Conversations with celebrated theatre makers Louise Lowe and Deirdre Kinahan are now available via the links below. Hosted as part of the 34th annual conference of the German Society for Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English, the conversations took place at Masarykova kolej (Thákurova 1, Prague 6) as follows: Louise Lowe (in conversation with Miriam […]
The Centre for Irish Studies is delighted to invite you to a guest lecture and a creative writing workshop for students by Eimear Ryan. Eimear is a writer and a co-founder and editor of Banshee literary journal and its publishing imprint, Banshee Press. She is the author of a novel, Holding Her Breath (2021), and […]
PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT Centrum irských studií FFUK představí překlady irských básníků od Medbh McGuckian, Ciarana Carsona a Michaela Longleyho po Sinéad Morrissey a Deana Brownea a úryvky z próz Flanna O’Briena a Anne Enright vytvořené studenty a absolventy kursů irských studií. Akce se koná ve středu 18.3. v 19:00 v čítárně Kampusu Hybernská v rámci […]
To mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the resident Irish Embassy in Prague, H.E. Alan Gibbons hosted a special event on 4 November 2025, featuring Prof. Mícheál Mac Craith – a Franciscan priest and a former Professor of Modern Irish at the University of Galway, who currently serves as the Guardian of Collegio San Isidoro in […]
This plenary session featuring Dr Georgina Nugent (University College Cork), Dr James Little (University of Cyprus) and Prof. Ondřej Pilný (Charles University) took place as part of the 7th International Postgraduate Conference hosted by the Centre for Irish Studies (19-20 September 2025). The panelists discussed the experience of being a PhD student, offered tips and […]
The Centre for Irish Studies would like to invite you to a discussion with Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch. The event will take place on 3 October at 16:30 as part of the 2025 Festival of Arts, Literature and Learning hosted by the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. Don’t miss this unique opportunity, or indeed […]
The CONFERENCE PROGRAMME is now out for “Voices from the Margin: Ireland Seen and Unseen”, the 7th International Postgraduate Conference in Irish Studies. The conference will take place on 19-20 September 2025, and is hosted by the Centre for Irish Studies, Charles University under the aegis of EFACIS. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the […]
The Centre for Irish Studies is delighted to invite you to an evening with Vincent Woods. Vincent will be in conversation about his work with Ondřej Pilný at Kavárna na Boršově (Náprstkova 10, Prague 1) on Wednesday 14 May, 19:00. Vincent Woods is a playwright, poet and broadcaster. His plays include At the Black Pig’s Dyke […]
The Centre for Irish Studies invites you to “William Sharman Crawford and the Revival of Ulster Radicalism“, a guest lecture by Prof. Peter Gray. The lecture will take place on Wednesday 30 April, 12:30-14:00 in Room 1 on the ground floor of the Faculty of Arts main building. Peter Gray is Professor of Modern Irish […]
Argo Publishing House is hosting an evening of Irish literature, featuring our very own Radvan Markus, PhD alongside other distinguished guests. Don’t miss the unique opportunity to learn about the history of the Irish language and its literature, as well as its translation to Czech. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 […]
