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Samhain agus Science 2020

Samhain agus Science is an annual initiative of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies taking place each year during Halloween. From spooky science to the mysteries of the Celtic festival of Samhain, DIAS scholars from the Schools of… Read More

What DIAS means to me

We have had an incredibly unusual start to this year by all accounts and we have learned through practice our amazing ability to adapt. But even though we have been working from home over the course of this… Read More

New: The MacEgan Legal Treatise

Edited by Fergus Kelly. This Treatise is attributed to Giolla na Naomh Mac Aodhagáin (MacEgan), chief judge of the province of Connacht, who died in battle in 1309 alongside his king Aodh Ó Conchobhair (O’Conor). It is of… Read More

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrates 80 years of Discovery

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is marking its unique mission and rich legacy of ground-breaking discoveries with a week of on-line events culminating in DIAS Day on Friday, 19th June , which marks the 80th anniversary since… Read More

Tionól 2020 Information

Due to the uncertainty caused by the outbreak of Covid19, the restrictions attached to international travel and the ongoing requirement for social distancing, arrangements for the forthcoming Tionól are of necessity provisional and will be kept under review…. Read More

Poetry Day 2020 competition winner

Last week we had a free competition for Poetry Day to win two books. We’re pleased to announce the winner was Barry Murphy — we’ll be in contact for a postal address to send your prize. Many thanks… Read More

DIAS Research Forum 2020 – Postponed – New Date TBC

An online inter-disciplinary research forum has been scheduled for Friday 8 May 2020, 12-5pm @ dias.ie/drf2020/live. Although this year’s forum will be a virtual one, it remains an opportunity for post-doctoral scholars and PhD students to share their… Read More

Poetry Day Competition

Covers of prize books

To celebrate Poetry Day at DIAS we are again giving away two poetry books to one lucky winner: Irish Bardic Poetry Fuidheall Áir: Bardic poems on the Meic Dhiarmada of Magh Luirg c. 1377–c. 1637 Thanks to all… Read More

Summer Studentships 2020

As part of the DIAS Summer Studentships programme in 2020, the School of Celtic Studies is able to offer some Summer Studentships. The DIAS School of Celtic Studies undertakes research in the broad field of the Celtic Languages… Read More

Celtic Studies Summer School 2020 postponed to 2021

Due to Covid-19, we are sorry to announce that our Summer School, due to take place in July, will be postponed to 5–16 July 2021. The original 2020 programme will apply.