English, University of Galway

28/09/2026

Well done to our MA in Literature & Publishing class of 2025-26!

25/09/2026

Dr Muireann O'Cinneide was a recent guest on Newstalk’s Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan to discuss Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, marking the release of a new adaptation.

This episode, marking the release of the new adaptation, features: Dr Gillian Dow, Associate Professor in English at the University of Southampton, Prof Jennie Batchelor, Head of the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, Dr Muireann O'Cinneide, Lecturer, School of E...

23/09/2026

A new exhibition marking 20 years since the death of John McGahern has opened at University of Galway.

The exhibition, John McGahern: Writer and Archive, explores the rich literary legacy of one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers through the manuscripts and materials that are collected within the McGahern archive at University of Galway Library.

The McGahern archive includes more than 80 boxes of materials including early handwritten drafts, an unpublished novel, notebooks, letters and photographs which reflect and document his life in writing.

Professor Frank Shovlin from the University of Liverpool officially opened the exhibition following a public interview with critic and University of Galway academic, Professor Adrian Frazier.

The exhibition is open to the public until January 15th 2027 in the foyer of the Hardiman Building at University of Galway.

Read more: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/

Photo credit: Martina Regan Photography
L-R: Dr Barry Houlihan, Curator of the exhibition and University of Galway Archivist; Monica Crump, University of Galway Librarian; Professor Frank Shovlin, University of Liverpool; and Professor Adrian Frazier, University of Galway.

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17/09/2026

Dr Henry Obi Ajumeze's article “Gbenga Adeoba’s Exodus and explorations of transhemispheric history of the seas​” has been published in the Journal of Postcolonial Writing. Beyond exploring transhemispheric oceanic histories to connect Black Mediterraneanism with Atlantic History in their thanatic politics as zones of blackdeath, the paper raises fundamental questions about the poetic representation of dead and silent migrants who disappeared at Europe’s maritime borders: “How […] can the poet ethically bear witness to what has not been experienced first-hand, and how might poetry address the inherent absence of testimony from those whose stories it seeks to tell? What creative strategies can writers employ to ensure their own voices amplify rather than overshadow those who directly suffered and died in these events?”

Gbenga Adeoba’s Exodus examines the Mediterranean migrant crisis through a transhemispheric framework that connects contemporary displacement with the transatlantic slave trade and the Black Atlant...

27/08/2026

The journalist and writer’s new essay collection dissects the concepts of beauty and identity in the present age

24/08/2026

Rewarding your academic excellence.

Applications are now open for the University of Galway Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship.
If you're an EU student with a First Class Honours bachelor's degree and are planning to begin a postgraduate taught programme, you could be eligible for this prestigious scholarship.

📅 Application deadline: 30 September 2026.

Take the next step in your academic journey and apply before the deadline.

24/08/2026

We will be launching The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd on Friday 28th August at 6pm in Hodges Figgis, introduced by Elaine Feeney. We hope to see you all there!

24/08/2026

Prof Daniel Carey recently went live on CBS58 Milwaukee News to talk about the Imirce Project, on show at Milwaukee Irish Fest.
Catch the replay to learn how to search the archive online yourself, and hear a moving letter reading from James Butler — writing home from Milwaukee to his brother in Kildare, 1849.

https://wsocdn.weigelbroadcasting.com/cbs58news/ab%20irish%205_1786717934/ab%20irish%205_1786717934.m3u8

20/08/2026

Congratulations to Róisín, who currently lectures on our undergraduate and postgraduate Writing programmes.

In this dynamic new collection of essays, critically acclaimed author Roisin Kiberd dissects the business of attaining perfection – or even normality – through consumption and body modification. Kiberd explores subcultures including the underground drag scene and competitive dog shows to better understand how differing groups define and judge excellence, and takes us on a journey of obsession with an unanticipated answer to the question: am I normal yet?

The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd will be launched on Friday 28th August at Hodges Figgis at 6pm!