Ean member and author Ultan Cowley has put out a call for information as he researches his new book. In his own words: DID YOU EVER WORK IN BRITISH CONSTRUCTION? In 2001 I wrote a history of the Irish in British construction, The Men who built Britain, and now I want to publish the stories… Continue reading Author seeks stories from workers in British construction
Category: publications and research
Bishop calls for action on overseas prisoners
Bishop Seamus Hegarty has called for the Government to implement the recommendations contained in the Report on Irish Prisoners Abroad, which was launched in August 2007. The request was contained in the bishop’s St Patrick’s Day message; Bishop Hegarty is Bishop of Derry and Chair of the Bishops’ Council for Emigrants. He says the publication… Continue reading Bishop calls for action on overseas prisoners
Website collects Irish-American stories
The stories of Irish-Americans are being collected online in an innovative project set up by a Dublin man who formerly lived in New York. Brian Reynolds says he set up Irishamericanstoryproject.com to preserve the experiences of the last 150 years of Irish emigration to America. He told the Irish Voice that it was when he… Continue reading Website collects Irish-American stories
Latest Ean newsletter published
The latest edition of the Ean newsletter was published last week. In this issue, we look at RTE’s imminent medium wave shutdown, issues facing adoptive parents who are resident abroad, emigrant political participation, plus the usual roundup of events and news. Read the newsletter. See the archive in our publications section.
“World wide webs” diaspora book published by Australian think tank
“World wide webs: diasporas and the international system” has been published today by the Lowy Institute for International Policy, an independent think tank based in Sydney, Australia. The paper by Michael Fullilove looks like a significant contribution to the field of Diaspora Studies. From the website: In this paper, Michael argues that diasporas (communities which… Continue reading “World wide webs” diaspora book published by Australian think tank
Aberdeen: Irish and Scottish Migration. Feb-June 2008
The University of Aberdeen is hosting a series of three one-day conferences called “Irish and Scottish Migration and Settlement: Intellectual, Political and Environmental Frontiers”. The conferences will be held in the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies. Organisers say: Overseas migration has conventionally been understood as a process that leads migrants to cross a… Continue reading Aberdeen: Irish and Scottish Migration. Feb-June 2008