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St Brigid at home and on tour with Cuala

To celebrate St Brigid's Day, Dr Billy Shortall, research fellow at the Cuala Press Research Project, shows us how St Brigid was celebrated in the visual art of Cuala Industries, a female run arts and crafts cooperative in the early 20th century.

1 Feb 2024

Arts|Culture|Research

The Conversation: Instapoetry is successful and there’s nothing wrong with that

Instagram poetry should be taken more seriously by the establishment, writes Rafael Mendes Silva, PhD candidate at the School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies in this piece for The Conversation.

1 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Medieval chants bring 15th century St Brigid’s Day celebrations back to life

Sacred chants found in precious medieval manuscripts are shedding fresh light on the cult of St Brigid and how her feast day was celebrated in 15th century Ireland.

1 Feb 2024

Culture|Research

Rape has been outlawed for 1,400 years, yet we’re still arguing about how to define it

Directives on combating violence against women have a long history as does wrangling over what defines rape, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in a piece first published in the Irish Independent.

29 Jan 2024

Culture|Research|Society

The Conversation: Embracing ‘virtual dark tourism’ could help heritage sites at risk of degradation

Nicole Basaraba, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, writes about her research on virtual dark tourism for The Conversation.

15 Jan 2024

Culture|Research

Are Irish nuns facing extinction?

In an article for The Irish Times, Dr Bronagh Ann McShane, School of Histories and Humanities, provides historical context for a new RTE documentary that asks if the nuns in Irish convents today are the last of their kind.

15 Jan 2024

Culture|Research|Society

The Conversation: AI could make cities autonomous, but that doesn’t mean we should let it happen

Trinity's Prof Federico Cugurullo believes we should be very careful before handing control of our cities to AIs. He writes about AI urbanism and the challenges ahead in this piece for The Conversation.

4 Jan 2024

Culture|Science|Society|Sustainability

How Ireland served as a laboratory for the British empire

What we are bearing witness to in the Middle East and Ukraine are legacies associated with the collapse of the Ottoman, British and Russian empires, writes Prof Jane Ohlmeyer in an analysis piece first published in the Irish Times.

31 Dec 2023

Culture|Research

Wells and Wellbeing – new book links the water science and traditions behind Irish holy wells

Dr Bruce Misstear, Fellow Emeritus in Trinity’s School of Engineering, recently launched a new book – Wells and Wellbeing, The Hydrogeology of Irish Holy Wells.

21 Dec 2023

Culture|Environment|Science

Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for in 2024

The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. Dr Jonathan Hodgers, School of Creative Arts, writes for The Conversation about five musicians to watch out for in 2024.

21 Dec 2023

Culture|Research