An Irishman living in Northampton will lead a commemoration of Bloomsday at the grave of Lucia Joyce in Kingsthorpe cemetary in Northamption. Lucia Joyce, the daughter of exiled Irish writer James Joyce, spent many years in a mental hospital before her death in 1982. This will be the fourth Bloomsday the Irish Community Arts Project… Continue reading Northampton remembers Lucia at Bloomsday
Author: Noreen Bowden
US Senate makes deal on undocumented
Irish immigration advocates in the US have welcomed the agreement hammered out yesterday by Democratic and Republican senators, which would provide a channel for the 12 million undocumented immigrants to achieve legal status. The proposals would allow for the vast majority of today’s undocumented to register, pay a fine of €5,000, and undergo security screenings;… Continue reading US Senate makes deal on undocumented
History of European Family conference: June 2007
Diaspora is a major theme that will be discussed in the “History of the European Family Conference”, at University of Limerick on June 20-21, 2007. Trinity College Professor David Fitzpatrick, author of “Oceans of Consolation: personal accounts of Irish migration to Australia” will be a plenary speaker. His talk is entitled “Far-flung families: How post-Famine… Continue reading History of European Family conference: June 2007
BAIS conference: September 2007
Returning Irish migrants will be the focus of a panel at the 2007 conference of the British Association for Irish Studies. The interdisciplinary BAIS conference takes place at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool in September; the theme is ‘New Irelands”. One panel will focus on “Return Migrants and Clashing Identities”. The following… Continue reading BAIS conference: September 2007
Franco-Irish conference aims to create continued interchange
“Migration, Culture and Politics: A Franco-Irish Dialogue” will be be hosted by the Humanities Institute of Ireland, UCD, on May 14, 2007. Conference organisers promise “a unique platform for a comparative Franco-Irish dialogue on the economic and cultural implications of migration and related societal change. ” The event aims to create a network of academics… Continue reading Franco-Irish conference aims to create continued interchange
Drogheda exhibition looks at lives of US undocumented
The lives of the undocumented Irish in the US are explored in a new photo exhibition opening at the Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda. “Far from home: A chronicle of the undocumented Irish in the United States” is a collection of images by Drogheda-born, New York-based photographer Seán McPhail. The exhbition is sponsored by the Irish… Continue reading Drogheda exhibition looks at lives of US undocumented