EFACIS

Join us online for a discussion on Colm Tóibín's House of Names (2017). This EFACIS Book Club session will be introduced by Madalina Armie (University of Almería). Send an email to efaciscoord@efacis.eu if you want to join the discussion.

Are you an early career researcher in Irish Studies? Share your ideas and thoughts with the EFACIS PhD Representatives at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac... @aedei.bsky.social @sofeir.bsky.social @bairishstudies.bsky.social

We have another Spirited Ireland event coming up next week! Kaleidoscope 3 contributor William Wall is visiting the University of Pavia on Wednesday 28 October. The event is open to all! www.unipv.news/eventi/and-s... #cultur2026 @deptcultureirl.bsky.social

Writer and Kaleidoscope 3 contributor David Park is visiting Caen and Rennes in November! More info: eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/me... www.brouillondeculture.fr/agenda-20559... sites-recherche.univ-rennes2.fr/ace/evenemen... #cultur2026 @deptcultureirl.bsky.social

Come and see the moving dark comedy 'The Dead House', written and performed by Martin Beanz Warde, at the Irish College Leuven on Thursday 5 November! Info and tickets at ghum.kuleuven.be/lcis/news-ev... Read more about the play here: www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag... #cultur2026

The call for papers for the 8th International Postgraduate Conference in Irish Studies, which will take place from 17 to 18 September 2027 at Charles University in Prague, is now open! Find the full call for papers on the Conference website! irishpostgradprague.ff.cuni.cz/call-for-pap...

CFP: Michael Longley Conference at QUB, 9-12 June 2027 www.seamusheaneycentre.com/Events/Confe...

We have some exciting events linked to the EFACIS Kaleidoscope 3 project coming up in Leuven and Brussels! More information via the QR codes in the posters or at ghum.kuleuven.be/lcis #cultur2026 @deptcultureirl.bsky.social

RISE 9.2, our third non-themed issue, is out now! risejournal.eu/index.php/ri... More articles will be added in the coming 12 months.

Irish musician Robert Harvey is performing with Martin Jankovec in Prague on 21/10 and in Bratislava on 22/10 as part of the EFACIS 'Performing Ireland' project and the Irish Presidency Cultural Programme! @deptcultureirl.bsky.social www.kampushybernska.cz/program/robe... #cultur2026

Kaleidoscope 3 - Call for Contributions In a third step in the Kaleidoscope III project, we are extending the invitation to contribute to a wider academic audience. Read all about it in the full call for contributions! kaleidoscope3.eu/content/call...

If you happen to be in Brussels in October, I'll be facilitating a masterclass workshop on writing memorable characters as part of my Passaporta residency. There are only a few places left so snap them up quick. Info below. www.passaporta.be/en/calendar/...

The EFACIS Book Club is gathering again on zoom on 13 October at 8pm CET to discuss a selection of short stories by Lucy Caldwell! This session will be led by Hedwig Schwall (KU Leuven). Please send an email to efaciscoord@efacis.eu if you want to join this Book Club session!

Last week, we enjoyed a wonderful PhD seminar in Irish Studies organised by the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies at the Irish College in Leuven. Thank you to all the students, organisers, workshop leaders and plenary speakers for making it such an interesting week!

IASIL 2027 CFP now live! Children of the Nation 28 June – 2 July 2027 University of Otago, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Aotearoa New Zealand #IrishStudies #AcademicSky #SpeirGorm Share widely! www.iasil.org/conference-2...

#IrishStudies scholars! The organizing committee for the joint Mid-Atlantic and New England regional ACIS at Seton Hall (Nov 6-7, 2026) has just announced that the deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until 15 September! #ACIS docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Irish Studies Assistant Prof post available at @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/191724

We will be sending out an EFACIS newsletter in September. If you would like to include your Irish Studies news, please email efaciscoord@efacis.eu before the end of next week!

A reminder that the final deadline for proposals for our 2026 conference at the University of St Thomas at Houston, Texas, is just ten days away - on August 30th. For more information, visit our website at the link below: internationalyeatssociety.org/category/con...

For the last itinerary of the EFACIS 2025-2026 Irish Itinerary, writer Claire Lynch visited the Universities of Saarbrücken, Wuppertal, Stuttgart and Tübingen. Thanks to all organisers and our sponsor Culture Ireland for these wonderful events!

Deadline is tomorrow!

Deadline for applications for the 2026-2027 Irish Itinerary is 15 July!

Writers Emilie Pine and Nuala O'Connor were guest speakers at the 25th AEDEI Conference as part of the EFACIS Irish Itinerary. Thank you to the organisers and to our sponsor, Culture Ireland, for making this possible!

We hope to see you there! Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Don't forget to register for the PhD writing session and lunch break this Friday!

Irish Studies in Europe Vol. XII, Great Irish Novels of the Twenty-First Century, edited by Sarah Joy Link and Katharina Rennhak, is out now! Find more information at www.wvttrier.de/en/p/great-i.... The volume is available for EFACIS members at www.efacis.eu/ise-volumes.

Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for a focused writing session and a chat on Friday 3 July, from 10 am CET onwards. Register via us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

EFACIS Centres of Irish Studies can still send in their applications for the 2026-2027 Irish Itinerary! Second deadline for applications is 15 July 2026! Find all information in the full call for applications: www.efacis.eu/sites/defaul...

Kaleidoscope III - call for contributions We are extending the invitation to contribute to Kaleidoscope III to a wider academic audience. Check out the Call for contributions to see how you and your students can participate in this exciting project! www.efacis.eu/sites/defaul...

On 5 June, we officially launched Kaleidoscope 3 at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Belfast! Project director Hedwig Schwall was joined by contributing authors Lucy Caldwell and Jan Carson, and associated academics and writers Ger Moane (UCD) and Gladys Ganiel (QUB). kaleidoscope3.efacis.eu

The first Alps-Adriatic Itinerary with playwright Marina Carr was a succes. What a great addition to our EFACIS Irish Itinerary! Thank you to all local organisers and to our sponsor Culture Ireland for making this happen. First picture by Dean Miculinić, second picture by Katarina Dimitrijević.

We will be electing (a) new PhD Representative(s) on 28 August. More information on how to vote will follow. PhD students interested in becoming an EFACIS PhD representative can contact the EFACIS coordinator. More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...

We are nearing the end of the 2025-2026 EFACIS Irish Itinerary! Next week, Claire Lynch will travel to the universities of Saarbrücken, Wuppertal, Stuttgart and Tübingen to talk about her work. Check out the upcoming events at www.efacis.eu/itinerary-ev...

A new EFACIS newsletter is soon coming your way. If you would like to include your Irish Studies news, please email efaciscoord@efacis.eu before the end of this week!

See you at 10 am for some focused writing time and a chat!

Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for another focused writing session and a chat this Friday! They will also talk a little bit about their role and answer questions. Don't miss out on this if you are interested in becoming our next PhD Representative! Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

EFACIS Centres for Irish Studies can still send in applications for the 2026-2027 EFACIS Irish Itinerary! The new deadline is 15 July 2026. Find more information at www.efacis.eu/content/welc... or in the full call for applications (www.efacis.eu/sites/defaul...)

New Kaleidoscope III publications! In a second step, academics and representatives of different institutions add their voices on the topic of faith, spirituality and art. Discover the first essays by Tom Inglis, Siobhán Garrigan, Ger Moane and Gladys Ganiel at kaleidoscope3.efacis.eu/reflections

Join the EFACIS PhD Representatives for another focused writing session and a chat this Friday! They will also talk a little bit about their role and answer questions. Don't miss out on this if you are interested in becoming our next PhD Representative! Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Applications for a new, 2 year postdoctoral position are now open! Please share widely. The Eamon Cleary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Studies, based at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand, is open to Ph.D. graduates in any area of Irish studies.

Head over to kaleidoscope3.efacis.eu/publications to read the fantastic new texts by Amy Abdullah Barry, Danny Denton, Aifric Mac Aodha, Lisa McInerney and Louise Nealon! This concludes part one of the Kaleidoscope III project. Stay tuned for more!

I am super excited to share the second episode of our new podcast, Living Culture, Making Heritage, which I co-host with @scopeland.bsky.social This episode delves into Irish natural and cultural heritage with Michele Horrigan. I hope you enjoy! www.diggitmagazine.com/index.php/st...

Have you seen the latest addition to the Kaleidoscope 3 website? With this drawing, artist Rita Duffy shares her perspective on Faith, Spirituality and Art at kaleidoscope3.efacis.eu

The call for the 2026-2027 LCIS visiting fellows scheme is still open! Read all about it at ghum.kuleuven.be/lcis/lcisvis... ! The deadline for the autumn residency has been extended to 1 August 2026. You can find the full call at ghum.kuleuven.be/lcis/files/v...

The Irish Itinerary Podcast is back for a new season! The first episode features Wendy Erskine who discusses her novel The Benefactors and talks about the recurring themes in her work, such as family dynamics and the transformative potential of chance encounters. www.efacis.eu/podcast

Check out our wonderful conference schedule and join us for 'Intimacies in Nineteenth Century Ireland'! It promises to provide exciting new perspectives on old and new themes! @l19cmanmet.bsky.social @irishunireview.bsky.social @iaphistorians.bsky.social @efacis.bsky.social