‘Gender, Disability, and Infanticide’ (2019)

Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha: ‘Gender, Disability, and Infanticide: Changelings in Irish Storytelling and Contemporary Poetry in Irish’, 16th International Celtic Conference, Bangor, Wales. (24/07/2019) (Páipéar Comhdhála / Conference Paper) Abstract: Changelings have haunted the folklore of many of the Celtic languages, but to this day, despite admirable work by researchers such as Susan Schoon Eberly, much uncertainty […]

‘Writer as Righter & Irish Poetry’ (2019)

Rióna Ní Fhrighil (Aoichaint / Keynote) International Celtic Congress Conference, Bangor, Wales. (22/07/2019) Summary: The poem “Dubh” by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was written on the fall of Srebrenica, 11 July 1995, during the Bosnian War. This paper will give an overview of Ní Dhomhnaill’s activism during the Bosnian War and will then trace this poem’s […]

‘Media technology and human rights’ (2019)

Anne Karhio: ‘Remediating crisis: media technology and human rights in contemporary Irish poetry’, Nordic Association for English Studies Conference, University of Aarhus, Denmark. (10/05/2019) (Páipéar comhdhála / Conference Paper) Nordic Association for English Studies Conference, Univer

‘Cearta an Duine agus an Nuafhilíocht’ (2019)

Rióna Ní Fhrighil: ‘Republic of Conscience: cearta an duine agus nuafhilíocht na hÉireann’, Léachtaí Cholm Cille.  NUI Maynooth. (26/4/2019) (Aoichaint / Keynote) Achoimre: Sa léacht seo déanfar cur síos ar an tionscadal taighde Republic of Conscience: Cearta an Duine agus Nuafhilíocht na hÉireann, tionscadal atá á mhaoiniú ag an Chomhairle um Thaighde in Éirinn. Tabharfar léargas ar […]

‘Irish Poetry through a Human Rights Lens’ (2019)

Rióna Ní Fhrighil: (Aoichaint / Keynote) IV International Seminar on Irish Studies. Universidad de Granada. (12/2/2019) Poems discussed included “From the Republic of Conscience” by Seamus Heaney and “The Poem at Check-In Desk 56” by Colette Bryce.

‘Ní ceadmhach neamhshuim’ (2018)

Rióna Ní Fhrighil: (Aoichaint / Keynote). An Fhéile Bheag Filíochta, Musaem Chorca Dhuibhne. (9/11/2018)  Achoimre: ‘Writer & righter’ an teideal a bhí ar léacht a thug Seamus Heaney do Choimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas, thiar sa bhliain 2010. Bhain éirim na léachta sin leis an dán a chum sé corradh is scór bliain roimhe sin arís, dán dar teideal […]

‘Cearta an duine i bhfilíocht Alan Titley’ (2018)

Rióna Ní Fhrighil: (Páipéar comhdhála ar cuireadh / Invited Paper) Comhdháil: An domhan a chruthaigh Alan Titley, Kylemore Abbey Global Center, Notre Dame University. (29/9/2018)  Achoimre: San chaint seo díreofar ar dhá dhán le Alan Titley, mar atá “Torquemada agus Sinne” agus “Laoi an Bhuamálaí”. Ar aon dul leis an úrscéal An Bhean Feasa (2014) a chum an Titlíoch i bhfoirm […]