RISE Call for Papers

Review of Irish Studies in Europe 9.2

A themed issue on Vona Groarke

Editors: Charles Ivan Armstrong and Daniela Theinová

Have a look at the full Call for Papers here!

Deadline for abstracts: 27 February 2026

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Kaleidoscope 3

The EFACIS Kaleidoscope Series engages with writers and artists from the island of Ireland about topical interests. While Kaleidoscope 1 collected fifty observations about the act of writing fiction, Kaleidoscope 2 asked what Europe means to the authors.

Kaleidoscope 3 explores views on Faith, Spirituality and Art. A quarter of the way into the twenty-first century we look back on the wide variety of ways in which religion has shaped the emotions and ideas of people in Ireland. As many religious institutions have lost much of their credibility in (Northern)Ireland and elsewhere, authors explore new perspectives on the sacred. As they look at their own daily life, the quality of attention is a central factor. 

Irish Itinerary 2026-2027 - Call for Applications

Send us your proposals for the 2026-2027 Irish Itinerary! You can find all the details in the full call for applications. 

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9th EFACIS PhD Seminar in Irish Studies

The 9th EFACIS PhD Seminar in Irish Studies will take place from 24 to 28 August and is organised by the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies in collaboration with EFACIS and the Irish College Leuven. Confirmed plenary speakers are Anne Dolan (Trinity College Dublin), Patrick Lonergan (University of Galway), Emilie Pine (University College Dublin) and Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast). 

EFACIS Roundtable Discussions

All the EFACIS Roundtable Discussions are recorded and available to view on the EFACIS YouTube channel. 

You can find more information about the Roundtable Discussions on our EFACIS Roundtable Discussions page.

EFACIS Book Club

The EFACIS book club aims to introduce readers to highlights of Irish literature, both past and present. All meetings of the EFACIS book club will take place online, via zoom. Readings and discussions are in English. We usually meet on Wednesdays between 8 pm and 10 pm (CET). During our 2-hour sessions, the work is briefly introduced and contextualized by an expert and then discussed by the participants of the session. Sometimes authors join the book club meetings in the second half.  Have a look at the EFACIS Book Club page for this year's reading list!

EFACIS Activities 2024-2025

Summary of the Regional EFACIS Reports 2024-2025 by EFACIS LEUVEN

Click below to find the individual regional EFACIS reports. 

Anne Enright

The European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS), warmly invites you to participate in this new international translation project. Building on the past successes of Yeats Reborn (2015), Translating Banville (2018), and our involvement in the Aistriu project with N.U.I Galway, the fourth instalment of Literature as Translation will focus on one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Irish writers, Anne Enright.

(c) photo courtesy of Erik Derycke