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Gráinne McEvoy

@grainnemcevoy.bsky.social
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Native of Newry | Interloper Hoosier | Assistant Director of Research Programs, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, Notre Dame | Historian of U.S. immigration

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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Lovely write up of the recent Flann O’Brien Conference, hosted by the Alley Theatre in collaboration with Derry City & Strabane District Council, Tourism NI, Strabane History Society, & @ndirishstudies.bsky.social. Congrats to all involved, especially Maebh Long and our own Brian Ó Conchubhair.
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Derry City & Strabane - Strabane success in promoting Vibrant Town in recent Conference
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Maebh Long @maebhlong.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Irish abroad and Irish diaspora: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is undertaking a consultation process to inform the Government’s new Diaspora Strategy. Fill in the survey below to ensure their new strategy meets diasporic needs and can adapt to evolving circumstances. #speirgorm
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Global Irish Survey: Consultation for Irish Diaspora Strategy | Ireland.ie
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is pleased to announce that it is undertaking an extensive consultation process to inform the Government’s new Diaspora Strategy.
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We're Hiring: The National Museum of Ireland is seeking a Curator of Contemporary Irish History 🕔 Deadline: Friday, 18 July 2025 at 17:00 📄 Learn more & apply: www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/... #JobFairy #museumjobs
We're Hiring: 
The National Museum of Ireland is seeking a Curator of Contemporary Irish History
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Mikelyn Rochford @mikelyn.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Belated, but what a good time the @flannobriensoc.bsky.social conference in Strabane was 🚲
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Maddalena Marinari, Ph. D. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Incredibly excited to share that the special issue on Citizenship and Migration that @migrantherstory.bsky.social and I coedited for the Journal of American and Ethnic History is out: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss.... The introduction we wrote is open access
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Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Very excited to see this book (supported by the @arinsproject.bsky.social, a joint initiative of @ndirishstudies.bsky.social and @ria.ie) coming to fruition. More here: shop.ria.ie/products/for...
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For and against a united Ireland - pre-sale - signed copy
This book will be available in October 2025 - pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication.    The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voter...
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Irish in Britain @irishinbritain.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Wonderful joyous evening at the Irish Embassy launching the 'Aunties in England' podcast Delighted to be part of the panel discussion alongside the brilliant author Catherine Dunne and Ashford Place's Renee Gallagher 🎙️You can listen to the podcast here👇 open.spotify.com/episode/09pJ...
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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
“How do we talk about our shared island when our media remains so divided?” Join Sarah Carey, Eamon Quinn, Amanda Ferguson, Sarah Creighton & Eoin Brannigan on July 9th for a powerful panel on media, borders & belonging. 🎟️ Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
As part of the Ulster Fleadh in Warrenpoint next month, I’ll be talking about Dirty Linen alongside Eoin McNamee, who’ll be talking about his great new autobiographical novel, The Bureau. It’s free in! ulsterfleadh.ie/events/local...
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Excellent opportunity here!
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
My chapter in “Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move” (out this month with @nyupress.bsky.social) looks at the “Returned Yank” in literary representations of Irish return migration. 1/4 @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Reason #485 why we love, love LOVE (and will always support) @realdollyparton.bsky.social’s Imagination Library.
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Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Delighted to share that the special issue of Irish University Review (IUR 55.1) that I co-edited with Dr Emma Radley — ‘Irish Studies: Beyond the Text’ — has now been published by Edinburgh University Press: www.euppublishing.com/toc/iur/55/1. Our thirteen essays (plus intro) follow! #IrishStudies
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Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - iur: Vol 55, No 1
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Delighted to be here at the @ulstermuseum.org in Belfast for New Histories of Irish Art and Modernism: A Conference in Honor of S.B. Kennedy. @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
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Mark Hennessy @markhennessy.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
One of the many fine works of the Irish poet, Paul Durcan, who passed away this weekend - few have ever written better on death
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
This blog post captures the focus and spirit of “Rituals of Migration” so well, and the tangible and intangible ways in which ways in which we experience migration, as individuals, families, and communities. Thanks again to @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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Hidetaka Hirota @hidehirota.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I'm so honored to contribute a chapter to "Rituals of Migration"! My chapter examines how the Irish poor became deportable upon entering public almshouses in the US and Britain in the 19th century. Admission into almshouses served as a ritual for forced exit from the country. @nyupress.bsky.social
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
This was such a personal joy to work on, with a wonderful bunch of colleagues, and two exceptional editors. I’m thrilled with the feedback we’re getting so far! @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Applications are open for the 2026 O’Donnell Fellowship in Irish Studies at St Mary's Newman Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. Information about the program and how to apply is in the link. The application deadline is Friday 11 July 2025. www.snac.unimelb.edu.au/odonnell-fel...
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O’Donnell Fellowship
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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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Ireland and America: 250th Anniversary Perspectives
An event hosted by The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 02/05/2025
Applications are invited for the position of Programme Manager (Publications) based at the Royal Irish Academy. Closing date: 23 May 2025 www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-pr… #JobFairy #DublinJobs #JobsIreland
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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Literally, no food … www.wfp.org/news/wfp-run...
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WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza as border crossings remain closed | World Food Programme
GAZA, Palestine – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has depleted all its food stocks for families in Gaza.
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Take time to read this excellent piece (and other coverage) by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social on the world’s largest humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in Sudan, the refugees he met in Chad, and the “glitch in western empathy.” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Patrick Freyne: Returning home from Chad, I feel there’s a glitch in western empathy
The Sudan war is the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster, but it seems our human compassion is taken up by other conflicts
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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Tomorrow, Irish Studies & AADS will host a panel discussion on race in Ireland with Emma Dabiri (broadcaster and writer), Kim DaCosta (NYU), Chanté Mouton Kinyon (Notre Dame University), Victor Augusto da Cruz Pacheco (University of São Paulo), and Lorelle Semley (Boston College)
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EFACIS @efacis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join us for the EFACIS Book Club tomorrow! We will be discussing Clair Wills' Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets (2024). More info on how to join at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...
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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
There’s a city of 237,000 refugees on the Chadian/sudanese border in Adre. The Sudan war is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world right now. 150,000 dead and 12 million displaced. Chris Maddaloni and I spent a week in refugee camps in east Chad. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps
An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Mad...
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Pauric Dempsey @pauricdempsey.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
check out Episode four of the #ARINS My Identity podcast which is now available! Listen to Professor Colin Graham in conversation with Lata Sharma: 🎙️ bit.ly/4jaOAFT arinsproject.com @RIAdawson @NDIrishStudies
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My Identity: an ARINS podcast · Episode
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Apply to join us at Notre Dame!
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Aine Doran @ainedoran.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
🚨Are you working on Irish Migration or Demography research?🚨 We're hosting a virtual @cephie.bsky.social workshop on May 23rd Full details of the CfP is below. Work from early career researchers is particularly welcome! Please share with anyone who may be interested
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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🚨FT Permanent Job 🚨 My department is hiring a lecturer (B/B) in 18th-c. Irish history, with the desire for someone whose research and teaching pertains to the Irish 'long eighteenth century (1690-1830)...and broader international, political and intellectual context of the period.' 🗃️
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International Yeats Society @intyeatssociety.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
CALL FOR PAPERS – The International Yeats Society is now accepting submissions for its upcoming 2025 conference in Dublin. For full details and submission guidelines, please visit: www.tcd.ie/english/rese... #CallForPapers #Yeats #TrinityCollege #Dublin
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Kelly E. Sullivan @real-immirage.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Looking forward to talking with Seán Hewitt tomorrow afternoon about his gorgeous debut novel, "Open, Heaven." If you are in the NYC area, please join!
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Fantastic opportunity here, and you won’t find many mentors more committed and supportive then @sophcocooper.bsky.social
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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Register below for a special in-person discussion @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 14 May on writing the history of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Panel includes Michael Kennedy, Lord Bew, Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, Huw Bennett and Patrick Salmon. www.history.ac.uk/events/eisen...
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The Eisenberg Family Lecture in Public History 2025: Writing the History of the Troubles
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Satan’s Niece @krissychula.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
This is high art
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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The latest #ARINS podcast is now available! Listen to Mark Durkan and Rory Montgomery discuss Mark’s political career and Graham Spencer’s recent, The SDLP, Politics and Peace. 🎙️Spotify: spoti.fi/4i1YtVi 🎙️Soundcloud: bit.ly/4j1jTTQ arinsproject.com @ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Upcoming symposium, 25th April, on Contemporary Irish History. www.eventbrite.ie/e/new-direct...
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New Directions in Contemporary Irish History
A symposium to showcase and discuss new approaches to 'recent' histories of Ireland.
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Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Our M.A. in Irish and Irish-American Studies offers students a broad, interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes new approaches to the field. Interested in learning more? Join us for a hybrid M.A. Open House on April 10. Register: bit.ly/GIHOpenHouse...
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
//John McGahern Annual Book Prize// Submissions are now open! We are looking for the best debut work of fiction - either novel or collection of short stories - by an Irish writer published in 2025. Deadline: 12 December 2025 ℹ️ and submission forms: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie... #booksky
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John McGahern Book Prize | The John McGahern Annual Book prize | Institute of Irish Studies | University of Liverpool facebookyoutubeThe Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUn...
The John McGahern Annual Book prize of £5,000 is for the best debut work of fiction - either novel or collection of short stories - by an Irish writer or writer resident in Ireland for more than 5 yea...
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Congrats to Robert O’Sullivan, currently a postdoctoral research fellow with us @ndirishstudies.bsky.social, on the publication of his latest article. More below…
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Gráinne McEvoy @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Excellent opportunity for an early career scholar of Irish literature: the W.B. Yeats Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Literature. Based in Notre Dame’s English Department and @ndirishstudies.bsky.social Closes April 15. Come join us in South Bend! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML961/t...
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The W.B. Yeats Postdoctoral Fellow in Irish Literature (USA) at University of Notre Dame
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a The W.B. Yeats Postdoctoral Fellow in Irish Literature (USA) on jobs.ac.uk!
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Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Congrats to our faculty fellow Chante Mouton Kinyon on being named a fellow of the Stuart Hall Foundation! She is an assistant professor of English at Notre Dame who investigates African American, Irish, and Caribbean literature and culture from the end of the 19th century to the present.
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Chanté Mouton Kinyon - Stuart Hall Foundation
Chanté Mouton Kinyon is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. A scholar of transatlanticism and race, Mouton Kinyon investigates African American, Irish, and Caribbean litera...
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Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ndirishstudies.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Poet and novelist Nick Laird, chair of creative writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast, will deliver the 2025 Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture on Monday, March 24. Reception to follow. ▶️ go.nd.edu/nicklaird @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The new #ARINS seminar series launches this Thursday 20 March. Dr Philip McGuinness, 'Communal nip and tuck: unionism and nationalism in recent elections' Book now: bit.ly/42uaCy7 @ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: how we made the list and what it says about the state of Irish fiction www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: how we made the list and what it says about the state of Irish fiction
The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts to select the best Irish books of the years 2000-2025. Here’s how we did it
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