An article exploring how the School of Creative Arts and the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts address diversity issues written by Trinity alumnus Peter Crawley features insights from Assist. Prof. Melissa Sihra, Head of Discipline (Drama) and Loughlin Deegan, Director of the Lir. Image © Kevin Newcomen.

Assistant Professor Orla Flanagan who is currently serving as Director of Research and lectures in the Department of Music has been awarded First Prize and the Grand Prix at the International Baltic Sea Choir Competition 2019 with her choir Mornington Singers. The choir, which includes many Trinity music graduates, was selected to represent Ireland at this prestigious high-level competition in Latvia along with choirs from Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Turkey.

The School of Creative Arts is proud of its students and graduates who continue to think outside the box and create an innovative future for all during their studies in Trinity and after graduation. Emma Tracey, a graduate of English and Film from the class of 2010, has co-founded an innovative disruptive tech company that allows systems developers take control of how they are recruited by identifying the work and conditions that drive their decisions to take on jobs. Honeypot, a collaboration with Kaya Taner of Applift, launched in 2015 and has now been acquisitioned by XING, a major European career social network, in a move valued at €57m that guarantees goal-dependent investment.

The School of Creative Arts warmly congratulates Associate Professor Ruth Barton on the launch of her new work Irish cinema in the twenty-first century on 30th May 2019 in the IFI. An accessible, comprehensive overview of contemporary Irish cinema, this book is intended for use as a third-level textbook and is designed to appeal to academics in the areas of film studies and Irish studies. It covers works by established auteurs such as Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, as well as new arrivals, including the Academy Award-winning Lenny Abrahamson. Professor Barton discusses the book in greater detail on Arena, the daily arts and popular culture show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 - click this news item to download the podcast of her interview.