Past Events - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Public Autumn Series 2026 - Europe: Values and Choices

The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy disciplines take on housing, human rights, security and protest and ask what choices will shape Europe's future. Four evening lectures starting on 24/09/2026 at 19.00 in TCD.

15 Oct 2026

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Responding to injustice: law, journalism, and miscarriages of justice, with Dean Strang - School of Law

This engaging conversation with Dean Strang, one of the most respected voices in criminal justice and legal reform, will be held on Monday 12 October 2026 at 18.30 in the Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.

12 Oct 2026

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Inaugural Lecture by Professor Virpi Timonen

Virpi Timonen, Professor of Social Research and Theory, will deliver her Inaugural Lecture titled ‘On Growing Old in the 21st Century’ on Wednesday 07 October 2026 at 18.15 in the Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.

07 Oct 2026

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Authorship and Authority: Making Testament - A Dialogue with Tarik O’Regan and Dr. Evangelia Rigaki, School of Creative Arts

Composer Tarik O’Regan discusses the making of Testament, his new opera with a libretto by Colm Tóibín, adapted from Tóibín’s The Testament of Mary.

07 Oct 2026

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SLLCS Languages and Culture Evening Classes 2026/27

Registration is now open for the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies evening classes in Languages and Culture 2026/27. Learn Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian.

30 Sep 2026

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Trinity Seminar in Musicology Series - Professor Stephanie Martin (York University, Toronto, Canada)

Echo: Stephanie Martin in Conversation with Nicole Grimes on Brahms and Contemporary Composition. This talk will be held on Thursday 01 October 2026 at 16.00 in the Boydell Recital Room, House 5, TCD.

01 Oct 2026

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Translating Joseph O’Connor

This TCLCT special event with award-winning Irish writer Joseph O'Connor and three of his translators, will be held on Wednesday 30 September 2026 in the Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD and Online.

30 Sep 2026

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Colm Tóibín’s Testaments of Mary: An Interview with the Author

An exploration of the novella and opera with Professor David Shepherd, School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies, on Monday 28 September 2026 at 18.00 in the Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD.

28 Sep 2026

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Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering 2026

This year’s theme is Nature and how Gregory and Yeats drew creative inspiration from the natural environments around them and the weekend event will be held from 25-27 September 2026 in Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee, Co. Galway.

25 Sep 2026

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FIILI - Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland 2026: Literature as Resistance

The Festival welcomes to Dublin many outstanding writers, translators and poets from both countries, and takes place on Friday 25 September in the Italian Cultural Institute and Saturday 26 September 2026 in TCD.

25 Sep 2026

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