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Fiona Tyrrell retweeted
Join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Nicola Carr, 'Doing Time: rationalities, practices, and experiences of punishment!
Date: Wed, 03 December 2025
Time: 18.15 - 19.15pm
Location: Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.
👉 More info and Tickets: tcd.ie/ahss/
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Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Power as the new Director of the organisation.
Read more on our website at poetryireland.ie/news/poetry….
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A Syrian-Irish writer has described the possibility of returning home to Damascus as “a dream coming true”. Suad Aldarra left Syria in 2012 with just two bags, and has since built a life for herself in Dublin where she wrote a memoir, 'I Don't Want to Talk About Home'. #Syria
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We are so delighted to share that Minister
@cathmartingreen has announced artist Isabel Nolan
with Georgina Jackson and The Douglas Hyde as curator as the Irish representation at 61st @la_Biennale in 2026!
Read more here: thedouglashyde.ie/ireland-at…
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Warm congratulations to Suad Aldarra who has won the 2024 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for her her memoir 'I Don’t Want to Talk About Home'. 📚📚📚
Read more here: tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
ALT Suad Aldarra at the award ceremony
Fiona Tyrrell retweeted
As Prof. Gail McElroy's five-year term as Dean of FAHSS ends, we extend our gratitude for her exceptional leadership and dedication. Her vision and commitment have driven our growth and success, leading to remarkable milestones benefiting both staff and students. @tcddublin
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A big thank you to Gail McElroy who finishes her five-year term as Dean of our Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
Gail is Professor in Political Science and her expert opinion will be in high demand during this Year of Elections!
ALT Linda Doyle on the left standing alongside Gail McElroy. In the background, portraits hanging on wall.
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Congratulations to Patrick James Errington on winning this year’s #PollardPoetryPrize! 👏
Selection Committee Chair, Eoin McNamee, gave the citation and I loved his quote: ‘You can speed read prose, but you can’t speed read poetry.’
Warm congratulations to Patrick James Errington who has been announced as the winner of the 2024 #PollardPoetryPrize for his debut poetry collection ‘the swailing’.
Read more: tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
ALT Photo of Patrick James Errington holding his book.
Fiona Tyrrell retweeted
We are thrilled to share that our students have been nominated for and received awards at the 24th National Student Media (Smedia) Awards! Trinity College Dublin's Emma Whitney has been named Journalist of the Year. Congratulations to all nominees and awardees! #Awards #student
ALT Emma Whitney Journalist of the Year
ALT Emma Whitney Journalist of the Year and Kate Henshaw
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How AI and ChatGPT are bringing the voices of forgotten Irishwomen in history to life irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/…
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How the dung queen of Dublin was swept from history theguardian.com/world/2024/a…
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‘I thought we could have fun by turning one of the landmark images on its head, filling it with women’ irishtimes.com/culture/art/2… via @IrishTimesCultr
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The scale and ambition of this was quite something… but it was also fun too. Congrats to all involved in this project @tcddublin and thanks for having me along to film it
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The 1990s were a time of quiet revolution. A group of women fought for equal pay and pension rights in Trinity – and won.
Hear their story: tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024
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How do I stop micromanaging?
Philosopher @FarbodAkhlaghiG and psychologist Vlad Glaveanu @DCUPsychology offer me some advice.
Speaking of advice, if you're a fan of philosophy... the @tcddublin 2024 philosophy public lecture series starts Feb 8th irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/…
Well deserved win for @paullynchwriter.
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2023 is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.
Huge congratulations to @paullynchwriter. 🎉
Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-book…
Fiona Tyrrell retweeted
"Giles Packham @gilertone talks about working as a Screen Composer". Tomorrow, 22 November, 11am, Boydell Recital Room, House 5 @tcddublin. All Welcome!
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And a footnote for Berkeley fans... What did 'Ireland's greatest philosopher' actually think. From the archives with David Berman.
Thanks to everyone who has read or engaged with columns over the years. You're the best audience a hack could hope for! 4/4
irishtimes.com/culture/does-…
"Do you believe in the #paranormal?"👽👻
"I figured you might ask me this one!"🧐
Great interview by @NicoleBasaraba on her research into #DarkTourism & the rise of #YouTube #paranormal investigations
🎧 Full interview: rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
@TLRHub @TCDsllcs @DigitalHumanTCD
Do you believe in ghosts? 👻🎃
@NicoleBasaraba, Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities at Trinity has been studying the rise of Paranormal Investigation teams online, and spoke to Cormac and Sarah on @drivetimerte.
Stay tuned to the end for Cormac's best evil laugh😂
Fiona Tyrrell retweeted
The first ever Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival takes place in the Long Room Hub this week!
Take a look at the incredible line-up of speakers 👉 tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/wh…
#TcdAHFest #TrinityResearch
ALT Photo of the ‘Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival’ sign which is on the railings of the steps up to the Long Room Hub building.
ALT Two people sitting on purple chairs. They are both holding microphones and one is speaking to an audience in front of them.