29/05/2026
With Bloomsday in sight, the Ulysses in 80 Book Club is inviting readers from all over the world to read and/or listen to James Joyce’s Modernist classic novel Ulysses over 80 days, tackling 10-15 pages a day from June 1st to August 19th 2026.
This is the fifth summer in a row for this book club to address itself to the James Joyce tome, and it is the first time events will take place in the US.
The project is led by Cliona O’Farrelly, a scientist at Trinity College Dublin who has read Ulysses 24 times and “still doesn’t understand it” and her friend Mark Sanford Gross, who is based in California and has never been to Ireland, but says he “gets” both Stephen Dedulus and Leopold Bloom (main characters in the book) “in his soul”.
Two series of in-person gatherings will accompany the 2026 reading of Ulysses in 80 Days—one in Dublin’s Docklands – at Trinity College Dublin’s dedicated community engagement space at Unit 18 on Macken St - and one in California.
More in our bio link
22/05/2026
Book lovers!
The Trinity Long Room Hub is set to host a major international literary festival. It’s completely free to attend and open to the public!
Internationally acclaimed writers, leading Irish voices, and members of the Trinity community will take centre stage as the Jaipur Literature Festival arrives in Dublin. The festival will present a programme of conversations, readings, performances and discussions exploring the ideas shaping contemporary life.
The Dublin programme, hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub in partnership with the School of Histories and Humanities, will take place from Friday the 29th of May to Sunday the 31st of May.
Read more about the event programme here. https://jlflitfest.org/ireland/schedule 📚
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A léitheoirí dhil!
Tá Mol an tSeomra Fhada i gColáiste na Tríonóide réidh le mhórfhéile idirnáisiúnta liteartha a óstáil. Tá sé go hiomlán saor in aisce agus oscailte don phobal!
Beidh scríbhneoirí a bhfuil cáil idirnáisiúnta orthu, Éireannaigh iomráiteacha, agus daoine ó phobal Choláiste na Tríonóide i lár an aonaigh agus Féile Litríochta Jaipur ag teacht go Baile Átha Cliath. Cuirfidh an fhéile clár comhráite, léitheoireachta, léirithe agus plé ar fáil ina ndéanfar iniúchadh ar na smaointe a mhúnlaíonn an saol comhaimseartha.
Beidh clár Bhaile Átha Cliath, atá á óstáil ag Mol an tSeomra Fhada i gColáiste na Tríonóide i gcomhar le Scoil na Staire agus na nDaonnachtaí, ar siúl ón Aoine 29 Bealtaine go dtí an Domhnach 31 Bealtaine.
Léigh tuilleadh faoi chlár na n-imeachtaí anseo. https://jlflitfest.org/ireland/schedule 📚
20/05/2026
Happy World Bee Day! 🐝
Did you know researchers are advancing their approach to
‘bee’ more specific when understanding pollination?
Moving beyond traditional monitoring methods that focus primarily on insect abundance, researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark, are looking into a critical gap by examining which species are actively responsible for pollination.
The research team has developed a novel radar-based technique capable of identifying insect species through their unique wingbeat signatures! Importantly, the system can operate at a local scale, enabling real-time monitoring of insect activity directly around flowers, and providing clearer insights into true pollinator behaviour.
Read more in our bio 🌍
19/05/2026
The School of Nursing and Midwifery recently celebrated their 30th anniversary and International Nursing Day!
The event brought together current staff, founding members, students, alumni, and valued partners to celebrate three decades of impact since the School’s establishment in 1996.
Over the past 30 years, the School of Nursing & Midwifery has played a vital role in shaping experiences of birth, death, health, illness, and disability in Ireland and beyond. The occasion provided an opportunity to reflect on these achievements and to look ahead to the continued advancement of nursing and midwifery into the future.
📸 Paul Sharp
