Lovely day in Academy House. Thanks to all @yai.ie and @ria.ie for organising. Warm welcome to all our new members! Looking forward to working with you over the coming months.

Irish Exceptionalism Programme – SOFEIR conference – University of Strasbourg, 26-27 March 2026 – SOFEIR Here is the programme for the Irish Exceptionalism programme for the SOFEIR 2026 conference, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26 and 27 March.

Dear all,

I'm pleased to share the programme of this year's SOFEIR conference, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26 and 27 March.

www.sofeir.fr/irish-except...

If you want to discuss your postgraduate options in Early Irish at Maynooth University with Dr Niamh Wycherley @niamhwycherley.bsky.social or myself, come to our stand thos afternoon.

over the centuries. This podcast is an educational and engagement resource and 100% not-for-profit. Thanks to @maynoothuniversity.ie, @ceilteachomn.bsky.social & @researchireland.ie for support and thanks to all our guests for giving freely of their time and expertise. w/@tiagoovsilva.bsky.social

The Ulster Cycle with Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn

Latest episode of the podcast is a masterclass on the 'Ulster Cycle', Táin Bó Cuailgne & Irish literature from Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn @scs-dias.bsky.social. We learn how these stories can be valuable to the historian, their lasting relevance & how they've evolved 1/
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Read our letter today published in the Irish Times - regarding the announcement of the 12 members appointed to the National Science Advice Forum.

Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

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If you missed Monday’s seminar by Dr Paddy Gleeson on ‘Landscapes of kingship: governance, rule and territory in early Medieval Ireland’, there’s a recording at:

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Spent today with our University of Galway 'Intro to Excavation' students as we braved the wet start to the day to accept AMS' kind invitation to visit their current excavation on the Foynes-to-Limerick road project. A fascinating multiperiod site. Thanks to all at AMS!

University of Galway plans to end and replace arts course amid fall-off in interest ‘Urgent’ reform aims to meet changing needs of students as they seek ‘direct routes to employment’

Genuinely shocked to read about proposals at Galway (an amazing university with world-class humanities departments) to axe the broad-based arts degree. Really grim reading. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

The 2026 Archaeology Research Grant Scheme is now open until 25 March. Apply for around €5,000 in funding.

In 2025, RIA ARG grantee Kate Lavender-Duncan mapped and surveyed sites across the Burren, revealing a whole class of monuments missing from official records.

www.ria.ie/grants/archa...

Dublinia Spring Lecture Series 2026 From the Medieval period right up to the modern era, explore Ireland’s fascinating relationship with magic, belief and the sacred.

Free lunchtime lecture! I’ll be giving a talk at the Dublinia Museum next week on

‘𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’

Thursday 5th March, 1pm

Still a few tickets left on Eventbrite – all welcome!

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Hugely looking forward to hosting this one-day symposium on 'Medical Learning in the Medieval Gaelic World' as part of the @researchireland.ie LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie - join us @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social on Thursday 12th March!

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The RIA has an exciting lineup of free public lectures, panel discussions and cultural events you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re passionate about science, the humanities or Ireland’s heritage, there’s something on the calendar for everyone

Find out all the events at https://www.ria.ie/events/

Good news: after 390 years of manels, single-gender events are officially forbidden at Harvard.

Oh. Never mind. Single-gender events are fine as long as all participants are men and occur "accidentally".

Registration is now open for Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds, 1-2 May at University College Dublin, organised with @networknorse.bsky.social
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London International Palaeography School The London International Palaeography School is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies.

Do you or your students need to hone your skills for working with medieval manuscripts? We have in-person short courses for you in June. Book now to avoid disappointment! 👇 #MedievalSky #ManuscriptSky

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The roof timbers in Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)

The roof timbers in Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church Youghal which have been carbon dated to 1170. Likely built by shipwrights so essentially an upside down boat. www.patrickcomerford.com/2021/08/sain... #speirgorm

Great! Tell them to get on to me and I can fill them in on the background?

There's loads of (non invasive) archaeological investigation needed in Clonard, Co. Meath. If any archaeologist, esp. a student/ECR, is interested, please come talk to me about my @researchireland.ie history of medieval Clonard project & maybe apply for the grant below! @aidanosullivan.bsky.social?

Just finishing this episode and I recommend it as a comparison point to anyone who is thinking about borders, law, policy implementation, etc.

Thank you!

Really looking forward to this event! Beidh mé ag plé stair na Midhe agus Cluain Ioraid le linn na Méanaoise. Fáilte roimh chách

SFKS is glad to host the next Societas Celtologica Nordica symposium in Helsinki on 21-22.5.2026.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.

Looking forward to this conference on all things Celtic in Helsinki. See CfP - deadline end of February

A lovely job opportunity for an ECR, a temporary lecturing position but it has built in research time too. Come work with us in Maynooth for a year! #medievalsky You can email/message me if you've any questions & I can point you in the right direction.

An audio gift for Brigid Day 2026 if you want to hear recitations of Old Irish poems and a short prose piece about St Brigid in the original language (with a German accent 😅), done by myself, followed by English translations read by @niamhwycherley.bsky.social.
Thank you @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social!

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Our special bonus episode just dropped and I'm very happy to have been part of this recording with @davidstifter.bsky.social and @niamhwycherley.bsky.social.

If you ever wanted to listen to some early Irish poetry and prose being read out loud in their original, here's your chance!

Just saying that it's not an either/or question.