The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University Podcast Series

Hannah Khalil, Palestinian-Irish Playwright, and 2021 Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Chair

Emeritus Professor and Founding Director of the Villanova Center for Irish Studies, Dr. Jim Murphy, reads his Irish-American memoir, A Child’s Christmas in Brooklyn.

Emer  O’Neill, Irish-Nigerian educator, activist, model, athlete, and mother,  is our guest as we discuss race in Ireland and in the U.S.

Lillis Ó Laire, from National University of Ireland, Galway, is the guest as we discuss the Sean-nós Irish singer, Joe Heaney.

Fulbright Language instructor, Alene O'Malley and four other FLTAs (Iseult O'Connor, Ellen Corbett, Deidre Murphy and Caroline Gallagher) discuss their experiences teaching the Irish language in various parts of America this year (2019-2020).

Ms Ciara Ni E completed a B.A. in Modern Irish and English at TCD, and an MA in Irish at UCD where she was a tutor. Ciara is a writer and also works as an editor, teacher, and broadcaster. Ciara taught Irish language courses at Villanova as a Fulbright FLTA in 2017-2018.

Irish Studies Podcast Season 1 Episode 5

Our next episode is with Freya McClements, Northern Correspondent with the Irish Times, recorded by Cera Murtagh.

The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University has been a leader for four decades in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship on Ireland in a global framework. The Center connects students to local community organizations while also preparing them to become citizens equipped to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. Through liberal arts-focused academics across a range of nine disciplines, multi-disciplinary scholarship and key partnerships, the Center provides students with research, study abroad and employment opportunities.   The Center is affiliated with organizations including the Abbey Theatre, Irish American Business Chamber & Network, the Jackie Clarke Museum and Library, and Princess Grace Irish Library, and serves as an invaluable resource for the Irish-American community through its programming and digitization projects. The Center’s unique academic value is exemplified by The Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chair of Irish Studies, a position held each academic year by a distinguished Irish writer which has become one of the most prestigious Irish Studies positions in the U.S. The Center is supported by a generous grant by the Connelly Foundation.    This podcast series aims to bring these unique voices and experiences to a wider audience.

The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University Podcast Series Episode 3: Maurice Fitzpatrick

The Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University has been a leader for four decades in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship on Ireland in a global framework. The Center connects students to local community organizations while also preparing them to become citizens equipped to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. Through liberal arts-focused academics across a range of nine disciplines, multi-disciplinary scholarship and key partnerships, the Center provides students with research, study abroad and employment opportunities.  The Center is affiliated with organizations including the Abbey Theatre, Irish American Business Chamber & Network, the Jackie Clarke Museum and Library, and Princess Grace Irish Library, and serves as an invaluable resource for the Irish-American community through its programming and digitization projects.  The Center’s unique academic value is exemplified by The Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chair of Irish Studies, a position held each academic year by a distinguished Irish writer which has become one of the most prestigious Irish Studies positions in the U.S.  The Center is supported by a generous grant by the Connelly Foundation.  This podcast series aims to bring these unique voices and experiences to a wider audience.