Previous seminars
May 2012
- 15 May 12 TERRY MCDONAGH (Poet and Piper, Co. Mayo and Hamburg) 'Cill Aodain': Nowhere Else
- 8 May 12 DR GRAEME SMITH (Monash University) Irish Accordion Style and Modernity in Irish Traditional Dance Music
April 2012
- 18 Apr 12 Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald, School of Art History & Cultural Policy, University College Dublin, Memory, Migration and the Monument: Commemorating the Irish Famine in Ireland and the Diaspora
- 17 Apr 12 JOHN CLANCY (Bendigo) William Vincent Wallace: the First Australian Composer
- 5 Apr 12 Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald (University College Dublin) ‘Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument’
March 2012
- 27 Mar 12 FRANCES GUERIN (Bendigo) Threshold: an Exploration of Ancestral Memory in Private and Public Art
February 2012
- 5 Feb 12 BrigidFest 2012
December 2011
- 13 Dec 11 NICHOLAS WOLF: Recovering the Irish Language in the Nineteenth century: A measure of the challenge
November 2011
- 11 Nov 11 Conference: Strange Enlightenments: Flann O’ Brien and Modernism.
- 9 Nov 11 PROFESSOR DAVID FITZPATRICK: AUSTRALIA'S IRISH QUESTION
- 7 Nov 11 PROFESSOR DAVID FITZPATRICK, (Trinity College Dublin) Yeats, MacNeice, and the problem of Orangeism
October 2011
- 18 Oct 11 Dr LIAM WEEKS: The discreet charm of STV: What electoral reformers can learn from the Australian and Irish experience
- 11 Oct 11 CIANNON CAZALY (University of Melbourne) The Two-Way Irish Experiment: Gaelic footballers playing Australian football
- 7 Oct 11 The American Society of Irish Medieval Studies - Conference
- 7 Oct 11 The American Society of Irish Medieval Studies - Conference.
- 4 Oct 11 Celtic Club - Irish Manuscripts
September 2011
- 16 Sep 11 Call For Papers: Strange Enlightenments: Flann O'Brien and Modernism Conference
- 8 Sep 11 Prof ANN McGRATH: For better or for worse: The Irish, the Aborigines and Australian Colonization
- 6 Sep 11 DR VAL NOONE OAM (University of Melbourne) Hidden Ireland in Ballarat, c.1900
August 2011
- 10 Aug 11 Evelyn Conlon: The meaning of Missing.
- 9 Aug 11 DR RIONA NIC CONGAIL (St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin) and DR ADAM KELLY (University College, Dublin)
July 2011
June 2011
- 30 Jun 11 18th Australasian Irish Studies Conference Canberra
- 16 Jun 11 Bloomsday at Gaelic Club Surry Hills
- 16 Jun 11 Bloomsday in Melbourne
- 16 Jun 11 Bloomsday at New South Wales State Library
May 2011
- 19 May 11 Dr Laura McAtackney (University College Dublin) : Everything around us was in shades of grey: Political prisoner experiences
- 3 May 11 DR WILLIAM JONES (University of Cardiff, Wales) Language, Religion and Ethnic Institutions: The Welsh in Melbourne, 1851-1914
April 2011
- 5 Apr 11 Professor Brian Nolan (University College Dublin ) : Ireland's Economic crisis, who bears the costs?
- 5 Apr 11 DR LYNN BRUNET (Melbourne) Cú Chulainn, Celtic Warrior Cults and Initiatory Rites in the Art of Francis Bacon
March 2011
- 18 Mar 11 Visiting Research Fellowships at Trinity Long Room Hub - Trinity College Dublin
- 17 Mar 11 The Irish in Australia - The History Channel
- 17 Mar 11 Not Just Ned - The Irish in Australia at the National Museum of Australia
- 13 Mar 11 Colm McNaughton - St Patrick's Battalion
- 8 Mar 11 JOHN CLANCY (Bendigo): "Galicia: The Forgotten Celtic Region?
- 1 Mar 11 Tony Curtis (Dublin): W.B. Yeats: ‘Write for the Ear’ – A talk about Tony’s new collection of Poems, ‘Folk'
February 2011
- 28 Feb 11 Call For Papers: The Irish in Australia, 1788 to the present
- 25 Feb 11 The Four Courts Press Michael Adams Prize in Irish Medieval Studies
- 8 Feb 11 NIALL Ó CIOSÁIN: Print Culture in the Celtic Languages, 1700–1900
- 6 Feb 11 CANCELLED - 8th Annual Brigidfest. Maria Forde, Cath Connelly and Greg Hunt
January 2011
- 31 Jan 11 Call for Papers Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland
- 28 Jan 11 Conversation with Dr Niall Ó Ciosáin: Literacy, language shift and language loyalty in Ireland 1700-1900
November 2010
- 25 Nov 10 Louis De Paor - 'A non-poet writing non-poems in a non-language' An introduction to Séan Ó Ríordáin
- 23 Nov 10 Louis De Paor - 'He writ no language' The art and artifice of Liam S. Gógan
- 18 Nov 10 Louis De Paor - 'A prober of the condition of love' The poems of Máire Mhac an tSaoi
October 2010
September 2010
- 29 Sep 10 Seventh Annual Celtic Studies Conference
- 21 Sep 10 Jonathan O'Neill - Language, Heritage and Authenticity: Nicholas O'Donnell and the Construction of Irishness in Australia
August 2010
- 31 Aug 10 Kevin Molloy - Irish Readers and Collectors in Victoria
- 3 Aug 10 Evelyn Conlon - The corridors of Truth: Fiction and History
July 2010
- 28 Jul 10 Evelyn Conlon at the Celtic Club
- 19 Jul 10 O'Donnell Irish Studies Fellowship
- 1 Jul 10 Australasian Irish Studies Conference Belfast 2010
June 2010
- 16 Jun 10 Bloomsday in Melbourne 2010 Festival
May 2010
- 18 May 10 Migration Sound/Art and History: Two Sculpture Projects Commemorating Migration - Kevin Todd
April 2010
- 27 Apr 10 Arthur Guiness: History or Myth? - Cormac Ó Gráda
- 6 Apr 10 Michael Hartnett and Modern Irish Bilingual Poetry - Ailbhe McDaid
March 2010
- 16 Mar 10 A Beginner's Guide to the Agallamh Bheag - Julia Kuhns
- 12 Mar 10 Conference on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century and the Irish novel
February 2010
- 28 Feb 10 Bloomsday Fundraiser: The Importance of Being Earnest (second performance at Celtic Club)
- 27 Feb 10 Bloomsday Fundraiser - The Importance of Being Earnest (first performance)
- 26 Feb 10 "Ireland Down Under" Community Access Places deadline
- 26 Feb 10 Extended Call for Papers 17th Annual Australasian Irish Studies Conference, Belfast
- 7 Feb 10 7th Annual Brigid Fest
December 2009
November 2009
- 19 Nov 09 Public Lecture: Professor Marianne Elliott "When God took sides: Religion and identity in Ireland"
October 2009
- 29 Oct 09 Irish Nationalism and Anti-British Agitation during the 1857 Indian Rebellion - Jill Bender
- 13 Oct 09 Hermits, Slaves and Concubines: the Irish in Early Iceland - Katrina Burge
September 2009
August 2009
- 28 Aug 09 Early Celtic Legal Language: A symposium
- 18 Aug 09 Curbing the 'excessive gastric organ of Middlesex': - Alex Tyrrell
July 2009
- 21 Jul 09 Journal of a Frustrated Soul: John Henry Newman’s Dublin Diary (1853-6) - Pádraic Conway.
- 10 Jul 09 Fourth Annual General Meeting ISAANZ 2009
- 9 Jul 09 16th Australiasian Irish Studies Conference
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
- 28 Apr 09 MacLiammóir's 'Diarmuid and Gráinne': Myth, Modernity and Theatre in the Irish Free State - Anne Pulju
- 24 Apr 09 "Cosmology, influences and architecture in the first 4 cantos of 'Saltair na Rann' - Tessa Morrrison
- 7 Apr 09 'Of Dying Heroes and Vanishing Poems: The Textual Transmission and Manuscript Tradition of "Oidheadh Con Culainn" [The Death of Cu Chulainn]'
March 2009
November 2008
- 25 Nov 08 Building an Archaeology of 19th-Century Irish Migration to Australia - Tim Murray
- 11 Nov 08 The Nicholas O'Donnell Collection in Newman College's Gerry Higgins Irish Library - Val Noone
September 2008
August 2008
April 2008
- 29 Apr 08 Jonathan Swift and his Publisher John Harding: A Question of Money?- Craig Pett
- 8 Apr 08 Ethnic Contribution Histories and the 'Double Colonization' Thesis: What's so special about the Irish? - Lindsay Proudfoot
March 2008
February 2008
October 2007
September 2007
June 2007
- 26 Jun 07 Repeal in Ulster- Catherine Hirst
- 12 Jun 07 Ireland's Nazis': A Ph.D. candidate encounters the Irish media - Dan Leach
April 2007
March 2007
November 2006
October 2006
- 10 Oct 06 Performing ‘Queer' after Wilde: Joyce, Buck Mulligan and Homophobia - Frances Devlin-Glass
September 2006
August 2006
- 22 Aug 06 Vincent Buckley: The Turn to Ireland - John McLaren
- 15 Aug 06 Did Ireland have a Twelfth-Century Renaissance? - Máire Herbert
- 15 Aug 06 No Popery Lecturers in the British World, 1850–1914 - Donald MacRaild
- 8 Aug 06 Marketing and Machinations: Saving a Newly Discovered Viking Site at Woodstown, Co. Waterford - Catherine Swift
June 2006
May 2006
- 23 May 06 Before the Troubles: Sectarianism and Identity in a Northern Irish Town - George Watson
- 9 May 06 The Poor Law, Health Care and the Great Famine in Ireland - Lawrence Geary
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
- 25 Oct 05 Irish Conservative Attitudes to the Union, c.1829-68 - Andrew Shields
- 4 Oct 05 When Irish Eyes are Tearful: the Historical Construction of Irish Music - Helen O'Shea
September 2005
- 27 Sep 05 Irish Insanity: Social Trajectory and Institutional Responses - Damien Brennan
- 6 Sep 05 Archbishop Daniel Mannix - James Griffin
August 2005
- 23 Aug 05 Republican Support Groups in Melbourne in the 1950s and 1960s - Ruán O'Donnell
- 2 Aug 05 A Stone's Throw from Fame: Bloom's Near Miss in the Relativity Stakes - Richard Corballis
May 2005
- 3 May 05 The Northern Irish Paradox: the Retreat from Democracy since the Belfast Agreement - Adrian Little
April 2005
March 2005
September 2004
August 2004
- 3 Aug 04 ‘Aren't the Irish funny?' The Long History of Irish Jokes and Stereotypes - Elizabeth Malcolm
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
- 2 Mar 04 A Comparative Study of the Urashima Legend and the Otherworld in Early Irish Voyage Literature
November 2003
October 2003
- 21 Oct 03 Francis Healy (1834-1926), Businessman and Charity Worker: Another Kind of Irish Immigrant - Pauline Rule
- 7 Oct 03 The Cultural Politics of Irish Poetry, 1900-40 - Peter Kuch.
September 2003
- 23 Sep 03 In the Spirituality Supermarket: Celtic, Australian or Generic? - Terry Monagle
- 2 Sep 03 Hiberno-English as a Literary Language - Nicholas Grene
August 2003
- 19 Aug 03 The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland: Ideology and Violence - Ben Kiernan
- 5 Aug 03 The Anglo-Irish in Australia: Tall Poppies? - Jarlath Ronayne
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
April 2003
March 2003
November 2002
- 19 Nov 02 ‘Hibernia's Sons': Conflicting Masculinities in Late 18 th-Century Belfast - Janet Fraser
- 5 Nov 02 ‘No one but black strangers to spake to, god help me': Irish Women's Migration to the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 1864-1915
October 2002
- 22 Oct 02 ‘A leaping, glistening, splashed and scattered alphabet': Irish Poetry since the Death of Patrick Kavanagh
- 1 Oct 02 Rediscovering Irish Migration to Australia: the Nature and Characteristics of post-1980 Arrivals - Patricia O'Connor
September 2002
August 2002
- 6 Aug 02 The Genealogy of Christ and the Decoration of Folio 188 of the Book of Kells - Bernard Muir
July 2002
June 2002
- 4 Jun 02 ‘Locating' the Irish Diaspora - Mary Hickman
- 4 Jun 02 ‘Oceans of Consolation': Journeys and Pathways: Irish Migration to Colonial Australia - Trevor McClaughlin
May 2002
April 2002
October 2001
- 2 Oct 01 Dusty Old Books: the Waning and Waxing of the Irish-Australian Love Affair - Gerard Windsor
September 2001
- 4 Sep 01 From Mountjoy to Melbourne : Women, Crime and Punishment in Ireland and Australia - Rosemary Sheehan