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The Future of Creativity
Recorded October 6th, 2026. What does the future hold for creativity in a rapidly changing world? To mark the presentation of the Trinity European Laureate Award to Cartoon Saloon, the Trinity Long Room Hub …
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Recorded October 6th, 2026. What does the future hold for creativity in a rapidly changing world? To mark the presentation of the Trinity European Laureate Award to Cartoon Saloon, the Trinity Long Room Hub will host a major discussion exploring the future of art and creative culture. The event celebrates a studio whose distinctive storytelling has brought Irish history, culture, folklore and artistic traditions to audiences around the world, while also examining why creativity matters and how we can support it in the years ahead. The panel discussion will feature: Maura McGrath, Chair of the Arts Council of Ireland Annie Fletcher, Director of IMMA Naoise Nunn, Cultural Producer and Festival Director Ronan McCabe, CEO of Animation Ireland Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubHumanitarianism at Zero Hour: Irish-American and Catholic Relief Services during and after World War II
Recorded October 7th 2026. A lecture by Prof Patrick j. Houlihan organised by the Loyola Institute, School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies. Patrick J. Houlihan is Associate Professor in History here in …
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Recorded October 7th 2026. A lecture by Prof Patrick j. Houlihan organised by the Loyola Institute, School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies. Patrick J. Houlihan is Associate Professor in History here in Trinity College. His most recent book is Religious Humanitarianism during the World Wars, 1914-1945: Between Atheism and Messianism (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubBeyond the End - Episode 5. Apocalypse and Revolution: The End in Contemporary Italian Literature
What if imagining the end of the world were also a way of imagining a new one? In this episode, Doctor Irene Barbotti speaks with Dr Rebecca Walker about the revolutionary and creative power of the idea of …
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What if imagining the end of the world were also a way of imagining a new one? In this episode, Doctor Irene Barbotti speaks with Dr Rebecca Walker about the revolutionary and creative power of the idea of “apocalypse”, from early Christianity to contemporary Italian culture. The “end” can mean the end of the world, but also of a way of life, a political system, or a particular understanding of ourselves. Moving between Mark 13 and the Book of Revelation, the radical Christian movement of the Circumcellions, Ernst Bloch’s Atheism in Christianity, and the writings of Elsa Morante and Michela Murgia, the conversation asks how communism and feminism relate to biblical eschatology, whether we need new words to talk about revolution, and what a “queer apocalypse” might look like. Bio of the Host: Doctor Irene Barbotti is a Research Fellow at the University of Milan. She completed her PhD in Religious Studies at Trinity College Dublin in 2026, where she worked on the relation between Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. She has been an Early Career Research Fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub. Her current research focuses on female representations of Christology. Since 2023 she has chaired a research unit on Eschatology at the European Association of Biblical Studies. Bio of the Guest: Dr Rebecca Walker is Stipendiary Lecturer in Italian at Oriel College, Oxford. She completed her PhD at the University of St Andrews and held postdoctoral positions at St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Italian literature and culture, particularly women’s life-writing and the relationship between self-formation and narrative. She is the author of The Sense of Fracture in Goliarda Sapienza and Elena Ferrante (Legenda, 2025), is co-editing a special issue of Italian Studies on Michela Murgia, and is currently working on how writers such as Grazia Deledda, Natalia Ginzburg, and Elsa Morante have grappled with the “God question” in their work. Supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub and funded by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Funding Scheme. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubBeyond the End - Episode 4. Modern Religious Movements and the End Times: The Plymouth Brethren
In this episode of Beyond the End, Simon Brummer and Dr Tim Grass explore a religious movement shaped by apocalyptic expectations and the belief in the imminent return of Jesus: the Brethren, also known as the …
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In this episode of Beyond the End, Simon Brummer and Dr Tim Grass explore a religious movement shaped by apocalyptic expectations and the belief in the imminent return of Jesus: the Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren. Together with Doctor Grass, a historian of religion, Simon traces the movement’s origins in Dublin around two hundred years ago and explores how it developed and spread around the world. The Brethren’s beliefs about the end times have had a lasting influence on Christian thought, particularly within evangelical circles and beyond. The episode examines the origins and development of the movement, its distinctive end-time beliefs, and its wider religious and historical impact. Bio of the Host: Simon Brummer is a PhD student in Religious Studies at Trinity College Dublin. His research explores the Gospel of Luke through the lens of how people think, feel, and make sense of the world. Drawing on the Cognitive Science of Religion and related fields, he examines how these processes can help us understand how ancient religious narratives construct meaning, shape perceptions, and negotiate questions of identity and belonging. He is also interested in the cognitive and psychological dimensions of eschatology and end-time beliefs. Bio of the Guest: Dr Tim Grass is a historian and theologian, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and currently a Visiting Scholar at Queen’s University Belfast. His research focuses on church history and the Brethren traditions, on which he has published extensively. His recent publications include Brethren: A Brief Introduction (2025) and Brethren at 200: A Bicentenary Conference, which he edited following a conference held in Dublin and Belfast in the summer of 2025. Supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub and funded by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Funding Scheme. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubBeyond the End - Episode 3. Liminal Lives: Eschatology and Early Christian Women
What happens to gender in the end times? This episode explores how early Christian communities imagined transformed bodies, blurred social boundaries, and redefined gender roles in light of eschatological …
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What happens to gender in the end times? This episode explores how early Christian communities imagined transformed bodies, blurred social boundaries, and redefined gender roles in light of eschatological expectation. Hairuo Wang and Dr Priscilla Buongiorno examine literary and visual portrayals of holy women, especially saints and martyrs, who abandon socially prescribed markers of femininity such as clothing, hair, bodily adornment, and household roles. The episode asks what these depictions reveal about early Christian visions of gender transformation, and how they helped shape later Western ideals and anxieties of womanhood. Bio of the Host: Hairuo (Haru) Wang is a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies. Her research explores how New Testament characters were reimagined in early Christian writings. She is also interested in feminist interpretations of the New Testament and early Christian literature in the cultural milieu of late antique Syria. Away from her books, Haru is an avid rider who believes the happiest place in the world is on horseback. Bio of the Guest: Dr Priscilla Buongiorno received her PhD from the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. Her research investigates the roles of women in the early Christian community in Rome, with particular attention to iconographic evidence as a privileged medium of inquiry. Focusing especially on visual documents produced in Roman workshops, her work examines funerary art as a key source for understanding the social organization of early Christian communities and the visual expression of shared identity in the third and fourth centuries CE. She is currently working on early Christian texts to identify literary “types” of women and to compare them with their visual representations, exploring the discrepancies between literature and iconography as a means of reconstructing otherwise missing histories of early Christian women. Supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub and funded by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Funding Scheme. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubBeyond the End - Episode 2. Prayer as Warfare: Cosmic Conflict in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
Can prayer be a form of warfare? In this episode, Maicol Cortés and Professor Benjamin Wold explore how ancient Jewish and early Christian texts imagined prayer as active participation in divine conflict …
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Can prayer be a form of warfare? In this episode, Maicol Cortés and Professor Benjamin Wold explore how ancient Jewish and early Christian texts imagined prayer as active participation in divine conflict. Drawing on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Revelation, and the Letter to the Ephesians, they discuss prayer as an embodied practice of co-agency, where human beings become participants in cosmic battles between divine and opposing powers. Bio of the Host: Maicol Cortés is a final-year PhD researcher at Trinity College Dublin, under the supervision of Professor Ben Wold. His research focuses on ancient Judaism and early Christianity, particularly the role of liturgy, prayer, and ritual sound in eschatological conflict. His doctoral thesis offers a comparative study of the Qumran War Scroll (1QM) and the Book of Revelation, examining how liturgical practices shape religious identity, organise participation, and contribute to the understanding of the final conflict between good and evil. Bio of the Guest: Ben Wold is Professor in Ancient Judaism and Christianity at Trinity College Dublin. He specialises in the late Second Temple period, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls. His interests include nascent Christianity and the shared cultural histories of diverse religious traditions in the first centuries. About this series: Beyond the End is a podcast series by four PhD researchers in Religious Studies at Trinity College Dublin exploring how beliefs about the end of the world have shaped human imagination, religious traditions, and social life from antiquity to the present. Rooted in the study of ancient Jewish and early Christian eschatology, the series traces how apocalyptic ideas emerged as responses to crisis, injustice, and political upheaval, while also offering visions of renewal, transformation, and hope. Bringing together perspectives from religious studies, history, sociology, philosophy, literature, and gender studies, the podcast examines how “end-time” expectations continue to influence contemporary culture, politics, and identity. Through conversations with leading scholars, Beyond the End invites listeners to reflect on why the idea of “the end” remains such a powerful lens for understanding both the past and the present. Supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub and funded by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Funding Scheme. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubBeyond the End - Episode 1: Meet the Hosts, Meet the End
In this opening episode, Irene Barbotti, Hairuo Wang, Maicol Cortés, and Simon Brummer introduce themselves, their research, and the questions that brought them to the study of the end of the world. Coming from …
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In this opening episode, Irene Barbotti, Hairuo Wang, Maicol Cortés, and Simon Brummer introduce themselves, their research, and the questions that brought them to the study of the end of the world. Coming from different academic, cultural, and personal backgrounds, they reflect on why beliefs about the end continue to matter, both as a historical phenomenon and as a living force in contemporary society. Along the way, they introduce the central themes of the series: apocalypse as revelation, crisis, justice, and renewal, setting the stage for the conversations to come. About this series: Beyond the End is a podcast series by four PhD researchers in Religious Studies at Trinity College Dublin exploring how beliefs about the end of the world have shaped human imagination, religious traditions, and social life from antiquity to the present. Rooted in the study of ancient Jewish and early Christian eschatology, the series traces how apocalyptic ideas emerged as responses to crisis, injustice, and political upheaval, while also offering visions of renewal, transformation, and hope. Bringing together perspectives from religious studies, history, sociology, philosophy, literature, and gender studies, the podcast examines how “end-time” expectations continue to influence contemporary culture, politics, and identity. Through conversations with leading scholars, Beyond the End invites listeners to reflect on why the idea of “the end” remains such a powerful lens for understanding both the past and the present. Supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub and funded by the Graduate Interdisciplinary Funding Scheme. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubColm Tóibín’s Testaments of Mary: An Interview with the Author
Recorded Monday, 28th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join David Shepherd (Biblical Studies) in conversation with celebrated Irish writer, Colm Tóibín, about his …
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Recorded Monday, 28th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join David Shepherd (Biblical Studies) in conversation with celebrated Irish writer, Colm Tóibín, about his Booker Prize short-listed novella, Testament of Mary, and its operatic adaptation, Testament (composed by Tarik O’Regan with a libretto by Colm Tóibín), which will feature in the Dublin Theatre Festival this October. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubLearning From The Past, Imagining The Future
Recorded Thursday, 24th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Suzanne O'Neill (Classics), Niamh Deignan (Education), Mary Grace Albanese (English) and Laura Shanahan …
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Recorded Thursday, 24th of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Suzanne O'Neill (Classics), Niamh Deignan (Education), Mary Grace Albanese (English) and Laura Shanahan (Library) consider how the arts and humanities can help us understand the past and imagine a better future for Europe. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubCeannlínte faoi Chaibidil: Géarchéim Muiníne
Tarraingeoidh an comhrá grúpa saineolaithe le chéile chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an mbunús atá leis an ngéarchéim muiníne, an tionchar a bhíonn aici ar ár ndaonlathas agus ar ár sochaí, agus, níos tábhachtaí …
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Tarraingeoidh an comhrá grúpa saineolaithe le chéile chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an mbunús atá leis an ngéarchéim muiníne, an tionchar a bhíonn aici ar ár ndaonlathas agus ar ár sochaí, agus, níos tábhachtaí ná aon rud eile, an tslí inar féidir linn an mhuinín a atógáil. Á reáchtáil go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge.Electric Dreams: How Technology Helps Us Make Live Theatre
Recorded Wednesday, 23rd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join Rough Magic Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Lynne Parker, and our outgoing and incoming Rough …
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Recorded Wednesday, 23rd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join Rough Magic Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Lynne Parker, and our outgoing and incoming Rough Magic Fellows, director and theatremaker Eoghan Carrick, and writer, director and designer Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng, for a fascinating discussion on the role of technology in contemporary theatre-making. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubEarly Career Researcher Video Showcase
Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join us for screenings of three short research videos by early career researchers Chiara Marchetiello …
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Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join us for screenings of three short research videos by early career researchers Chiara Marchetiello (Linguistics), Miguel Angelo Andriolo Mangini (Classics), and Michael McLaughlin (Music), created through the inaugural year of our Video Project Workshop. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubThe Europe We Need
Recorded Wednesday, 23rd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. PhD researchers Ronan Daly (History), Lucy McCabe (Drama), Emily Cunniffe (Law), Katarzyna Stepien …
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Recorded Wednesday, 23rd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. PhD researchers Ronan Daly (History), Lucy McCabe (Drama), Emily Cunniffe (Law), Katarzyna Stepien (Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies) and Kristen Poli (English) explore what it means to think seriously about Europe's future, bringing big ideas — grounded in critical thinking, historical perspective, cultural awareness and creative imagination — to bear on the Europe we need. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubCan We Imagine A Better World?
Recorded Tuesday, 22nd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Jonathan Hodgers (Music), Jennifer O'Meara (Film), Jude Lal Fernando (Peace Studies), and Rowan Mellor …
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Recorded Tuesday, 22nd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Jonathan Hodgers (Music), Jennifer O'Meara (Film), Jude Lal Fernando (Peace Studies), and Rowan Mellor (Philosophy) consider how the arts and humanities can inspire new ways of thinking about Europe's future. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubLittle Gems: Favourite Items from the Library
Recorded Tuesday 22nd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Library staff present their favourite items from current projects featuring Cuala Press printing blocks …
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Recorded Tuesday 22nd of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Library staff present their favourite items from current projects featuring Cuala Press printing blocks, hidden snakeskins, and Christy Nolan's unicorn stick, among other wonders. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubA Sorry Business: How Britain’s Accidental Apology for the Irish Famine Changed the Course of History
Recorded Monday 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join David Kenny (Law) in conversation with David Kinley (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Sydney) …
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Recorded Monday 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Join David Kenny (Law) in conversation with David Kinley (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Sydney) about his latest book on Tony Blair’s 1997 ‘accidental apology’ for the Irish Famine and its extraordinary impact on peace negotiations in Northern Ireland. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubLiterary Encounters: Forgery, Objects, and Meaning
Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Brendan O'Connell (English) explores how textual criticism and the art of literary forgery overlap in …
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Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Brendan O'Connell (English) explores how textual criticism and the art of literary forgery overlap in surprising ways, as forgers have drawn on scholarship to make their fakes more convincing, in turn compelling textual and literary scholars to develop ever sharper methodologies; while Melissa Alexander (English) addresses how objects can serve as conversation pieces that not only engage diverse thinkers through conversations that span centuries, but also encapsulates modern aspirations for relationality. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubCreating a Europe Where Everyone Belongs
Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Brian Brewer (Hispanic Studies), Andrea Mulligan (Law), John Bosco Conama (Deaf Studies), and Ben Thomas …
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Recorded Monday, 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Brian Brewer (Hispanic Studies), Andrea Mulligan (Law), John Bosco Conama (Deaf Studies), and Ben Thomas (History of Art) explore how the arts and humanities can help address questions of identity, belonging, and Europe’s future. Learn more at www.tcd,ie/trinitylongroomhubConversation with Stephanie Martin, O'Mahony Music Fellow
Recorded Monday 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Nicole Grimes (Music) in conversation with composer Stephanie Martin, the inaugural Trinity Long Room Hub …
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Recorded Monday 21st of September 2026, as part of the Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival. Nicole Grimes (Music) in conversation with composer Stephanie Martin, the inaugural Trinity Long Room Hub O'Mahony Music Fellow. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubThe Future of Justice in an Age of Uncertainty
Recorded 18 June 2026. What does justice look like in a world shaped by growing political division, global conflict, and increasing uncertainty? Join former President of Ireland and Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese …
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Recorded 18 June 2026. What does justice look like in a world shaped by growing political division, global conflict, and increasing uncertainty? Join former President of Ireland and Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese, Baroness Helena Kennedy, and Sister Helen Prejean, internationally renowned advocate for criminal justice reform and author of Dead Man Walking, for a compelling conversation on rights, social justice, capital punishment, and human dignity. Moderated by Professor David Kenny of the School of Law and featuring some of the most influential voices in law, human rights, and public life, this timely discussion will explore the future of justice in an increasingly uncertain world. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubWe Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Era Connections
Recorded May 5th, 2026. Warning: this lecture contains language which may cause offence. The inclusion of these terms is for critical analysis of systemic prejudice, not to cause harm. Part of We Shall …
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Recorded May 5th, 2026. Warning: this lecture contains language which may cause offence. The inclusion of these terms is for critical analysis of systemic prejudice, not to cause harm. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland borrowed tactics, the anthem 'We Shall Overcome,' and even its very name for the African American movement for equality. This symposium examines how this connection was formed and what it meant. It will consider both the origins of such connections and their legacy for the present. Sponsored by the Trinity Long Room Hub, UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Galway 14:30-16:00 Civil Rights Era Connections Chair: Peter McLoughlin, QUB Sarah Campbell (Newcastle University), ‘'From Derry to Detroit: Bernadette Devlin, Black Freedom Struggles, and the Gendered Politics of Civil Rights' Melissa Baird (Royal Irish Academy), “Berkeley Berry Pickers” versus “Green Orangemen”: Divisions within Irish America to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement’ Daniel Geary (TCD), ‘Ulster’s White Negroes: The Politics of a Reverberating Analogy” Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubWe Shall Overcome: A Conversation with Eamonn McCann
Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s …
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Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland borrowed tactics, the anthem 'We Shall Overcome,' and even its very name for the African American movement for equality. This symposium examines how this connection was formed and what it meant. It will consider both the origins of such connections and their legacy for the present. Sponsored by the Trinity Long Room Hub, UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Galway 18:00-19:30 A Conversation with Eamonn McCann Moderator: Niall Ó Dochartaigh (UCG) Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubWe Shall Overcome: Revolutionary Connections
Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s …
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Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland borrowed tactics, the anthem 'We Shall Overcome,' and even its very name for the African American movement for equality. This symposium examines how this connection was formed and what it meant. It will consider both the origins of such connections and their legacy for the present. Sponsored by the Trinity Long Room Hub, UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Galway 11:00-12:15 Revolutionary Connections Chair: Niall Ó Dochartaigh (Galway) Cathy Bergin (DkIT) '"The greatest Epic of Modern History”: The Irish revolution in the African American radical press.' Brian Hanley (TCD), 'The last white nation in slavery?': Irish republicans and race in the revolutionary era.' Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubWe Shall Overcome: Twenty-first Century Connections
Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s …
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Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland borrowed tactics, the anthem 'We Shall Overcome,' and even its very name for the African American movement for equality. This symposium examines how this connection was formed and what it meant. It will consider both the origins of such connections and their legacy for the present. Sponsored by the Trinity Long Room Hub, UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Galway 16:15-17:30 Twenty-first Century Connections Chair: Liam Kennedy, UCD Miriam Nyhan Grey (MIC), 'Black, Brown, and Green Voices: Legacies of the Intersections of African and Irish Identities in the US' Niamh Hamill (Institute of Study Abroad Ireland), ‘Against the Age of Anxiety: Irish Culture and the Work of Overcoming’ Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubWe Shall Overcome: Keynote Address
Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s …
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Recorded May 5th, 2026. Part of We Shall Overcome: Civil Rights Struggles in Northern Ireland and the United States, a one day conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. During the 1960s, the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland borrowed tactics, the anthem 'We Shall Overcome,' and even its very name for the African American movement for equality. This symposium examines how this connection was formed and what it meant. It will consider both the origins of such connections and their legacy for the present. Sponsored by the Trinity Long Room Hub, UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and the University of Galway 12:15-13:30 Keynote Address Kevin Gaines (University of Virginia), “The World House: Global Dimensions of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement’ Annual Lecture in U.S. History sponsored by the University of Dublin Fund Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubTrinity European Laureate Award - The Future of Research
Recorded June 23rd, 2026. What will the future of European Research look like in an era of global changes and challenges? Join us on Tuesday, 23 June at 5.45 p.m. in the Trinity Long Room Hub for a panel …
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Recorded June 23rd, 2026. What will the future of European Research look like in an era of global changes and challenges? Join us on Tuesday, 23 June at 5.45 p.m. in the Trinity Long Room Hub for a panel discussion on the future of research in Europe, following the presentation of the Trinity European Laureate Award for Research to Professor Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council. Professor Leptin will deliver a Laureate Address on European Research, and the panel will include Professor Luke O’Neill and Government Science Advisor Prof Aoife McLysaght. Dr Diarmuid O'Brien, CEO of Research Ireland, will also deliver a speech during this event. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubInside Trinity
Recorded June 10th 2026. An engaging conversation with writer Caitríona Lally and Rooney Writer Fellow, Colin Murphy, as they discuss Caitríona’s memoir, Home Economics. This special evening also celebrates the …
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Recorded June 10th 2026. An engaging conversation with writer Caitríona Lally and Rooney Writer Fellow, Colin Murphy, as they discuss Caitríona’s memoir, Home Economics. This special evening also celebrates the Rooney Writer Fellowship Programme, generously funded by Dr Peter Rooney. Caitríona Lally was the inaugural Rooney Writer Fellow, and Colin Murphy is the current Fellow. Previous fellows include Mark O’Connell, Paul Murray, and poet, pacifist, and fabulist Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe. Caitríona Lally is the author of the novels Eggshells and Wunderland. She received the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2018), a Lannan Fellowship for Fiction (2019), and was the inaugural Rooney Writer Fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub (2021). Colin Murphy is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and documentary maker. His recent publication, Colin Murphy’s Political Plays: 100 Years of Irish History, was published by Bloomsbury Methuen. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubIn conversation with Professors Emeritae Eda Sagarra and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan
Recorded April 15th, 2026. Listen back to this inspiring conversation between two trailblazing female academics, Professors Emeritae Eda Sagarra and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, which took place on 15 April 2026 …
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Recorded April 15th, 2026. Listen back to this inspiring conversation between two trailblazing female academics, Professors Emeritae Eda Sagarra and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, which took place on 15 April 2026 in Trinity Long Room Hub. The conversation was facilitated by Amberlie Collins, a final year student of Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures (MEELC). This event formed part of the 'Languages 250 at Trinity (1776-2026)' programme, throughout 2026, the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies is marking the 250th anniversary of the establishment of Modern Languages in Trinity College Dublin. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub2026 | A STEM Strategy for Modern Languages? Mapping Ireland’s Multilingual Futures
Recorded May 21, 2026. A lecture by Professor Michael Cronin, Chair of French 1776, Trinity College Dublin The Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture for 2026 was delivered by Prof Michael …
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Recorded May 21, 2026. A lecture by Professor Michael Cronin, Chair of French 1776, Trinity College Dublin The Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture for 2026 was delivered by Prof Michael Cronin, on A STEM Strategy for Modern Languages? Mapping Ireland’s Multilingual Futures. 250 years ago the first Chairs in Modern Languages in these islands were established in Trinity College Dublin. The TCD Chairs in French and German are the oldest, continuous Chairs in these languages in the world. But what of the future? How does Ireland build on its pioneering role in modern language education to make modern languages central to social cohesion, psychological wellbeing and economic prosperity on the island? The lecture argues for the benefits of a concerted strategy to make modern languages a strategic asset in the future development of our island community. About Michael Cronin Michael Cronin is 1776 Professor of French and Senior Researcher in the Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation. Michael Cronin received his BA from Trinity College Dublin, his MA from University College Dublin and his PhD from Trinity College Dublin. He has taught in universities in France and Ireland and has held Visiting Research Fellowships to universities in Canada, Belgium, Peru, France and Egypt. He is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, an elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy and the Academia Europaea, an Officer in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques. Michael Cronin is the author of 13 monographs, the co-editor of seven edited collections and the author of over 150 refereed articles and book chapters. His work has been translated into 16 languages including Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Modern Greek. Among his published works are Across the Lines: travel, language, translation (Cork University Press, 2000), Translation and Globalization (Routledge, 2006), Translation and Identity (Routledge, 2006), The Expanding World: towards a politics of microspection (Zero Books, 2012), Translation in the Digital Age (Routledge, 2013), Eco-Translation: translation and ecology in the Age of the Anthropocene (Routledge, 2017), Irish and Ecology/An Ghaeilge agus an Éiceolaíocht (FÁS, 2019) and Eco-Travel: journeying in the Anthropocene (Cambridge University Press, 2022). His research interests are in the areas of eco-criticism and bio-cultural diversity. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhubTrinity European Laureate Award - The Future of Europe and its Challenges
Recorded 12 May 2026. What will shape the future of Europe in an era of global change? A special public event marking the Trinity European Laureate Awards 2026, presented to European Movement Ireland (accepted …
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Recorded 12 May 2026. What will shape the future of Europe in an era of global change? A special public event marking the Trinity European Laureate Awards 2026, presented to European Movement Ireland (accepted by Julie Sinnamon, Chair of its Board) and former MEP and Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to civic society, public engagement, and equality across Europe. Following the award presentations, a distinguished panel of speakers explores the future of Europe and the challenges shaping its path in a rapidly changing global landscape. From political and social change within the EU to wider geopolitical pressures, the discussion considers how Europe can respond to uncertainty while strengthening democratic engagement and civic participation. Panel speakers include: Mark Little, journalist and entrepreneur Denise Charlton, CEO of Community Foundation Ireland Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub
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