Institute of Irish Studies

Institute of Irish Studies Irish Studies at University of Liverpool offers students the opportunity to study the fascinating history, literature and politics of Ireland.

//Call for Participants // Oral history project //"Men We Seldom See - Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Constructi...
30/05/2026

//Call for Participants // Oral history project //
"Men We Seldom See - Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry"
Our Dr Barry Hazley and Dr Eleanor Lybeck are inviting people to be interviewed for their oral history study "Men We Seldom See - Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry". Supported by The Ireland Funds, the study investigates the neglected social history of Irish migrant workers in the British construction industry between 1945-99.
If you (or anyone you know) migrated from Ireland to England at any point after 1945 and worked in any aspect of the British construction industry (site and office) for at least one year, and are willing to be interviewed for this project or if you have any further questions you might have about the nature of the project, please go to the website https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/research/research-projects/irish-migrant-legacies/ .

Research project at the Institute of Irish Studies looking at Irish Migrant Legacies and the British Construction Industry

Delighted to join with our friends The Irish Cultural Centre for an evening celebrating the Irish Language:The Irish Lan...
28/05/2026

Delighted to join with our friends The Irish Cultural Centre for an evening celebrating the Irish Language:

The Irish Language in London/An Ghaeilge i Londain brings together world-leading experts from universities in the US, UK and Ireland to discuss the story of the Irish language in London. The panel will discuss the history of Irish in London from time immemorial to the present day.

Join us at ICC Hammersmith on Friday 3 July.
FREE or £4 with Welcome Drink:

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out The Irish Language in London/An Ghaeilge i Londain. Book your tickets today!

Great idea by Liverpool Irish Rovers for those wanting to keep body and mind active (and temperatures should be cooler b...
28/05/2026

Great idea by Liverpool Irish Rovers for those wanting to keep body and mind active (and temperatures should be cooler by this evening).😎

Liverpool Irish Rovers Thursday Social.28.5.26

We are mixing a bit of verse with our stride tonight (National.Poetry Day in Ireland and when Thomas Moore was born). We promise no long sonnets while tackling hills, but we might just have a quick rhyme waiting at the regroup spots! Walkers and runners are all welcome as always.

📍 Meet: Liverpool Irish Centre (LIC)
⏰ Time: 6:15pm meet for a 6:30pm start
🗺️ Distance: Social 5K (Run or Walk—zero pressure!)
🟢 Gear: Wear your green if you fancy!



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🎭BEST PRACTICE🎭Premiere of a new theatre work by our Dr Lybeck, telling the story of efforts to revive Southport's Wayfa...
28/05/2026

🎭BEST PRACTICE🎭

Premiere of a new theatre work by our Dr Lybeck, telling the story of efforts to revive Southport's Wayfarers Arcade.
Originally subtitled ‘A Pantomime for Policymakers’, Best Practice is really a show for anyone who’s ever tried – and quite possibly failed – to make something work. It tells the story of efforts to revive the Wayfarers Arcade, one of the gems of Southport’s Lord Street, and asks the audience to design through serious play a blueprint for the town’s future.

Performed by Seamus Lavan (Lecoq-trained clown) with a company of local young people.

🗓️6:30pm, 19 June

🧭The Engine Room, Wayfarers Arcade, Southport

FREE:

A comical and critical performance on failure, regeneration, and civic life in Southport

📝Student Blog📝Our UG student Caitlin Clifford took a work placement with Fréa Renewing Roots, a project supporting survi...
27/05/2026

📝Student Blog📝
Our UG student Caitlin Clifford took a work placement with Fréa Renewing Roots, a project supporting survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland who are now resident in the north of England.
Thank you to the team at Fréa for giving Caitlin the opportunity to undertake a wide range of work allowing her to gain extensive experience, and thank you to Caitlin for writing a blog, giving insight into the valuable work done by projects like Fréa:

Renewing Roots - Freia This semester, I had the opportunity to undertake a 60-hour work placement with the organisation, Fréa, specifically their Renewing Roots project. Fréa represents the combined efforts of Irish Community Care Liverpool, Irish Community Care Manchester and Leeds Irish Health a...

🎭Double bill of Beckett's "Play" and "Come and Go"🎭Directed by Adrian Dunbar, who will take part in post-show discussion...
26/05/2026

🎭Double bill of Beckett's "Play" and "Come and Go"🎭

Directed by Adrian Dunbar, who will take part in post-show discussions with cast members after each performance

Featuring actors Clara Simpson, Anna Nygh, Orla Charlton, Frank McCusker, with lighting director Michael Cummins.

🗓️17-19 September

🧭Liverpool Playhouse

🎟️ https://everymanplayhouse.com/event/beckett-lieben-2026-play-and-come-and-go/

🎭Play was originally written by Samuel Beckett in English and was first performed (as Spiel) at Theater Ulm in June 1963. The fate of three characters, who find themselves trapped in three urns with only their heads showing, is forever sealed by an affair in the past.

🎭Come and Go is a short play described as a “dramaticule” on its title page. It was written in English in January 1965 and was first performed in German at the Schiller Theater Werkstatt, Berlin in January 1966. Critics consider this one of Beckett’s most “perfect” plays.

Beckett himself proposed the pairing to director Walter D. Asmus in Germany and they presented the double-bill together at the Schiller Theater in West Berlin in 1977.

Performances will be at 7pm on Thursday 17 September, Friday 18 September and Saturday 19 September, with a matinee performance at 1pm on Saturday 19 September.

Part of Beckett: Lieben - www.liverpool.ac.uk/beckett/

Playhouse Beckett: Lieben 2026 – Play and Come and Go Book now Playhouse Thu 17 – Sat 19 Sep 2026 Price £15 Book now Close dialog Select a performance Thu 17 September 2026 7pm Book now Fri 18 September 2026 7pm Book now Sat 19 September 2026 1pm Book now Sat 19 September 2026 7pm Book now Runn...

Our friends at Writing on the Wall have a very special literary event coming up next weekend: On Sunday 31 May, 7pm, Col...
22/05/2026

Our friends at Writing on the Wall have a very special literary event coming up next weekend:
On Sunday 31 May, 7pm, Colm Tóibín joins our Professor Frank Shovlin at The Black-E to discuss "The News from Dublin", his new short story collection exploring exile, family, memory and the enduring pull of home.
A rare chance to hear one of the great contemporary writers in conversation.
Info: https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/an-evening-with-colm-toibin/
Date: Sunday, 31st May
Time: 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Venue: The Black-E, 1 Great George Street, Liverpool, L1 5EW
Tickets: Book and ticket bundle: £28, ticket only: £12/£10 concessions: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-colm-toibin-tickets-1985978946490

Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear one of our most celebrated writers, Colm Tóibín, in conversation with Professor Frank Shovlin

The Viking Society for Northern Research Student Conference in April was a fantastic opportunity for students to present...
21/05/2026

The Viking Society for Northern Research Student Conference in April was a fantastic opportunity for students to present their reseach, network and exchang ideas as well as experiences, rounded off by talks from Prof Howard Williams and Dr Eleanor Barraclough and a display by Wirral Vikings/Wirhalh Skip Felagr.

Thanks to all who came on the day, and thanks to Nikolaus for writing about this blog about:

Dr Eleanor Barraclough with members of Wirhalh Skip Felagr (Wirral Vikings) On 11 April 2026, students, researchers and members of the public met at the University of Liverpool for the Viking Society for Northern Research Student conference, hosted by Professor Clare Downham from the Institute of Ir...

Congratulations to our students Fraser Cattini and David Proud who have been recognised in the annual Awards and Bursa...
20/05/2026

Congratulations to our students Fraser Cattini and David Proud who have been recognised in the annual Awards and Bursaries by the British Association for Irish Studies.

David Proud's essay 'A Hegelian Guided Tour Through James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake: “Well, to the figends of Annanmeses with the wholeabuelish business!”’ was highly commended and Fraser Cattini was awarded a BAIS Bursary to support his research on "Assimilating the Avant-Garde: Modern Irish Writing and European Art Movements".

Big "Well done" to all winners and thank you to BAIS for these awards, we know how important they are to PGRs and ECRs.

Full list of winners:

We are pleased to announce the winners for our 2026 awards and bursaries, which will be presented at the Embassy of Ireland on 26th May. BAIS would like to acknowledge the valuable support of the E…

Congratulations to our Dr Barry Hazley, who has received a well-deserved promotion to Senior Lecturer.If you want to rea...
14/05/2026

Congratulations to our Dr Barry Hazley, who has received a well-deserved promotion to Senior Lecturer.

If you want to read an example of his research, he recently published the article "Anxieties of Belonging: Ulster Protestant Migrants and the Troubles in Late Imperial England":

Anxieties of Belonging: Ulster Protestant Migrants and the Troubles in Late Imperial England - Volume 65

Interesting workshop with visual artist Nollaig MolloyArchives, Identity and Discussion - What is Irishness?Conversation...
14/05/2026

Interesting workshop with visual artist Nollaig Molloy

Archives, Identity and Discussion - What is Irishness?

Conversation-based workshop exploring Irish identity in Liverpool, migration, adaptation and belonging.
This is a free introductory session to visual artist, Nollaig Molloy and her archive research into Irish identity in Liverpool, while she develops a project including a film and live performance.

2-3:30pm, 30 May

Liverpool Irish Centre

FREE:

You are invited to a conversation-based workshop exploring Irish identity in the UK, migration, adaptation and belonging.

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