The Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA) brings together member institutions to celebrate Arts and Humanities research projects.

Programme

13:00-14:00: Report Launch - Medical and Health Humanities: A Research Snapshot from across the island of Ireland

14:15-15:30 Book Launch - Exciting News! Event, Narration and Impact from Past to Present, editors Brendan Dooley and Alexander Samuel Wilkinson

15:30-16:00: Refreshments served

16:00-17:30 : Case Studies Showcase:

1. Dr Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh, UCC
Project: Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in Medieval Ulster and Beyond: A Shared Inheritance. North–South Research Programme (Shared Island Fund)
Led by Dr Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (UCC) & Dr Nioclás Mac Cathmhaoil (Ulster University) North–South Research Programme (Shared Island Fund).

2. Professor Elaine Farrell, QUB and Prof. Leanne McCormick, UU
Project: The Bad Bridget project - Criminal and deviant Irish women in North America, 1838-1918. AHRC funding.

3. Ms. Joy Rooney, SETU
Project: Portallis - The transdisciplinary pilot project explored the earliest connections between Ireland and Wales, from the Early Mesolithic period, 10,000 years ago. Funding, European Regional Development Fund, through the Ireland Wales 2014 – 2020 European Territorial Co-operation (ETC).

17:30-19:00: Reception

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