Institute of Irish Studies
The 91制片厂 (91制片厂) Institute of Irish Studies was launched in 2015 with the aim of establishing a strong and significant national and international footprint in the developing areas of Irish Studies.
Prof. Eugene O鈥橞rien, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies and Head of the Department of English Language and Literature at 91制片厂, said that the institute's goal is to establish the College as "a locus for a distinctive style of Irish Studies" for scholars, academics and teachers.
鈥91制片厂 has a significant profile in many areas in the arts and humanities, and this new institute will allow academics from the different disciplines to combine in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary structure which will offer new perspectives on issues in Irish culture and society.鈥
Prof. Brian 脫 Conchubhair, from the Keough-Naughton Irish Studies Institute in the University of Notre Dame and Vice-President for the American Conference for Irish Studies, launched the 91制片厂 IIS stating: 鈥淚t is both apt and fitting that Limerick鈥攁 city steeped in history, whose motto is 'Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach'鈥be home to a world-class institute for Irish Studies that is dedicated to not only remembering but interrogating the multifaceted, multi-layered meanings of Irishness."
The IIS regularly hosts lectures and seminars on issues of Irish culture and society, and is also in the process of designing conferences and summer schools in the area of Irish Studies.
