirely…

Join us for the annual conference of the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland.

This article examines the emigration of children from Belfast workhouse in the opening years of the twentieth century. Belfast, a thriving industrial city at the heart of empire and itself a produc...

The Duncan Tanner Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship amongst postgraduate research students in Britain and abroad. Entrants submit an article manuscript.

The death has occurred of James (Jim) Quinn of Cabra, Dublin Ireland, on 08/08/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

From Georgian Dublin to the 20th century, the headquarters on Merrion Square boasts a staggering collection of photographs and drawings

Other lives: Historian who produced groundbreaking research on Irish Catholic and Protestant immigration, and labour history

Almost 200,000 historical records have been released online by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland.

On 19th May, the staff and students of St. Patrick’s College in Carlow, along with the wider community, were devastated to hear of the planned closure of Carlow College. While the merger with SETU had...

Explore the Sport History Symposium at TU Dublin, a free event bringing together experts, athletes and historians to examine Dublin’s rich sporting heritage.

From Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt, Bad Bridgets follows two Irish sisters who make a treacherous journey to America and cause mayhem in New York

Saturday opening hours: January to December 2026 Friday, 19 December 2025 The NLI’s reading rooms and ticket office will open to readers from 9:30-13:00 on the following Saturdays: Saturday Openings 2026 January 10th & 24th February 7th & 21st March 7th & 21st April 11th & 25th May 9th & 23rd June 6…

Locating Loss: Histories of Infertility in Landscapes and Spaces conference, University of Limerick on 27 May 2026.<br /> <br /> The aim of the Locating Loss project is to explore the spaces…

Even for those familiar with bleak times, this has been a particularly bad few weeks in UK higher education. Confirmed job losses at the University of Essex were followed by further bad news from Hert...

19 May 2026. Elizabeth Malcolm died peacefully in Melbourne following a long illness aged 77. Elizabeth was the inaugural Gerry Higgins professor of Irish Studies at the University of Melbourne. Sh…

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The School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Late Medieval / Early Modern History (1400-1700). This is a 1.0 FTE indefinite appointment to start on 1 August...

Education Minister Paul Givan has today announced the roll out of system aware generative AI tools, alongside training and guidance to support their safe and effective use by teachers.

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