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-51 posts tagged "Ireland"
Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, February 6, 2023
A recent poll conducted in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland revealed information about public opinion regarding the unification of Ireland and other related items. The poll was a combined effort of the Irish Times and the joint research organization Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS). The organization is a collaboration
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 22, 2021
Welcoming both seasoned players and complete newcomers, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) brings a piece of Irish culture to campus through the sports of hurling and Irish football. The club began with a small group of students from Ireland in 2018 and has since grown to around 30 consistent members who are mostly American. Notre
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, October 22, 2021
No introduction today — here’s what I saw since we last spoke. “Belfast” One of this year’s Gala Presentations is “Belfast,” the new film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The 60-year-old actor turned filmmaker has had a long and accomplished career: he’s made several Shakespeare adaptations, most notably “Henry V” and “Hamlet”; he’s starred
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, October 23, 2020
This month, Notre Dame International Study Abroad program released a new podcast called BeyoND. Hosted by senior Sofia Perez, the podcast releases new episodes every Friday accessible on iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud. Perez began her journey with the study abroad office when she applied in 2018 for the fall 2019 program in London. Perez said
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 7, 2019
It’s an understatement to say that senior year can be scary. Maybe you have been employed ever since you did that summer internship junior year. Maybe you’re the person who is applying to ten jobs a week, even if you can’t really see yourself at any of those jobs. Maybe you’re researching grad schools non-stop,
Hanna Kennedy | Monday, September 9, 2019
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” writes Oscar Wilde in the play Lady Windermere’s Fan, first performed on the London West End stage in 1892. From this quote, the Snite Museum of Art takes its inspiration for the recently opened exhibition, “‘Looking at the Stars’: Irish
Mary Steurer | Thursday, September 5, 2019
Kicking off new Irish art exhibit “Looking at the Stars,” acclaimed playwright Marina Carr will present a reading in the Snite Museum of Art on Thursday afternoon. Carr is the first in a fall speaker series hosted by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. A native of Dublin, she is known for her modern adaptations
Campus Ministry | Monday, April 8, 2019
March 17 is a day most people highlight on their calendar. It’s a day to celebrate a great saint, an honorable heritage, a beautiful country and, simply, a reason to turn anything and everything green. I’m Irish and only Irish, and green just so happens to be my favorite color, so you won’t hear me
Abigail Piper | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Notre Dame International is giving students a chance to be their own “Galway Girl,” or “Galway Guy” if you prefer, with a new study abroad program in Galway City, Ireland. The first cohort of Fighting Irish, nine students in total, will be on the west coast of the Emerald Isle this coming fall. “You’re blazing
Molly Chen | Monday, March 26, 2018
“Song of Granite” (2017) tells the stirring life story of one of the 20th century’s greatest proponents of traditional Irish music —Seosamh Ó hÉanaí, known locally as Joe Éinniú or Joe Heaney. The film was shown at the Browning Cinema on Thursday, March 22. The event was sponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.