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On Thursday we hosted Connemara Night ✨ We learned about Brídget Mannion Aylward, who migrated and carried her story across generations, with a beautiful presentation by Leslie Thomas and Birdie Uí Chonámha. We also got to hear some love music from Danny Diamond. Such a fun evening! 💚

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Poet Enda Wyley Honored by President of Ireland, Receives 30th O'Shaughnessy Award - Newsroom | University of St. Thomas The Center for Irish Studies and College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas announced Enda Wyley as the recipient of the 30th Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. The only prize of its type in the world, the award is granted to a poet resident in Ireland who makes significant...

That Friday feeling!

Featuring a special moment with Patrick Deeley (23rd Award winner) and Judy Deeley, laughs from Dermot Bolger (25th Award winner) and Gerry Murphy (26th Award winner), and of course, Enda Wyley (30th Award winner.)

An amazing MN x Ireland crossover!💚

“Would it be an exaggeration to say that poetry saves lives? 📖 Yesterday evening, President Catherine Connolly returned to Trinity for a celebration to mark the 30th Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. President Connolly presented the prestigious award to this year’s recipient, Enda Wyley. The O’Shaughnessy Award was established in 1997 by the Centre for Irish Studies in the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota to recognise outstanding contributions to Irish poetry. Previous awardees include Trinity’s own Eavan Boland (the inaugural recipient), and the late Gerald Dawe (2024). In her address, the President said, “Poetry is all the more important at a time when the language of the powerful has become so misused and debased to feed the narrative of ‘might is right’.” Her words reminded me of something Ada Limón, former US Poet Laureate, once said: “Would it be an exaggeration to say that poetry saves lives? Maybe, maybe not. During my tenure as the Poet Laureate, I’ve come to realise that not only are people hungry for poetry, language, and connection, but that for so many people around the world, it serves as a much-needed lifeline already.” So many lifelines are needed in the world today and there is something quite beautiful about poetry playing this role. Congratulations to Enda on this wonderful recognition, and special thanks to David Gardiner, PhD, Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at University of St Thomas. It was lovely, too, to be joined by members of the O’Shaughnessy family, along with so many members and friends of Ireland’ You can read the President’s address here: https://president.ie/en/media-library/speeches/address-at-the-lawrence-oshaughnessy-award-for-poetry

We’re delighted to be hosting the 30th annual O’shaughnessy Poetry Award Ceremony at Trinity College Dublin this week! We cant wait to celebrate this years recipient, Enda Wyley

Today we are remembering Samuel Beckett, master or quiet despair, dark humor, and the strange beauty of persistence. 🤍

Northern Ireland’s very own Rory McIlroy is back 2 back champion!🏆🇮🇪