Humanities - Linguistics & Literature
Irish Book Award success for University of Limerick Chair of Creative Writing
Professor Joseph O'Connor, Frank McCourt Chair of Creative Writing at University of Limerick, has been awarded The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award at the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards for his best-selling novel, The Ghosts of Rome.
Colin Murphy to join the Trinity Long Room Hub as new Rooney Writer Fellow
Playwright, screenwriter and columnist Colin Murphy has been announced as the 2026 Rooney Writer Fellow by Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity's flagship Arts and Humanities Institute. Best known for his series of plays about Irish political history, Colin will join the Trinity Long Room Hub's distinguished fellowship programme supported by Dr Peter Rooney.
ABAIR project
Posted on: 10 December 2025 The funding was announced by Minister Dara Calleary at an event in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences. Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, announced over ¤2 million, over a five-year period, for Trinity's ABAIR project.
UL and Mary Immaculate College mark nearly 250 years of modern language education in Ireland
University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College came together this week to celebrate Ireland's remarkable legacy as a global pioneer in university-level modern language education.
Celebrations to mark 250 years of modern languages at Trinity
Posted on: 30 January 2026 A series of events will be held throughout the year to commemorate this historic initiative. The 'Languages 250 at Trinity (1776-2026)' programme will showcase the important work of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies and promote the cause of modern language education on the island of Ireland.
World’s first film in ancient Sumerian released by Trinity filmmakers
Short film available to watch on YouTube with subtitles in 20+ languages including Irish, Hungarian, Mandarin and Swedish.
Trinity receives landmark gift to support conservation and restoration of cultural treasures
The landmark ¤7m gift from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation will support the design and construction of a gallery on the ground floor of the Old Library.
