Maynooth University Arts & Humanities Institute

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Last week, we proudly presented @LaureateFiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne's first Annual Lecture @projectarts. A warm thank you to all who attended and to our performers Nuala Hayes, @MuireannNic and @doconnormusic. Look out for a recording of the event coming soon! 📷 Ros Kavanagh

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Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @MaynoothUni open.spotify.com/episode/40rPBn…

On 15 November 1925, Dublin's Corinthian began a run of College Days (AKA The Freshman; US: Lloyd, 1925), starring Harold Lloyd in "a clean, wholesome picture that will make you laugh all the time." Images: Evening Herald and IMDb. #EarlyIrishCinema

The Research Ireland Pathway Programme is now open. Supporting postdocs across all disciplines to build their track record and become independent research leaders. Hear from awardee Dr Jonathan Briody @RCSI_Irl below. Learn more: researchireland.ie/funding/pathwa… @RCSI_PopHealth

On 13 November 1925, the 900-seat Rinn cinema opened in Fitzwilliam Street, Ringsend, Dublin, with a bill headed by That Devil Quemado (US: Robertson-Cole, 1925) and live singng and comedy. Images: Irish Times, Evening Herald & IMDb. #EarlyIrishCinema

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the Inaugural Professorial Lecture of Professor Roisín Higgins at @MaynoothUni — it was a moving and memorable occasion. Professor Higgins spoke with great insight and sensitivity about her project, Sensing the Troubles, which explores how people experienced Northern Ireland’s Troubles through the senses — through the sounds, smells, and textures of daily life. She spoke of “putting together the shards of memory” to reveal new ways of understanding the past. This powerful phrase has stayed with me. Warm congratulations to Professor Higgins on an inspiring inaugural lecture! #MaynoothUniversity #FacultyOfArtsAndHumanities #InauguralLecture #SensingTheTroubles #HumanitiesResearch #MemoryStudies #AcademicCommunity @MaynoothHist @MU_Research

EUIPO’s first EU-wide study on influencers and IP is now out 📊 ✔️ 92% earn income from content, but only 18% hold IP rights ✔️ 94% avoid counterfeits, 93% avoid pirated content ✔️ 51% use AI, 72% aware of IP risks 👉 Full study: euipo.europa.eu/en/news/observ…

▶️ Applications open: Creative Production Supports This scheme provides high-quality, creative producing supports for the independent arts sector for up to 2 years. Deadline: 11 Dec, 5:30pm Find out more and apply: artscouncil.ie/funding-opport… 📷 Dead Centre | Ste Murray

Prof Roisín Higgins delivered her inaugural lecture at Maynooth University, titled Sensations of Conflict: Writing a Sensory History of the Troubles. The lecture explored how people experienced & remember the Northern Ireland conflict through the senses. maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-arts-h…

Department Seminar 13 November Iontas Building, First Floor, Room 1.37 - Dr Maurice Casey (QUB) ‘A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi underground, 1920s-1930s’, followed by the launch of Dr Declan Monaghan’s book, The Irish National Stud: 1900-2025

✨ Intersectional Humanities Summer School✨ Join us from June 22nd–July 3rd, 2026 at the Arts & Humanities Institute for an immersive 2 weeks of intersectional thinking. This is a space to imagine and create hopeful futures. 📩 Register your interest: muahi@mu.ie #Intersectional

On 10 November 1925, Kells's Cinema offered "the most ambitious screen programme ever shown locally," beginning with America (US: Griffith, 1924), followed by The Moon of Israel (Austria/UK: Sascha, 1924) later in the week. Images: Meath Chronicle and IMDb. #EarlyIrishCinema

Roisín is an amazing scholar and thinker #senses #sensation #Ireland

Could a box of 8mm amateur film reels change Irish film history? Despite Flora Kerrigan's youth at the time of her filmmaking, her work demonstrates someone ahead of her time. By Sarah Arnold @MU_MediaStudies @MaynoothUni and Kasandra O'Connell @IFI_Dub rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Flora Kerrigan, a Cork filmmaker, gained attention in the 1960s. Despite her success, Kerrigan’s work faded from public memory. Now, with support from Research Ireland and the @IFI_Dub, her work is being restored and celebrated. Read on @RTEBrainstorm: rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

As we celebrate Halloween, or Samhain, @DrJennyButler, Ireland’s leading authority on the academic study of contemporary Paganism, shares the Irish traditions and background of the festival. Read here: researchireland.ie/news/samhain/ #HappyHalloween

The Department offers our warmest congratulations to our John Hume and IRC Scholarship recipients, who were recognised at the recent @MaynoothUni Graduate Research Academy Prize-Giving Ceremony: Joe Delaney Joanna Dempsey Sutton Dimitrios Roupas Aoiffe Hughes Micheál Ó Corcora

Have you heard about “trad wives” as an antifeminist movement? What if I explained how trad wives actually enjoy rights won by feminism every day? It’s the hidden history of the sex bombshells cooking at home! patreon.com/posts/recorded…