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 […]
The Centre for Irish Studies is delighted to invite you to a performance and discussion with William Keohane, which will take place at Kampus Hybernská (E.-1, Hybernská 998/4, 110 00 Praha – Nové Město) on Monday 31 March at 19:00. William Keohane is a writer from Limerick, Ireland. His essays have been published in The […]
We are delighted to bring to your attention the new issue of the PLAV magazine focused on contemporary poetic responses to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland and its legacy. Edited by Jan Musil, the issue features a selection of poems by Colette Bryce, Ciaran Carson, Michael Longley, Derek Mahon, Gail McConnell, Medbh McGuckian, Sinéad […]
Please join us for the Centre’s annual celebration of St Patrick’s Day at Kampus Hybernská, this time on Friday 14 March at 19:30. The event will open with a presentation of the new issue of the PLAV magazine dedicated to poetry from Northern Ireland, featuring Czech translations by the Centre’s graduates and students. Passages from […]
