Past Events - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

'Will Europe survive the sovereignist turn?' A public lecture by Professor Jan Zielonka (University of Oxford and University of Venice)

This lecture is organised jointly by the Trinity Centre for European Studies and the Polish embassy in Dublin and will be held on Tuesday 02 December 2025 at 18.30 in the Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD.

02 Dec 2025

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Trinity Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies hosts poetry book launch and readings

The event will host the poetry book launch and readings of John F. Deane’s ‘Jonah and Me’ and James Harpur’s ‘A Place Where Ireland is Invisible’ on Thursday 27 November 2025 at 19.00 in TCD.

27 Nov 2025

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Eleanor Knott Memorial Lecture 2025: 'Intertextual weavings in the Colloquy between Fintan mac Bóchrai and the Hawk of Achill'

Guest speaker Dr Emma Nic Cárthaigh (UCC), will speak about the intriguing Medieval Irish dialogue between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill at this lecture on Thursday 27 November 2025 at 18.00 in the Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD.

27 Nov 2025

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Trinity Seminar in Musicology Series - Anna Deeny Morales (Georgetown University USA)

‘Oh, How Small it is to be a Child in this World: Writing Librettos on Family Separation’. A talk by Anna Deeny Morales on Thursday 27 November 2025 at 16.00, in TCD.

27 Nov 2025

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The Dr John Dee Talks 2025-2026 from the Trinity Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (TCMRS) - delivered by Guest Speaker James Harpur

‘The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth’: This series of talks explores cultural, religious and historical themes. There are three talks this term starting on 22 October 2025, in TCD.

26 Nov 2025

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The new LIFELANGS Project needs a logo! Young people aged 18 and under from Ireland north and south are invited to enter this design contest.

LIFELANGS - a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the island of Ireland, is a collaborative project between TCD and QUB. Faculty staff are kindly asked to share news of this contest among their networks.

25 Nov 2025

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TCLCT World Fiction Book Club - The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata

The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata, translated from the Japanese by Hadyn Trowell, is the book club choice for November. Meeting on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 18.30, online via Zoom.

11 Nov 2025

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Trinity Seminar in Musicology Series - Dr Adam Behan (Maynooth University)

‘Rethinking Popular Music and Liberalism in Late Twentieth-Century Ireland’. A talk by Dr Adam Behan on Thursday 06 November 2025 at 16.00 TCD.

06 Nov 2025

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Trinity Seminar in Musicology Series - Dr Cheryl Tan (TCD)

‘Clara Wieck's Virtuosity: Concertising and Composing in the Postclassical Age’. A talk by Dr Tan on Thursday 23 October 2025 at 16.00, TCD.

23 Oct 2025

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Human Translators in Focus: Exploring the Human Aspects of Japanese Literary Translation through a Sociological Lens - TCLCT Conference

The TCLCT conference will be held in-person and online, with additional in person workshop ‘Bringing dialogue to life’. It will take place from 22 - 24 October 2025. The in-person conference will be held in Trinity College Dublin.

22 Oct 2025

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