Modern Irish History seminars

The Modern Irish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

Time and location

Please check below for timings and venues

If you have any questions in regard to the event, please do not hesitate to contact the convenors directly - either Sarah Mason (sarah.mason@ed.ac.uk) or Alvin Jackson (alvin.jackson@ed.ac.uk). 

Events schedule

Semester 1 2025/26

DateSpeakerTopicNote
Thu 18 SeptProfessor Patrick Honohan (former Governor, Central Bank of Ireland): ‘Ireland’s Journey in the European Project’6:30pm, Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School
Tue 7 OctProfessor Brendan Kane (University of Connecticut)'Treason, traitors, and loyalty in early modern Ireland: political thought from the Irish-language archive'. 4:30pm, Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building
Tue 21 OctDr Ian S Wood (Edinburgh Napier University and Open University)‘Years of trial and terror: the Irish state and Northern Ireland, 1969-75’4:30pm, Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building
Thu 30 OctBook event'Making Ireland Modern' (Oxford University Press, 2025) with the author Enda Delaney (University of Edinburgh)7pm, Blackwells, South Bridge, Edinburgh. Please buy tickets at this link.
Tue 18 NovSarah Mason (Doctoral Student, University of Edinburgh)‘Post-consociationalism: What is the Northern Ireland Programme for Government Missing?’4:30pm, Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building
January 2026Book event'Telling the truth is dangerous: how Robert Dudley Edwards changed Irish history forever' (Brown Dog Books, 2025) with the author Nessa McErleanFurther details to be confirmed

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